Film Code: Homosexual Discourse in Chinese Cinema

Author: Bian Jing
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Homosexuality, a social phenomenon, a way of life, an aesthetic taste. The discourse of homosexuality in Chinese-language cinema ranges from subtle and obscure to bold and flamboyant, questioning history, politics, and culture, advocating for homosexual rights, expressing homosexual love, anding the aesthetic charm of homosexuality, reflecting the postmodern concept of pluralistic coexistence. This book aims to provide a systematic impression of Chinese-language homosexual cinema, with a focus on tracing its developmental process and analyzing its aesthetic characteristics. In terms of research methodology, it explores from historical, cultural, and aesthetic perspectives, particularly leveraging the findings from sociology, psychology, and other fields. Homosexuality, a social phenomenon, a way of life, an aesthetic taste. The discourse of homosexuality in Chinese-language cinema ranges from subtle and obscure to bold and flamboyant, questioning history, politics, and culture, advocating for homosexual rights, expressing homosexual love, anding the aesthetic charm of homosexuality, reflecting the postmodern concept of pluralistic coexistence.