Bibliograph

Indian accents, brown voice and racial performance in American television and film, Shilpa S. Davé

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Indian accents, brown voice and racial performance in American television and film, Shilpa S. Davé

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-182) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Indian accents

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

814455406

Responsibility statement

Shilpa S. Davé

Series statement

The Asian American experience

Sub title

brown voice and racial performance in American television and film

Summary

"The representation of Indian Americans as foreign terrorists and as citizens who speak with an American accent comprise a major plot point in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. In American media, South Asians vacillate between being cast as racially foreign while simultaneously being praised as a model minority because they are highly educated, speak English, and can economically succeed in America. In American cinema and television, Shilpa Davé serves how contemporary images of South Asians build upon, modify, and at times diverge from previous stereotypes of Asian Americans as immigrants and model minorities"--, Provided by publisher

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