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Conference Paper: An unruly death: queer media in Hong Kong
Title | An unruly death: queer media in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Citation | The 11th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA 2012), Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 22-24 October 2012. How to Cite? |
Abstract | This essay aims to give an overview of Hong Kong queer media productions by presenting specific media representations that speak to local queer sensibilities and sexual politics. I investigate the nature of a localized queer nonchalance that cultivates an environment readable as both tolerant and limiting of queer desires, as well as resistant of the rumors of a broader cultural death. One of the case studies includes, to use Helen Hok-Sze Leung's term, “do-it-yourself” queer cultural projects that focus on reaching out to LGBT communities rather than to a wider mainstream public reception. Another example involves gender-crossing performances and cultural productions from mainstream media icons in popular culture. Finally, I discuss gossip magazine coverage of queer celebrity rumors. I locate my concerns in questioning whether mass-media practices can perversely normalize same-sex sexuality in our everyday lives. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/219067 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tang, TSD | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-18T07:11:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-18T07:11:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 11th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA 2012), Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 22-24 October 2012. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/219067 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This essay aims to give an overview of Hong Kong queer media productions by presenting specific media representations that speak to local queer sensibilities and sexual politics. I investigate the nature of a localized queer nonchalance that cultivates an environment readable as both tolerant and limiting of queer desires, as well as resistant of the rumors of a broader cultural death. One of the case studies includes, to use Helen Hok-Sze Leung's term, “do-it-yourself” queer cultural projects that focus on reaching out to LGBT communities rather than to a wider mainstream public reception. Another example involves gender-crossing performances and cultural productions from mainstream media icons in popular culture. Finally, I discuss gossip magazine coverage of queer celebrity rumors. I locate my concerns in questioning whether mass-media practices can perversely normalize same-sex sexuality in our everyday lives. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association, APSA 2012 | - |
dc.title | An unruly death: queer media in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tang, TSD: denitang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tang, TSD=rp01545 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 251272 | - |