Words like water : queer mobilization and social change in China / Caterina Fugazzola.

  • Fugazzola, Caterina, 1987-
Date:
2023
  • Books

About this work

Description

"This book uses ethnography, interview data, and discourse analysis from organizations in the People's Republic of China advocating for greater acceptance of queer identities to show how tactics that emphasize family, harmony, and sacrifice fare better in context than those that emphasize individual rights and flourishing"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2023.

Physical description

xv, 168 pages : maps ; 21 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A note on terminology -- Introduction -- Tongzhi, lala, deviants, and queers: legacies and politics of sexual identity language -- Coming out, coming home: sexual identity and family belonging -- Rainbow umbrellas and wedding qipao: pushing the limits of contention -- Going to court: legal advocacy and the limits of rights discourse -- Conclusion -- Methodological Appendix -- Bibliography -- Notes.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TPO.T.251
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781439921463
  • 1439921466