Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Film and Media Studies
Race In Romance: Racialized Femininity And Intimacy Between Asian Female And Non-Asian Male, Minju Kim
Race In Romance: Racialized Femininity And Intimacy Between Asian Female And Non-Asian Male, Minju Kim
Media and Cultural Studies Honors Projects
The film “Racing Romance” is a study of Asian female and non-Asian male intimacy. The film is based on an understanding that intimacy, desire and love are critical parts of one’s self-identification, while these desires are inevitably influenced by the historical and social contexts of race to varying degrees. There has been a limited academic interest in the female agency of Asian women in interracial intimacy. Too often, interracial marriages and relationships are simply celebrated as part of multiculturalism or anti-racism, without getting proper attention to the subtleties of racial and gendered dynamics that influence both members of the relationship. …