理想化、误传、神秘化—— 美国亚裔形象在舞台上的再现

Introduction
Ⅰ.The History of Asian American Theatre
Ⅱ. The Studies of Asian American Plays
Ⅲ.Theoretical Discussion of Idealization,Misrepresentationand Mystification
Chapter One Idealization: The Inducement to Stereotypes
I. The “ldealization” under Double Pressures in The Year of the Dragon
i. The “Idealization” under Racial Discrimination
ii. The “Idealization” under Patriarchy
iii. Fred’s Resistance to the Imposed “Idealization”
Ⅱ. The Positive Idealization in Velina Hasu Houston’s Teai. The Mimicry of Being American-The Positive Idealization
ii. Sacrifice for the Idealization
iii. The Critical Mimicry-Tearing Up the Fake Idealization
Ⅲ. The Negative Idealization in Wakako Yamauchi’s And the Soul Shall Dance
i. Hana’s Active Silence
ii. Emiko’s Passive Silence
iii.Breaking the Silence
Chapter Two Misrepresentation: The Obstacle of Searchíng for Identity
Ⅰ. Creating a New ldentity through Misrepresentationin The Chickencoop Chinaman
i. Father’s Misrepresentationi
ii. Ovaltine’s Barefaced Lie
iii. Tam’s Searching for Cultural Identity
Ⅱ. The Circle of Misrepresentation in Yankee Dawg You Die
i. The Misrepresentation of Vincent’s Performing Self
ii. Legitimating the Misrepresentation
iii. The Awakening in Misrepresentation
Ⅲ. Searching for Cultural Identity under Misrepresentationin Dogeaters
i. “Dogeaters”: The Misrepresentation to Distort Filipino Identity
ii. Misrepresenting Filipino Identity through “Manhood”
iii. Searching for a New Cultural Identity
Chapter Three Mystification: The Disguise of Racism
I . The Artifice of Western Racism in China Doll
i. Mystification: The Strategy of Racism
ii. Searching for White Masks
iii. Disclosing the Secret of Mystification
Ⅱ . The Manipulation of Mystification in M. Butterfly
i. Song’s Marked Body
ii. Clothes; The Protection to Mystification
iii. Gallimard’s Insistence on His Fantasy
Conclusion
Works Cited
Acknowledgements