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Song Hwee Lim

Celluloid Comrades - Representations of Male Homosexuality in Contemporary Chinese Cinemas

English · Hardback

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Description

At the turn of the twenty-first century, Chinese filmmakers produced a great number of films portraying male homosexuality.

About the author

Song Hwee Lim is associate professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Summary

Offers an introduction to the representation of male homosexuality in Chinese cinemas. This work states that representations of male homosexuality in Chinese film are polyphonic and multifarious, posing a challenge to monolithic and essentialized constructions of both "Chineseness" and "homosexuality.

Product details

Authors	Song Hwee Lim
Publisher	University of hawaii press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	31.08.2006

EAN	9780824829094
ISBN	978-0-8248-2909-4
No. of pages	268
Dimensions	162 mm x 233 mm x 23 mm
Weight	562 g
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet

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