Lesbians in East Asia: Diversity, Identities, and Resistance

ISBN-13: 9781560236924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str.

Diana Khor; Saori Kamano

Opis

How are same-sex relationships similar or different in the cultures of East Asia? "Lesbians" in East Asia: Diversity, Identities, and Resistance is a unique examination of research and vital issues involving lesbians and lesbianism in East Asia, using perspectives by academics and activists who typically are rarely published in English. Contributing experts from Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, and Korea discuss a variety of topics, including solidarity and conflicts between lesbians and feminists, identities and identity politics, lesbian lives and families, and representation in mainstream culture. This text makes illuminating reading for academics and students in women's studies, gender studies, queer/sexuality studies, East Asian studies, and activists in feminist movements.

Spis treści

• Introduction (Diana Khor and Saori Kamano)
• The Research Pendulum: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities as a Researcher (Denise Tse Shang Tang)
• Beyond Identity Politics: The Making of an Oral History of Hong Kong Women Who Love Women (Day Wong)
• Beyond Pain and Protection: Politics of Identity and Iban Girls in Korea (Ji-eun Lee)
• The Politics of “Disregarding”: Addressing Zainichi Issues Within the Lesbian Community in Japan (Yuriko Iino)
• Noras on the Road: Family and Marriage of Lesbian Women in Shanghai (Lucetta Yip Lo Kam)
• Lesbian Mothers in Japan: An Insider’s Report (Keiko Arita)
• Lesbians in China’s Mainland: A Brief Introduction (Yaya Chen and Yiqing Chen)
• Lesbian Discourses in Mainstream Magazines in Post-War Japan: Is Onabe Distinct from Rezubian? (Ikuko Sugiura)
• Possibilities and Limitations of “Lesbian Continuum”: The Case of a Protestant Church in Japan (Yuri Horie)
• The Lesbian Rights Movement and Feminism in South Korea (Soo Jin Park-Kim [Park Tong], Soo Youn Lee-Kim [Siro], and Eun Jung Kwon-Lee [Yuri])
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Diana Khor, Saori Kamano