Tongzhi : politics of same-sex eroticism in Chinese societies / Chou Wah-shan.

Author
Zhou, Huashan, 1962- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Haworth Press, [2000]
Description
343 pages ; 23 cm

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      "Tongzhi brings you fascinating insight into: the history of same-sex eroticism in China; coming out in Chinese society; how colonialism has affected sexual nonconformists in this region; racial and sexual dynamics in colonial Hong Kong; the cultural politics of being a tomboy/girl in modern Hong Kong; "queering the mainstream" with tongzhi identity politics; and sexual/cultural diversities and differences among contemporary Chinese societies ... and much more!" "Tongzhi shows how culture influences identity and demonstrates how you can develop relevant strategies for successful activist movements. Its frank discussion of political movements for gay/lesbian/bisexual rights and the societal-implications of same-sex eroticism will give you a clear understanding of the attitudes toward and meanings of being tongzhi today."--BOOK JACKET.
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      Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Tongzhi
      • The Cultural Construction of Chinese Same-Sex Eroticism
      • A World Without Homo-Hetero Duality: Rewriting the Traditional Chinese History of Same-Sex Eroticism
      • The Chinese Conception of Sexuality
      • Compatibility Between Heterosexual Marriages and Same-Sex Eroticism
      • Chinese Tolerance of Same-Sex Eroticism in the Patriarchal-Classist Hierarchy
      • Modernity and the Death of Cultural Tolerance of Same-Sex Eroticism
      • Diversities and Differences Among Contemporary Chinese Societies
      • Colonialism and the Birth of Sexual Identity Politics in Hong Kong
      • The Legal Discourse of Homosexuality Under British Colonialism
      • From the MacLennan Incident (1980) to Decriminalization (1991)
      • The Creation of a New Social-Sexual Subject: The Hong Kong Chinese Gay/Tongzhi
      • Classism and the Cultural Construction of Tongzhi
      • Tongzhi Discourses in Contemporary China
      • The Absence of Homosexuals, Bisexuals, or Heterosexuals
      • Why Are Contemporary Mainland Chinese Suffering the Most?
      • Legal Discourse and Medicalization
      • Individual Strategies of Tongzhi Empowerment
      • Collective Strategies of Tongzhi Empowerment
      • Going Beyond "Cultural Carnival Versus Political Confrontation": Pluralities of Contemporary Taiwanese Tongzhi Discourses
      • Formation of Tongxinglian Consciousness and Community Before 1990
      • Feminism and the Formation of the Tongzhi Movement
      • Resistance Through Cultural Carnivals
      • Confrontational Politics and Beyond
      • Gender, Race, and Tongzhi Politics in Hong Kong.
      ISBN
      • 156023153X ((hard ; : alk. paper))
      • 9781560231530 ((hard ; : alk. paper))
      • 1560231548 ((soft ; : alk. paper))
      • 9781560231547 ((soft ; : alk. paper))
      LCCN
      00031912
      OCLC
      44026458
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