Deconstructing the “Butterfly”: Teaching David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly in Cultural and Socio-political contexts

Authors

Eileen Chia Ching Fung, University of San FranciscoFollow

First Page

12

Last Page

12

Language

EN

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This essay intends to explore critical angles and offer pedagogical suggestions for Hwang’s play. The first part offers an exploration of the historical and cultural contextualization that has initiated and motivated the production of M. Butterfly, followed by a critical discussion on the play’s negotiations of race, gender, sexualities, and ethnicity that aims to offer pedagogical paradigms for teaching this play.

Recommended Citation

Fung, Eileen Chia Ching (2010) "Deconstructing the “Butterfly”: Teaching David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly in Cultural and Socio-political contexts," Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies: Vol. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/aaldp/vol1/iss1/4