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Abstract
What emotion can be more powerfully used to deconstruct the racial stereotype of East Asian women than anger? Juxtaposing historical analysis and lived experiences, I cast light on the specific social condition that has been put in place for the yellow woman and its social effects on her. Working with critical theory and Winnicottian concepts, I explore the psychosocial potential of anger as productive of oppositional forces against certain racial imaginings of yellow women. I argue that aggression is not only a ‘life force’ but is also imbued with political value that may be deployed so that the yellow woman can venture a break from the grip of colonial fetishisation and reclaim her voice and sense of agency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 561-578 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 25 Oct 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- aggression
- anger
- psychosocial
- Winnicott
- East Asian women
- anti-colonialism
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The Aggressive Potential and Democratic Pulses
Nini Fang (Invited speaker)
11 Sep 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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