Transpacific Studies: Framing an Emerging Field

摘要: The Pacific has long been a space of conquest, exploration, fantasy, and resistance. Islanders had established civilisations cultures travel well before European explorers arrived, initiating centuries upheaval transformation. twentieth century, with its various wars fought in over the Pacific, is only most recent era to witness military strife economic competition. While "Asia Pacific" "Pacific Rim" were late twentieth-century terms that dealt importance economic, political, cultural arrangements span Asia Americas, new term arisen--the transpacific. In twenty-first U.S. efforts dominate ocean are symbolized not pivot" American policy but also development Transpacific Partnership. This partnership brings together dozen countries--not including China--in trade pact whose aim cement influence. That signals how transpacific, up now an academic term, reached mass consciousness. Recognising increasing transpacific as word concept, this anthology proposes framework for studies examines flows culture, capital, ideas, labour across Pacific. These involve Asia, Islands. introduction by editors, Janet Hoskins Viet Thanh Nguyen, consider advantages limitations models found Asian studies, dealing these flows. editors argue can draw from all three order provide critical model considering geopolitical struggle attendant possibilities inequality exploitation. sheds light on political movements, artistic works, ideas have arisen contest state, corporate, ambitions. sum, concept illuminates be harnessed purposes both domination anthology's contributors include geographers (Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Weiqiang Lin), sociologists (Yen Le Espiritu, Hung Cam Thai), literary critics (John Carlos Rowe, J. Francisco Benitez, Yunte Huang, Nguyen), anthropologists (Xiang Biao, Heonik Kwon, Nancy Lutkehaus, Hoskins), historian (Laurie Sears), film scholar (Akira Lippit). Together demonstrate deployed multiple disciplines varied locations, scholars working United States, Singapore, Japan England. Topics Cold War, Chinese imperialism, diasporic refugee economies, national cinemas, art, view Asia. topics result purpose bringing into conversation illuminating location influences perception But regardless individual view, what essays gathered here collectively energy, excitement, insight generated within framework.