Gay Film: The Representation of Gay Men in Contemporary Chinese Cinema

Transnational Chinese films and global queer films cannot be ignored
Challenging the singular imagination of Chinese cinema and gay men
Provides an important analysis of the representation of male homosexuality in contemporary Chinese cinema

Since the 1980s, Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong films have become increasingly important on the global film stage, and marginalized gender images have also appeared in the public sphere. In the book, author Lin Songhui examines the representational politics of these films and reflects on the boundaries of homosexual discourse in the current field of film studies. He provides in-depth analysis of important films and film authors, including Ang Lee's "The Banquet", Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", Zhang Yuan's "East Palace, West Palace" and Wong Kar-Wai's "Happy Together", in and out of Tsai Ming-Liang's queer film poetics and Kwan Jin-peng's gay film aesthetics ranges from transgender performances in pre-modern Chinese opera to sexual orientation/sexuality in post-modern diaspora.

This book combines critical theory, cultural studies and post-colonial thought, with keen observations and theoretical subtlety. Whether you are a general reader, a cultural studies student, or a film studies scholar, you will definitely benefit a lot from this book if you want to understand contemporary Chinese cultural politics, film representation theory, and queer culture.