Queer comrades : gay identity and Tongzhi activism in postsocialist China / Hongwei Bao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bao, Hongwei, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Gendering Asia ; 14.

Gendering Asia ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--China.

Homosexuality.

China.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen : Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2018.

Summary:

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 the PRC's socialist legacy and considers how the country is undergoing rapid transformations under the influence of transnational capitalism. Moreover, although the first of its kind from a cultural studies perspective, this interdisciplinary study speaks to scholars working in disparate fields and provides a sorely needed historical perspective on a very recent phenomenon: queer activism in China.0Combining textual analysis of contemporary queer films, fiction and personal diaries, in conjunction with ethnographic research conducted in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou's urban gay communities, the 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. Here, the book critically assesses the role of Marxism and China's socialist legacy in shaping sexual identity, queer popular culture and political0activism.0Apart from its rich data and incisive analysis, the book has a freshness and persuasiveness in approach and argument. The text is also pleasant and readable, with the author's intelligence, engagement and sunny humour shining through his writing.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Queer Comrades 1

2 Imagined Cosmopolitanism: Queer Spaces in Shanghai 37

3 From Comrade to Queer: A Genealogy of Tongzhi 65

4 How to Transform the Self: Lessons from Conversion Therapy 93

5 Cui Zi'en the Queer: Portrait of A Filmmaker 119

6 'To the People': Travelling Queer Film Festivals 149

7 'Comrades Are Also People': Tongzhi in Mobilization 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-244), filmography (pages 245-246) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9788776942366

9788776942342

8776942341

8776942368

OCLC:

1029644286

Publisher Number:

99976972902