{"product_id":"queer-china-lesbian-and-gay-literature-and-visual-culture-under-postsocialism-paperback","title":"Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture Under Postsocialism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHongwei Bao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses queer cultural production in contemporary China to map the broad social transformations in gender, sexuality and desire. It examines queer literature and visual cultures in China's post-Mao and postsocialist era to show how these diverse cultural forms and practices not only function as context-specific and culturally sensitive forms of social activism but also produce distinct types of gender and sexual subjectivities unique to China's postsocialist conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom poetry to papercutting art, from 'comrade\/gay literature' to girls' love fan fiction, from lesbian films to activist documentaries, and from a drag show in Shanghai to a public performance of a same-sex wedding in Beijing, the book reveals a queer China in all its ideological complexity and creative energy. Empirically rich and methodologically eclectic, \u003ci\u003eQueer China\u003c\/i\u003e skilfully weaves together historical and archival research, textual and discourse analysis, along with interviews and ethnography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking new ground and bringing a non-Western perspective to the fore, this transdisciplinary work contributes to multiple academic fields including literary and cultural studies, media and communication studies, film and screen studies, contemporary art, theatre and performance studies, gender and sexuality studies, China\/Asia and Global South studies, cultural history and cultural geography, political theory and the study of social movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHongwei Bao\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eQueer Comrades: Gay Identity and \u003c\/i\u003eTongzhi \u003ci\u003eActivism in Postsocialist China\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703584125235,"sku":"9780367462840","price":109.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NGh1V2w3WjU5WVduNUFZRTY2cHNKQT09.webp?v=1763330462","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/queer-china-lesbian-and-gay-literature-and-visual-culture-under-postsocialism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}