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Indian Accents
Shilpa S. Dave
其他書名
Brown Voice and Racial Performance in American Television and Film
出版University of Illinois Press, 2013-02-01
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander StudiesSocial Science / DiscriminationSocial Science / Popular Culture
ISBN02520945819780252094583
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2omj4JhP3UEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋

Amid immigrant narratives of assimilation, Indian Accents focuses on the representations and stereotypes of South Asian characters in American film and television. Exploring key examples in popular culture ranging from Peter Sellers' portrayal of Hrundi Bakshi in the 1968 film The Party to contemporary representations such as Apu from The Simpsons and characters in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Shilpa S. Dave develops the ideas of "accent," "brownface," and "brown voice" as new ways to explore the racialization of South Asians beyond just visual appearance. Dave relates these examples to earlier scholarship on blackface, race, and performance to show how "accents" are a means of representing racial difference, national origin, and belonging, as well as distinctions of class and privilege. While focusing on racial impersonations in mainstream film and television, Indian Accents also amplifies the work of South Asian American actors who push back against brown voice performances, showing how strategic use of accent can expand and challenge such narrow stereotypes.