Queer Representations in Chinese-language Film and the Cultural Landscape 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.
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| ISBN: 9789462988033 |
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| Subject(s): Film; History & Criticism; Lesbian Studies; LGBTQ+ Studies; Media Studies; Performing Arts; Social Science |
| Publication Date: 2020 |
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| Publisher: Amsterdam University Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Hardcover |
| Pages: 411 |
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| Book_ID: 105129 |