Chinese American masculinities : from Fu Manchu to Bruce Lee
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Chinese American masculinities : from Fu Manchu to Bruce Lee
（Asian Americans : reconceptualizing culture, history, politics / edited by Franklin Ng）（A Routledge series）
Routledge, 2016, c2001
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is one of the first scholarly analyses of the current social constructions of Chinese American masculinities. Arguing that many of these notions are limited to stereotypes, Chan goes beyond this to present a more complex understanding of the topic. Incorporating historical references, literary analysis and sociological models to describe the construct a variety of masculine identities, Chan also examines popular novels (Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan), films (Bruce Lee), comic books (Master of Kung Fu), and literature (M. Butterfly).
Table of Contents
Part I
1. American Inheritance: Chinese American Male Identities
2. Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu: Scrutinizing the Inscrutable
3. Charlie Chan: A Model Minority Man
4. Bruce Lee as a sexualized object of Desire
5. Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu
Part II
6. From Boyhood to Manhood
7. Towards A Masculinity of Inclusion
Epilogue: Contemporary Asian American Men's Issues
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