Asiapacifiqueer: Rethinking Genders and Sexualities Contributor(s): Martin, Fran (Editor), Jackson, Peter (Editor), McLelland, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0252075072 ISBN-13: 9780252075070 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 306.766 |
LCCN: 2007045200 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This interdisciplinary collection examines the shaping of local sexual cultures in the Asian Pacific region in order to move beyond definitions and understandings of sexuality that rely on Western assumptions. The diverse studies in AsiaPacifiQueer demonstrate convincingly that in the realm of sexualities, globalization results in creative and cultural admixture rather than a unilateral imposition of the western values and forms of sexual culture. These essays range across the Pacific Rim and encompass a variety of forms of social, cultural, and personal expression, examining sexuality through music, cinema, the media, shifts in popular rhetoric, comics and magazines, and historical studies. By investigating complex processes of localization, interregional borrowing, and hybridization, the contributors underscore the mutual transformation of gender and sexuality in both Asian Pacific and Western cultures. Contributors are Ronald Baytan, J. Neil C. Garcia, Kam Yip Lo Lucetta, Song Hwee Lim, J. Darren Mackintosh, Claire Maree, Jin-Hyung Park, Teri Silvio, Megan Sinnott, Yik Koon Teh, Carmen Ka Man Tong, James Welker, Heather Worth, and Audrey Yue. |