Gender, Discourse and the Self in Literature

Gender, Discourse and the Self in Literature
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Publisher : Chinese University Press
Total Pages : 293
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ISBN-10 : 9789629963996
ISBN-13 : 962996399X
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Download or read book Gender, Discourse and the Self in Literature written by Kwok-kan Tam and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critiquing the fictive nature of socially accepted values about gender, the authors unravel the strategies adopted by writers and filmmakers in (de)constructing the gendered self in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.


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