Women's sexualities and masculinities in a globalizing Asia
Bibliographic Information
Women's sexualities and masculinities in a globalizing Asia
edited by Saskia E. Wieringa, Evelyn Blackwood, and Abha Bhaiya
(Comparative feminist studies series)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Through detailed studies, this collection of writings by academics and activists explores the emergence of contemporary lesbian and butch/femme relationships and communities throughout Asia and their location within the context of nationalist struggles, religious fundamentalism, state gender regimes and global queer movements.
Table of Contents
- Globalization, Sexuality and Silences: Women's Same-Sex Experiences in a Globalizing Asia
- E.Blackwood & S.Wieringa PART I: HISTORICAL LEGACIES Silence, Sin and the System: Women's Same-Sex Practices in Japan
- S.Wieringa Desire and Deviance in Classical Indian Philosophy: A Study of Female Masculinity and Male Femininity in the Tamil Folk Legend
- A.K.Natarajan PART II: CONDTITONAL SUBJECTIVITIES The Spring that Flowers between Women
- A.Bhaiya Performing Gender along the Lesbian Continuum: The Politics of Sexual Identity in the Seito Society
- P.Wu 'But no one has explained to me who I am now': 'Trans' Self-perceptions in Sri Lanka
- S.Wijewardene PART III: FEMALE MASCULINITIES Gender Subjectivity: Dees and Toms in Thailand
- M.Sinnott Hunting Down Love: Female Masculinity in Bugis South Sulawesi
- S.Graham Davies Lesbian Masculinities: Identity and Body Construction among Tomboys in Hong Kong
- F.Lai Transnational Sexualities in One Place: Indonesian Readings
- E.Blackwood PART IV: SILENCING AND MODES OF INVISIBILITY Flames of Fire: Expressions and Denial of Female Sexuality
- A.Bhaiya Dying to Tell: Sexuality and Suicide in Imperial Japan
- J.Robertson 'She has come from the world of the spirits': Life Stories of Working-class Lesbian Women in Northern India
- M.Sharma
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Details
- NCID
- BA82986024
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- Country Code
- us
- Title Language Code
- eng
- Text Language Code
- eng
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Pages/Volumes
- xv, 279 p.
- Size
- 22 cm
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