
Queering the Asian Diaspora
East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics
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Queering the Asian Diaspora
East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics
About this book
"An electrifying archive of queer cultural productions... These radical and minor transnational artistic practices by East and Southeast Asian queer diasporic cultural producers emerge in new light through Bao's brilliant theoretical insights." - Alvin K. Wong, author of Unruly Comparison: Queerness, Hong Kong, and the Sinophone
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified global geopolitical tensions, bringing Sinophobia and anti-Asian racism into sharp focus. At the same time, a growing Asian diasporic consciousness is emerging worldwide, celebrating Asian identity and cultural heritage. Yet, in the space between anti-Asian racism and the rise of Asian advocacy, the voices of queer people have often been largely missing.
This book addresses that gap. Exploring a range of contemporary case studies from art, fashion, performance, film, and political activism, Bao offers a powerful intersectional cultural politics—anti-nationalist, anti-racist, decolonial, feminist, and queer—that challenges dominant narratives and amplifies marginalized voices.
The Social Science for Social Justice series challenges the Ivory Tower of academia, providing a platform for academics, journalists, and activists of color to respond to pressing social issues.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- But Where Do You Really Come From?
- Introduction
- 1 Visualising the Rabbit God: Reclaiming Queer Asian Heritage
- 2 Decolonising Drag: When Queer Asian Artists Do Drag
- 3 Queering Chinoiserie: Performing Orientalist Intimacy
- 4 Secret Love: Curating Queerness and Queering Curation
- 5 Digital Video Activism: Popo Fan’s Cinema of Desire
- 6 Imagining Queer Bandung: Creating a Decolonial Queer Space
- Afterword
- Diaspora
- References
- Index