Gay and Lesbian Subculture in Urban China

<p>This book contributes to a critical understanding of how Chinese same-sex identity in urban China is variously imagined; how it is transformed; and how it presents its resistances as China continues to open up to global power relations. Equally important, the book will 1) sharpen knowledge of China’s recent socio-economic change and political agenda, 2) build a greater awareness of Chinese cultural, sexual and ethical values and 3) offer new perspectives on ‘Chineseness’ and Chinese same-sex identity. </p><p>Uniquely, it explores the emergence of Chinese same-sex identity through understanding the everyday, lived same-sex experience, amid China’s opening up to cultural, sexual and economic globalisation. This understanding is based on a culturally sensitive framework which accommodates the diverse and sometimes paradoxical articulation of same-sex identity in urban China. It come sto the conclusion that same–sex identity in china is articulated in a paradoxical way: open and decentred, but at the same time, nationalist and conforming to state control. </p><p>This book will be of interest to scholar and students in Chinese studies, Gender Studies, sexuality and cultural studies.</p> <p>1. Opening-up to Gay and Lesbian Identities 2. The Problematics of Storytelling 3. Fieldwork: Filtering the Field 4. Speaking of Same-Sex Subjects in Urban China 5. The Gay Space in Chinese Cyberspace: Self-Censorship, Commercialisation and Misrepresentation 6. Modernity and Authenticity 7. Conclusion: The Internal Paradoxes in Beijing</p>