Tongzhi : Politics of Same-Sex Eroticism in Chinese Societies

ISBN-13: 9781560231530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 343 str.

Chou Wah-Shan

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Tongzhi explores the world of same-sex relationships and their varied characteristics in Chinese culture. Using traditional Chinese history (of same-sex eroticism) as a basis for discussion, this book examines the evolution of same-sex relationships; the conflicts and pressures faced by Tongzhi; the past influence of colonialism and present influence of the "western" world; and the profound importance of the family-kinship system. Undergraduate and graduate students, academics, and professionals in the fields of Chinese culture, sociology, and lesbian/gay studies will find this book useful.

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Contents

• Introduction: Cultural Politics of Tongzhi
• Section I: The Cultural Construction of Chinese Same-Sex Eroticism
• Chapter 1: 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
• Section II: Diversities and Differences Among Contemporary Chinese Societies
• Chapter 2: 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
• Chapter 3: 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
• Chapter 4: Going Beyond “Cultural Carnival Versus Political Confrontation”: Pluralities of Contemporary Taiwan 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
• Section III: Gender, Race, and Tongzhi Politics in Hong Kong
• Chapter 5: When Potato Queens Meet Rice Queens: Racial-Sexual Dynamics in Colonial Hong Kong
• Sexual-Racial Politics in Personal Ads
• Rice and Potato Queens in the 1970s
• Language, Food, and Sex
• Tongzhi Strategies of Resistance
• Chapter 6: Cultural Politics of TB/B (Tomboy/Tomgirl) in Hong Kong
• Nü Tongzhi in the 1960s and 1970s
• Identity Formation of TB/Gs in the 1990s
• TB: The Sexual Politics of Breast Binding
• Differences and Similarities Among TBGs
• Westernized Feminist Nü Tongzhi Verses Local Role-Playing TB/Gs
• Section 4: Indigenous Tongzhi Strategies of Resistance
• Chapter 7: From Coming Out to Coming Home
• Coming Out in the Chinese Context
• Redefining the Cultural Boundaries of “Out” and “Closet”
• Tongzhi Experiences of Coming Home
• Why the Legal Discourses of Rights Are Not Sufficient
• Chapter 8: Tongzhi Identity Politics as Queering the Mainstream
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Edmond J Coleman