{"product_id":"undercurrents-9780774814706","title":"Undercurrents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUndercurrents engages the critical rubric of “queer” to examine Hong Kong’s screen, uncovering a queer media culture that has been largely overlooked by critics in the West, and demonstrates the cultural vitality of Hong Kong amidst political transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis lucid and original book is the first dealing with queer cinema and queer culture in Hong Kong. By eschewing the conventional – and foreign – ideas of gay and lesbian identity for a more protean range of possibilities under the rubric of “queer,” Helen Hok-Sze Leung shows that Hong Kong’s screen culture includes a much richer and deeper queer vein than many observers have supposed. -- Chris Berry, co-author of \u003cem\u003eChina on Screen: Cinema and Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is nothing quite like \u003cem\u003eUndercurrents\u003c\/em\u003e currently available in the English language. Its archive – Hong Kong cultural productions including contemporary cinema, architecture, urban space, modern literature, icons from popular culture, and community-driven radio programming – is impressively wide-ranging and diverse. Its theoretical apparatus – bringing together queer theory and postcolonial studies – is equally remarkable. This is a beautifully conceived, crafted, and compelling book. -- David Eng, author of \u003cem\u003eRacial Castration: Managing Masculinity in Asian America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Sex and the Postcolonial City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Between Girls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Trans Formations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 In Queer Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Do It Yourself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilmography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862949888343,"sku":"9780774814706","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774814706.jpg?v=1759919172","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/undercurrents-9780774814706","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}