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Queer Comrades 2018 - Gay Identity and Tongzhi Activism in Postsocialist China (Paperback)
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Queer Comrades 2018 - Gay Identity and Tongzhi Activism in Postsocialist China (Paperback)
Series: Gendering Asia, 14
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* First book on gay identity and queer activism in the PRC examined
from a cultural studies perspective. * An interdisciplinary project
that combines historical and critical analysis of queer cultural
texts and ethnographic studies of queer public culture in urban
China. * Offers keen insights on identity, power and
governmentality in China. This very timely, well-written and
insightful exploration of gay identity and queer activism in the
People's Republic of China today is more than a study of `queer
China' through the lens of male homosexuality; it also examines
identity, power and governmentality in contemporary China, as
shaped by China's historical conditions and contemporary
situations. This book offers in-depth analysis of recent queer
history and contemporary cultural texts, including the processes by
which queer theory and activism was introduced and received in the
PRC, the transformation of Shanghai's queer spaces, leading queer
filmmaker Cui Zi'en life and works, and personal diaries written by
gay men receiving conversion therapies. It also presents rich
ethnographic data gained from fieldwork conducted in Beijing,
Shanghai and Guangzhou's urban gay communities and documents queer
public cultural events such as the Shanghai LGBT Pride, the Beijing
Queer Film Festival, the China Queer Film Festival Tour, as well as
a clash between cruising gay men and the police over the use of
public space in the People's Park, Guangzhou. This book offers a
queer Marxist analysis of sexual identity and social movements in
contemporary China, where ideological negotiations between
socialism and neoliberalism are constantly played out in the
formation of public cultures and intimate spheres. In doing so, it
critically assesses the role of Marxism and China's socialist
legacies in shaping sexual identity, queer popular culture and
political activism. Although the first of its kind from a cultural
studies perspective, this interdisciplinary study speaks to
scholars working in disparate fields including anthropology,
sociology, media studies, film studies, political theory, and Asian
Studies.
General
Imprint: |
NIAS Press
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Country of origin: |
Denmark |
Series: |
Gendering Asia, 14 |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
Authors: |
Hongwei Bao
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-87-7694-236-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
87-7694-236-8 |
Barcode: |
9788776942366 |
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