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    "pk": 19914,
    "title": "Orientalism and De-Orientalism in Contemporary Latin America: Reading César Aira",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Scholars of Latin American Orientalism have argued that Orientalism from Latin America, because of its peripheral position, does not harbor imperialist intentions but rather a desire for South-South allegiances. Nonetheless, contemporary depictions of Asia and Asians continue to be deeply stereotyped and Orientalist. This paper examines the functions of the Orientalist imaginary in present-day Latin America, especially as consumers and producers have become aware of Orientalism’s discursive power. Analyzing three Asian-themed novels by César Aira, this article argues that there is a momentous convergence of Orientalism and de-Orientalism in contemporary culture which at once dehumanizes and accepts Asia.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "De-Orientalism"
        },
        {
            "word": "South-South allegiances"
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        {
            "word": "Asians in Latin America"
        },
        {
            "word": "techno-Orientalism"
        }
    ],
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/08n5s5xh",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Chisu",
            "middle_name": "Teresa",
            "last_name": "Ko",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2018-10-03T08:50:55-07:00",
    "date_accepted": "2018-10-03T08:50:55-07:00",
    "date_published": "2017-12-31T16:00:00-08:00",
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}