Abstract:

For decades, Theatre Journal has deeply engaged with different aspects of Asian American theatre and performance. This essay surveys a range of Theatre Journal articles published from the 1990s in order to map out this distinctive area of theatre and performance studies. Key articles by James Moy, Karen Shimakawa, and Daphne Lei grapple with the legacy of racial stereotypes and the aesthetics and reception of contemporary Asian American performance. Essays by Angela Pao, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Sean Metzger, and Ju Yon Kim emphasize the racialized bodies of actors and the history of yellowface and brownface acting, while Christopher Eng, Christine Mok, Megan Shea, and Dan Bacalzo emphasize the intersectional and transnational dimensions of Asian American expression. These and other scholars of Asian American theatre and performance continue to engage with new aspects of immigrant and refugee performance as well as gender and sexuality in Asian American theatre. At a time of changing demographics and cultural visibility, this essay helps us see how scholars have addressed the enormous diversity of Asian American experiences and perspectives as well as common preoccupations about visibility and representation, the persistence of orientalist typecasting, and the dynamic and complicated nature of Asian American identity.

摘要：

几十年来，《戏剧杂志》深入研究了亚裔美国戏剧和表演的各个方面。本文调查了 20 世纪 90 年代发表的一系列戏剧杂志文章，以勾勒出戏剧和表演研究的这一独特领域。詹姆斯·莫伊 (James Moy)、凯伦·岛川 (Karen Shimakawa) 和达芙妮·雷 (Daphne Lei) 的重要文章探讨了种族刻板印象的遗留问题以及当代亚裔美国人表演的美学和接受度。Angela Pao、Celine Parreñas Shimizu、Sean Metzger 和 Ju Yon Kim 的文章强调演员的种族化身体以及黄脸和棕脸表演的历史，而 Christopher Eng、Christine Mok、Megan Shea 和 Dan Bacalzo 则强调交叉和跨国维度亚裔美国人的表达方式。这些和其他研究亚裔美国戏剧和表演的学者继续研究移民和难民表演以及亚裔美国戏剧中的性别和性行为的新方面。在人口统计和文化知名度不断变化的时代，本文帮助我们了解学者们如何处理亚裔美国人的经历和观点的巨大多样性，以及对知名度和代表性的共同关注，东方主义类型的持续存在，以及动态和复杂的本质亚裔美国人的身份。