The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism

The creations of a new cultural formation, US imperialism, development, and globalization are traced in this article by the use of James M. Cain’s 1936 pulp novella-turned-film Double Indemnity. Representations of the Fil-Am houseboy, his disappearance and re-appearance in the texts, provide an impe...

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Main Author: Bascara, Victor
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.kk-11122024-12-14T11:18:03Z The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism Bascara, Victor The creations of a new cultural formation, US imperialism, development, and globalization are traced in this article by the use of James M. Cain’s 1936 pulp novella-turned-film Double Indemnity. Representations of the Fil-Am houseboy, his disappearance and re-appearance in the texts, provide an impetus for discovering the cultural transitions from the colonial to the postcolonial periods. 2024-12-16T07:22:22Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss8/3 info:doi/10.13185/1656-152x.1112 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1112/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n08_2007_5D_202.2_Article_Bascara.pdf Kritika Kultura Archīum Ateneo colonialism panopticism surveillance
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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continent Asia
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Philippines
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topic colonialism
panopticism
surveillance
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panopticism
surveillance
Bascara, Victor
The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
description The creations of a new cultural formation, US imperialism, development, and globalization are traced in this article by the use of James M. Cain’s 1936 pulp novella-turned-film Double Indemnity. Representations of the Fil-Am houseboy, his disappearance and re-appearance in the texts, provide an impetus for discovering the cultural transitions from the colonial to the postcolonial periods.
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title The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
title_short The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
title_full The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
title_fullStr The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
title_full_unstemmed The Case of the Disappearing Filipino American Houseboy: Speculation on Double Indemnity and the United States Imperialism
title_sort case of the disappearing filipino american houseboy: speculation on double indemnity and the united states imperialism
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