Speaking Otherwise: Feminist Refusal, Silence, and Transnational Trauma in Chang-Rae Lee’s A Gesture Life
Dr. Jerrine Tan - Assistant Professor, Department of English - City University of Hong Kong (https://jerrinetan.squarespace.com/) Abstract The assertion of national powers and enforcement of authority in wartime are often inscribed through the enactment of sexual violence on women’s bodies. This talk will read Korean American writer Chang-Rae Lee’s A Gesture Life, which broaches the […]