Backward glances : contemporary Chinese cultures and the female homoerotic imaginary /

Examining a broad range of media, this book studies lesbian representation in the contemporary Chinese mass cultures that circulate between the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martin, Fran, 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Some English translations from the original Chinese.
Published:	Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
Series:	Asia-Pacific.
Subjects:	Sex in popular culture > China. Lesbians in mass media. Lesbianism in motion pictures. Sexualité dans la culture populaire > Chine. Culture populaire > Chine. Lesbianisme au cinéma. Gay/Lesbian Interest. Popular culture. Sex in popular culture. China. Sexualitet > lesbianism > kärlek > Kina > Hong Kong > Taiwan > 1900-talet > 2000-talet. Melankoli > homosexualitet > film > radio & TV. Populärkultur > litteraturvetenskap. Lesbianism i filmen. Lesbianism i litteraturen. Lesbianism > Kina. Populärkultur > Kina.
Online Access:	Scholars Portal https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822392637

Table of Contents:

Tragic romance : the Chinese going-in story
Voluble ellipsis : second-wave schoolgirl romance in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Postsocialist melancholia : "Blue sky green sea"
No future : tomboy melodrama
Television as public mourning : Taiwan's sad young women
Critical presentism : new Chinese lesbian cinema.