Title
Transgressing the Boundaries of Reception: Shirin Nezammafi and an Ekkyo Feminist Counterpublic
Date of Award
Spring 1-1-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Asian Languages & Civilizations
First Advisor
Faye Y. Kleeman
Second Advisor
Janice C. Brown
Third Advisor
David C. Atherton
Abstract
This thesis utilizes Michael Warner's theory of counterpublics to engage with two novellas by Shirin Nezammafi, Salam and White Paper. I critically reconsider the use and reception of ekkyo bungaku ("border-crossing" literature) in contemporary Japanese literary criticism. I intend to shift the critical framework of ekkyo literature away from strictly defined Westphalian nation-state identities, proposing instead a more nuanced view of ekkyo that engages with systemic and societal boundaries that exist beyond the context of national borders. I situate Shirin Nezammafi, Salam, and White Paper within this discourse, positing ways in which she both adheres to and complicates a narrowly defined vision of ekkyo that emerges from national boundaries.
Recommended Citation
Siercks, Eric James, "Transgressing the Boundaries of Reception: Shirin Nezammafi and an Ekkyo Feminist Counterpublic" (2015). Asian Languages & Civilizations Graduate Theses & Dissertations. 16.
https://scholar.colorado.edu/asia_gradetds/16