Writing Manhood in Black and Yellow
Ralph Ellison, Frank Chin, and the Literary Politics of Identity

Daniel Kim (Author)

9780804751094

Paperback / softback, published 14 October 2005

320 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.431 kg

"Through the works of Ralph Ellison and Frank Chin, Kim examines cultural representations of African-American and Asian-American masculinity. He highlights the language of gender and sexuality that writers use to depict the psychological injuries inflicted on men of color and explains the ways that homosexuality comes to function as a powerful symbol for a feminizing racism." - Reference & Research Book News "...A wonderful example of a book that seamlessly merges literary close readings, psychoanalytic theory, and cultural studies...Kim's work presents a more complicated picture of Afro-Asian relations that acknowledges the libratory potential and problematic rhetoric the two sometimes share." —Julia H. Lee, University of California, Irvine

This book examines cultural representations of African American and Asian American masculinity, focusing primarily on the major works of two influential figures, Ralph Ellison and Frank Chin. It highlights the language of gender and sexuality that writers use to depict the psychological injuries inflicted by racism on men of color—a language that relies on metaphors of emasculation.