Tongzhi
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56023-153-0 (ISBN)
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
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. Discussing political movements for gay/lesbian/bisexual rights and the societal implications of same-sex eroticism, this intelligent book provides you with a clear understanding of the attitudes toward and meanings of being tongzhi today.
Edmond J Coleman
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
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2000 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 810 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 1-56023-153-X / 156023153X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56023-153-0 / 9781560231530 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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