Stanley Thangaraj: 2 books
South Asian Racialization and Belonging after 9/11
Masks of Threat
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
This collection of essays interrogates literary and cultural narratives in the contexts of the incidents following 9/11. The collected essays underscore the new and (re)emerging racial, political, and socio-cultural discourse on identity related to terrorism and identity politics. Specifically, the...
Desi Hoop Dreams
Pickup Basketball and the Making of Asian American Masculinity
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
South Asian American men are not usually depicted as ideal American men. They struggle against popular representations as either threatening terrorists or geeky, effeminate computer geniuses. To combat such stereotypes, some use sports as a means of performing a distinctly American masculinity. Desi...