Crystal Parikh: 2 books
An Ethics of Betrayal
The Politics of Otherness in Emergent U.S. Literatures and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
In An Ethics of Betrayal, Crystal Parikh investigates the theme and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives. In considering betrayal from an ethical perspective, one grounded in the theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, Parikh...
Writing Human Rights
The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
The legal texts and aspirational ideals of human rights are usually understood and applied in a global context with little bearing on the legal discourse, domestic political struggles, or social justice concerns within the United States. In Writing Human Rights, Crystal Parikh uses the international...