Chinese-speakingpopularcultureshaveneverbeensoqueerinthisdigital,globalistage.Thetitleofthispioneeringvolume,Boys’Love,Cosplay,andAndrogynousIdols:QueerFanCulturesinMainlandChina,HongKong,andTaiwanalreadygivesanideaofthecolorful,multifacetedrealmsthefansinhabittoday.Contributorstothiscollectionsituatetheproliferationof(oftenonline)queerrepresentations,productions,fantasies,anddesiresasareactionagainstthenormsindiscoursessurroundingnation-states,linguistics,geopolitics,genders,andsexualities.
Movingbeyondtheeasypolaritiesbetweengeneralresistanceandcapitulation,QueerFanCulturesexploresthefans’diversestrategiesinnegotiatingwithculturalstricturesandmediacensorship.Itfurtheroutlinestheperformanceofsubjectivity,identity,andagencythatcyberspaceofferstofemalefans.
PresentingawidearrayofconcretecasestudiesofqueerfandomsinChinese-speakingcontexts,theessaysinthisvolumechallengelong-establishedWestern-centricandJapanese-focusedfanscholarshipbyhighlightingthesignificanceandspecificitiesofSinophonequeerfanculturesandpracticesinaglobalizedworld.
ThegeographicorganizationofthechaptersilluminatesculturaldifferencesandtheothercompetingforcesshapinggeoculturalintersectionsamongfandomsbasedinMainlandChina,HongKong,andTaiwan.
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