In this new collection of her provocative essays on Third World art and culture; Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Bringing to her subjects an acute sense of the many meanings of the marginal; she examines topics such as Asian and African texts; the theories of Barthes; questions of spectatorship; the enigmas of art; and the perils of anthropology. When the Moon Waxes Red is an extended argument against reductive analyses; even those that appear politically adroit. The multiply-hyphenated peoples of color are not simply placed in a duality between two cultural heritages; throughout; Trinh describes the predicament of having to live "a difference that has no name and too many names already." She argues for multicultural revision of knowledge so that a new politics can transform reality rather than merely ideologize it. By rewriting the always emerging; already distorted place of struggle; such work seeks to "beat the master at his own game."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. good delivery; good condition; not bad.By JoshI bought this years ago for a college class I was taking; but I do remember the book being in solid condition when I bought it; and the book itself being a interesting read. I find myself skimming through it from time to time.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Emily L.Arrived in good time and as described.11 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Better than reviews indicateBy E. BaumanThe problem with long-time otaku is they are fans beyond the scope of any introductory book on this topic and thus dismiss that which doesnt meet their standards for reasons that those new to the topic will neither be aware of nor care about. This book is a fine effort for the purposes of the authors goal -- explaining the topic in overview and then with detail using selected works. Its imperfections are simply no worse than any other general book on anime and it does offer a reasonable academic discussion on a very large subject with many facets.One-star reviews are rarely justified; and this is the case here. Expecting this book to be either encyclopedic or current is pointless. And the choices of films to analyze as examples is arbitrary at best. The complaints here about the authors choices are no more valid than those from fans who invariably write to entertainment magazines complaining about films and actors/directors being left out of best or top 25/50 lists. Such quibbling is best ignored given the wide range of tastes in anime; differences of opinion and limitations of space.The emphasis on sex is hardly out of place given the unique; frequent and varied manner in which it appears in an art form (animation) that usually has little or no such content outside of anime. The author attempts to bring all of this into perspective; and the repetitive use of certain words is hardly a valid issue given the circumstances. Her extensive notes and quotes make it obvious this book isnt simply a fabricated matrix of interpretation by her. One might not agree; but to dismiss her work as wrong is itself quite incorrect.All in all; this is a fine read for anyone curious about and interested in anime. Should it be the only book one reads on the topic? Probably not; but that doesnt mean theres not significant value in it. Ignore the negative reviews and enjoy this work for what it brings to the subject. If you want reviews of an extensive list of anime films and tv series; there are other books that do this -- with the caveat that reviews are personal opinion and not the last word or fact no matter how experienced the reviewer is.
