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Writing Human Rights

The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color

By: Crystal Parikh

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Writing Human Rights

The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color

By: Crystal Parikh

The legal texts and aspirational ideals of human rights are usually understood and applied in a global context with little bearing on the legal discourse, domestic political struggles, or social justice concerns within the United States. In Writing Human Rights, Crystal Parikh uses the international human rights regime to read works by contemporary American writers of color—Toni Morrison, Chang-rae Lee, Ana Castillo, Aimee Phan, and others—to explore the conditions under which new norms, more capacious formulations of rights, and alternative kinds of political communities emerge. Parikh contends that unlike humanitarianism, which views its objects as victims, human rights provide avenues for the creation of political subjects. Pairing the ethical deliberations in such works as Beloved and A Gesture Life with human rights texts like the United Nations Convention Against Torture, she considers why principles articulated as rights in international conventions and treaties—such as the right to self-determination or the right to family—are too often disregarded at home. Human rights concepts instead provide writers of color with a deeply meaningful method for political and moral imagining in their literature. Affiliating transnational works of American literature with decolonization, socialist, and other political struggles in the global south, this book illuminates a human rights critique of idealized American rights and freedoms that have been globalized in the twenty-first century. In the absence of domestic human rights enforcement, these literatures provide a considerable repository for those ways of life and subjects of rights made otherwise impossible in the present antidemocratic moment.

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An Ethics of Betrayal

The Politics of Otherness in Emergent U.S. Literatures and Culture

By: Crystal Parikh

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An Ethics of Betrayal

The Politics of Otherness in Emergent U.S. Literatures and Culture

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In An Ethics of Betrayal, Crystal Parikh investigates the theme and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives. In considering betrayal from an ethical perspective, one grounded in the theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, Parikh argues that the minority subject is obligated in a primary, preontological, and irrecusable relation of responsibility to the Other. Episodes of betrayal and treason allegorize the position of this subject, beholden to the many others who embody the alterity of existence and whose demands upon the subject result in transgressions of intimacy and loyalty. In this first major comparative study of narratives by and about Asian Americans and Latinos, Parikh considers writings by Frank Chin, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, Eric Liu, Américo Parades, and Richard Rodriguez, as well as narratives about the persecution of Wen Ho Lee and the rescue and return of Elian González. By addressing the conflicts at the heart of filiality, the public dimensions of language in the constitution of minority "community," and the mercenary mobilizations of "model minority" status, An Ethics of Betrayal seriously engages the challenges of conducting ethnic and critical race studies based on the uncompromising and unromantic ideas of justice, reciprocity, and ethical society.

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Fordham Univ Press

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Writing Human Rights

The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color

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The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color

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An Ethics of Betrayal

The Politics of Otherness in Emergent U.S. Literatures and Culture

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Crystals for Beginners

Discover the Healing Power of Crystals and Healing Stones (Chakra Healing, Chakra Balancing, Spiritual, Sacred Geometry, Crystal Healing Book 3)

By: Crystal Lee

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Crystals for Beginners

Discover the Healing Power of Crystals and Healing Stones (Chakra Healing, Chakra Balancing, Spiritual, Sacred Geometry, Crystal Healing Book 3)

By: Crystal Lee

**Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the Kindle version FREE** Learn the holistic way to heal with Crystals for Beginners Do you want to learn the healing power of crystals but don't know where or how to begin? If so, then Crystals for Beginners is the book that you have been looking for! Studies show that working with crystals can provide you with hundreds of positive benefits for the physical, mental, and emotional bodies when used correctly. You only need to put minimal dedication into crystal healing, and with a little effort you can quickly access higher consciousness and health benefits associated with doing so. Once you have read this book, reevaluated your life, and thought about ways to begin the process... Give it a try! It could be the best thing you've ever done for yourself. This book discusses every aspect of mind, body, and soul. If you are interested in crystals, it is really important that you know how to choose them, use them and integrate them into your consciousness. Stones can be more powerful sometimes than we can believe. Chakras, energy healing and crystal healing are subjects that many people don't get into- most people don't even know that they exist to such a positive extent. In this book you'll learn... Basics of crystal healing How to tap into crystal energy The history, properties, meaning, and purpose of popular healing crystals More than 50 healing crystals you need to know Chakra healing and chakra balancing Crystals as powerful healers - how they aid in specific ailments such as depression, exhaustion, grief, joint pain, stress, and more Sacred geometry How to make a crystal grid The fundamentals of healing with crystals And so much more! Crystals combined with gaining a perspective on your higher consciousness is always a good way to become more in tune with yourself and the earth. There are so many ways you can go about incorporating crystals into your daily / weekly routine. Rebalancing the mind, body, and soul is important to the human condition. Keep your crystals cleansed, keep them safe, and keep them close. Once you're done reading this book go tell your friends about what you've learned- it is always good to help give the people you spend time with a perspective on the matter as well. This book will change your life and you will discover natural cures that will heal your mind and body from negative energies. NOW is the time to make a change and live a happier life! --- Get your copy of Crystals for Beginners today! ---

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Writing Human Rights

Writing Human Rights

An Ethics of Betrayal

An Ethics of Betrayal

Writing Human Rights

Writing Human Rights

An Ethics of Betrayal

An Ethics of Betrayal

Crystals for Beginners

Crystals for Beginners

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