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- Queer Representations in Chinese-language Film and the Cultural Landscape
- Book
- 2020
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
summary
This book provides a cultural history of queer representations in Chinese-language film and media, negotiated by locally produced knowledge, local cultural agency, and lived histories. Incorporating a wide range of materials in both English and Chinese, this interdisciplinary project investigates the processes through which Chinese tongzhi/queer imaginaries are articulated, focusing on four main themes: the Chinese familial system, Chinese opera, camp aesthetic, and documentary impulse. Chao's discursive analysis is rooted in and advances genealogical inquiries: a non-essentialist intervention into the "Chinese" idea of filial piety, a transcultural perspective on the contested genre of film melodrama, a historical investigation of the local articulations of mass camp and gay camp, and a transnational inquiry into the different formats of documentary. This book is a must for anyone exploring the cultural history of Chinese tongzhi/queer through the lens of transcultural media.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-4
- Table of Contents
- pp. 5-7
- List of Figures
- pp. 7-8
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 9-12
- Section I: Against Families, Against States
- Section II: Camp Aesthetics
- 4. Toward an Aesthetic of Tongzhi Camp
- pp. 199-244
- Section III: Documentary Impulse
- Conclusion
- pp. 301-306
- Chinese Glossary
- pp. 307-322
- Bilingual Filmography
- pp. 323-332
- Bibliography
- pp. 333-402
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048540075
MARC Record
OCLC
1191777800
Pages
434
Launched on MUSE
2020-08-31
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2020