臺大亞比中心6/15 Sexuality and the Rise of China 新書座談
2023-06-07
【新書座談 Book Launch】 Sexuality and the Rise of China
本中心很榮幸邀請到香港大學社會系江紹祺(Travis Kong)教授前來分享他即將出版的新書Sexuality and the Rise of China。江教授研究關懷主要集中在華人的性/性別、男性氣質、愛滋病的社會影響。這次新書座談將聚焦於香港、臺灣與中國年輕男同志的個人認同、社群與文化流變，以及漢文化圈的性別研究對全球性別研究乃至於學術去殖民化的啟示。
We are honored to invite Professor Travis Kong from HKU Dept. of Sociology to share his upcoming book, "Sexuality and the Rise of China." Professor Kong's research focuses primarily on sexuality / gender among Chinese populations, masculinity, and the social impact of HIV/AIDS. This book discussion will specifically examine the personal identities, communities, and cultural changes among young gay men in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. It will also explore how gender studies within the Sinophone cultural sphere offer insights into global gender studies and even academic decolonization.
Rigistration
https://forms.gle/GJymK7W5myhLiokW8
Title：In Sexuality and the Rise of China
Place：R108 at College of Social Sciences, NTU
Time：12:30-14:00
Speaker：江紹褀 Travis Shiu Ki Kong (Associate Professor, Sociology / the University of Hong Kong)
Review：Sara Friedman (Professor, Gender Studies / Indiana University)
Host：呂青湖 Lake Lui (Associate Professor, Sociology / National Taiwan University)
Abstract：
In Sexuality and the Rise of China (Duke, 2023) Travis S. K. Kong examines the changing meanings of same-sex identities, communities, and cultures for young Chinese gay men in contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. Drawing on ninety life stories, Kong’s transnational queer sociological approach shows the complex interplay between personal biography and the dramatically changing social institutions in these three societies. Tracing the alternately diverging and converging paths of being young, "Chinese," gay, and male, Kong reveals how both Western and emerging inter- and intra- Asian queer cultures shape queer/tongzhi experiences. Most significantly, at this historical juncture characterized by the rise of China, Kong criticizes the globalization of sexuality by emphasizing inter-Asia modeling, referencing, and solidarities and debunks the essentializing myth of Chineseness, thereby decolonizing Western sexual knowledge and demonstrating the differential meanings of Chineseness/queerness across the Sinophone world.
*The book talk will be conducted in English.
本中心很榮幸邀請到香港大學社會系江紹祺(Travis Kong)教授前來分享他即將出版的新書Sexuality and the Rise of China。江教授研究關懷主要集中在華人的性/性別、男性氣質、愛滋病的社會影響。這次新書座談將聚焦於香港、臺灣與中國年輕男同志的個人認同、社群與文化流變，以及漢文化圈的性別研究對全球性別研究乃至於學術去殖民化的啟示。
We are honored to invite Professor Travis Kong from HKU Dept. of Sociology to share his upcoming book, "Sexuality and the Rise of China." Professor Kong's research focuses primarily on sexuality / gender among Chinese populations, masculinity, and the social impact of HIV/AIDS. This book discussion will specifically examine the personal identities, communities, and cultural changes among young gay men in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. It will also explore how gender studies within the Sinophone cultural sphere offer insights into global gender studies and even academic decolonization.
Rigistration
https://forms.gle/GJymK7W5myhLiokW8
Title：In Sexuality and the Rise of China
Place：R108 at College of Social Sciences, NTU
Time：12:30-14:00
Speaker：江紹褀 Travis Shiu Ki Kong (Associate Professor, Sociology / the University of Hong Kong)
Review：Sara Friedman (Professor, Gender Studies / Indiana University)
Host：呂青湖 Lake Lui (Associate Professor, Sociology / National Taiwan University)
Abstract：
In Sexuality and the Rise of China (Duke, 2023) Travis S. K. Kong examines the changing meanings of same-sex identities, communities, and cultures for young Chinese gay men in contemporary Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. Drawing on ninety life stories, Kong’s transnational queer sociological approach shows the complex interplay between personal biography and the dramatically changing social institutions in these three societies. Tracing the alternately diverging and converging paths of being young, "Chinese," gay, and male, Kong reveals how both Western and emerging inter- and intra- Asian queer cultures shape queer/tongzhi experiences. Most significantly, at this historical juncture characterized by the rise of China, Kong criticizes the globalization of sexuality by emphasizing inter-Asia modeling, referencing, and solidarities and debunks the essentializing myth of Chineseness, thereby decolonizing Western sexual knowledge and demonstrating the differential meanings of Chineseness/queerness across the Sinophone world.
*The book talk will be conducted in English.
