The Eastern & Western Self, as Portrayed in “Total” and “Self-Portrait With Ghost” – Chicago Review of Books

The Eastern & Western Self, as Portrayed in “Total” and “Self-Portrait With Ghost” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In Lulu Wang’s film The Farewell—the story of Billi, a young Chinese-American woman who returns to China after several years to spend time with her dying grandmother, who remains ignorant of her own condition—there is a scene between Billi and her uncle in which he explains the difference in their perspectives. Billi believes the … Read more

Gender Identity, Pop Culture Homage, & the Twenty-First-Century Western in “The Neon Hollywood Cowboy” – Chicago Review of Books

Gender Identity, Pop Culture Homage, & the Twenty-First-Century Western in “The Neon Hollywood Cowboy” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Matt Mitchell’s debut collection of poetry, The Neon Hollywood Cowboy, examines identity through the eyes of its eponymous archetype, depicting a nomadic traveler, saddled to his horseback, slipstreaming every passing moment into another literary confessional. The Neon Hollywood Cowboy represents an alter ego for Mitchell to funnel his own story through. An alter ego … Read more