Conditional spaces : Hong Kong lesbian desires and everyday life / Denise Tse-Shang Tang.

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Tang, Denise Tse-Shang [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9789888053797
9888053795
9789888083015
9888083015
9789888083022
9888083023

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Conditional spaces.DDC classification:

305.4896640951 23

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HQ75.6.C6 T36 2011eb

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Contents:

Illustrations; Note on Romanization and Translation; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Living Spaces; 2. Consumption Spaces; 3. Regulatory Spaces; 4. Political Spaces; 5. Cultural Spaces; Epilogue; Notes; Profile of Informants; Methodological Notes; Interview Guide; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: Dense living conditions in Hong Kong do not provide much privacy for lesbians and other sexual minorities living with their families. As a result, lesbians often locate alternative spaces to develop support networks with other women. Others reject the notion of lesbian spaces and instead assert their visibility in different aspects of everyday life. Based on life history interviews with several dozen lesbians living in Hong Kong, this book maps the complex relations between personal subjectivities and spatialities as they emerge and interact with various social justice movements and alternativ.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index.

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Dense living conditions in Hong Kong do not provide much privacy for lesbians and other sexual minorities living with their families. As a result, lesbians often locate alternative spaces to develop support networks with other women. Others reject the notion of lesbian spaces and instead assert their visibility in different aspects of everyday life. Based on life history interviews with several dozen lesbians living in Hong Kong, this book maps the complex relations between personal subjectivities and spatialities as they emerge and interact with various social justice movements and alternativ.

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