Chineseness in Chile: Shifting Representations During the Twenty-First Century

By Carol Chan, Maria Montt Strabucchi, María Elvira Ríos, et al.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Chineseness in ChileSituating Orientalism in ChileHistorical Imaginary of China in ChileOverview of the Book Chapters
Chapter 2. The Enduring Duality of ChinesenessChina/Chineseness as Threat or OpportunityPolemic Discussions about China in the 21st century: Threat or Opportunity?Conclusion: China as a Double-edged Sword or Mirror
Chapter 3. Dynamics of In/comprehensibilityThe Silent or Incomprehensible StrangerComprehending the Ethnic Chinese: Towards Greater Understanding and Distinguishing Between "Chinos"Problematizing Chineseness as Other/IncomprehensibleConclusion: Towards Chineseness as Potential or Radical Openness
Chapter 4. Racialized Femininities and Masculinities, and the Queerness of the Ethnic ChineseOrientalizing Ethnic Chinese/Asian womenUndesirable or Asexual Chinese MasculinitiesThe Impossibility of MiscegenationQueering Gender/Sexual Binaries Through ChinesenessConclusion
Chapter 5. Marca Chile, Marca ChinaThe Interdependence of Marca Chile and Marca China(Re)Branding China in ChileWhen Marca Chile is Actually Marca China: the Global Raspberry ScandalConclusion: Towards Incorporating Chineseness into Marca Chile
Chapter 6. Many-faced Orientalism: Racism and Xenophobia in a Time of the Novel Coronavirus Covid-19The Many Faces of Orientalism During the PandemicExperiences and Responses in Chile to Anti-Chinese/Asian RacismConcluding Remarks
Chatper 7. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Deciphering the Written and Spoken "Chinese: " "Me Est?s Hablando en Chino"

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030839656
• ISBN13: 9783030839659
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"