{"product_id":"contemporary-queer-chinese-art-9781350333512","title":"Contemporary Queer Chinese Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Queer Chinese Art \u003c\/i\u003eis the first English-language academic book that explores the intersections of queer culture and contemporary Chinese art from the mid-1980s to the present. This book brings together 15 internationally renowned artists, activists, curators and scholars to explore heterogeneous expressions of Chineseness and queerness in contemporary art from China and Chinese diasporas in Asia, Europe and North America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining contemporary visual art, performance and activism, this book offers a rich archive of queer Chinese artistic expressions. It provides valuable insights into the status quo and intersectional struggles of Chinese artists who identify themselves as queer and who have associated their work with queer positionalities and perspectives. By sharing personal experiences, art expressions and critical insights about what it means to be queer and Chinese in a transnational context, the book reveals multiple forms and potentialities of queer politics in the domains of art and activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHongwei Bao\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he also directs the Centre for Contemporary East Asian Cultural Studies. He is also a research associate of the Birmingham School of Art. Bao is the author of \u003ci\u003eQueer Comrades\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQueer China\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQueer Media in China\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiyi Mergenthaler\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Art History at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamie J. Zhao \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor in Media and Cultural Studies in the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865558454546,"sku":"9781350333512","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_debdde15-388d-4dd1-ad13-510cb82dd436.jpg?v=1737679363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/contemporary-queer-chinese-art-9781350333512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}