Queer Literature in the Sinosphere

This rich and stimulating volume brings together a diverse cross-section of scholars looking at queer literature from all over the Sinosphere. The book’s clever organization and impressive breadth (chronological, geographic, cultural, epistemological) ensure that it will become required reading in classrooms centering LGBTQ material from around the world. * Professor Ari Heinrich, Australian National University, Australia *
This book challenges orthodox assumptions about queerness, Chineseness and literature itself by provoking us to think across political borders, scholarly disciplines, sex-gender identities and literary hierarchies. It is a treasure-trove of a collection, definitively illustrating the precious contribution that Chinese-language works and their translations and interpretations make to global queer literature. * Professor Fran Martin, University of Melbourne; author of Backward Glances: Contemporary Chinese Cultures and the Female Homoerotic Imaginary (2010) and Situating Sexualities: Queer Representation in Taiwanese Fiction, Film and Public Culture (2003) *
This volume ushers in a new era of queer literary criticism in the Sinosphere. From Ming-Qing homoerotic literature to current GL (girl love) fanfic, from novels about sexual agency to the intersection of queer and working-class perspectives, to the queering of animality, and much more, these essays lead the way forward to queer futures by opening out to a multitude of trans-formations, of gendered and sexual embodiments. The capaciousness is inspiring; this volume broadens our imaginations of the possible. * 'Professor Lisa Rofel, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, author of Desiring China: Experiments in Neoliberalism, Sexuality, and Public Culture (2007) *
I particularly welcome Queer Literature in the Sinosphere as a collection of scholarly research addressing queer literature as literature, and to this end it is a significant contribution to the open intellectual project of testing where we are in relation to historical and literary categories and genres. * Professor Wu Cuncun, The University of Hong Kong; author of Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China (2004) and and Xi wai zhi xi (Drama beyond the drama) (2017) *
The achievements of Queer Literature in the Sinosphere are considerable, and it is highly recommended reading for anyone—whether undergraduate, graduate, or general reader—interested in queer works from the Sinosphere. It provides valuable insights into the intersection of queerness, culture, and politics across different Sinophone regions, and serves as an important starting point for further exploration. * MCLC *