Queer Women in Urban China: An Ethnography

Based in ethnographies of the everyday and intimate lives of a diverse population of same-sex desiring women (lala) in Beijing, this book explores how ideas and practices regarding gender, sexuality, family, and nation are constructed, and investigates new meanings of identity and modes of belonging in urban mainland China.

Author: Elisabeth L. Engebretsen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/07/2015
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781138929623

About the Author

Elisabeth L. Engebretsen is a Research Fellow (Asian Cities Cluster) at the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden, the Netherlands.