Fashioning identities: the semiotics of dress in Asian American literature

• Semiotics of dress in Asian American lit.

• Author / Creator

  Lim, January Yee Hiong

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949-. Dogeaters.
  • Hara, Mavis. Carnival Queen.
  • Yew, Chay. Language of their own.
  • Yew, Chay. Beautiful country.
  • American literature. Asian American authors. History and criticism.
  • Clothing and dress in literature.
  • National characteristics, Asian.
  • Human body in literature.

• Graduation date

  2008

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy in English

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-6tj0-9j11

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private, scholarly or scientific research. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.