Queer Bangkok

Queer Bangkok
Author :
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789888083046
ISBN-13 : 988808304X
Rating : 4/5 (04X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Queer Bangkok by : Peter A. Jackson

Download or read book Queer Bangkok written by Peter A. Jackson and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thai capital Bangkok is the unrivalled centre of the country's gay, lesbian and transgender communities. These communities are among the largest in Southeast Asia, and indeed in the world, and have a diversity, social presence and historical depth that set them apart from the queer cultures of many neighbouring societies. The first years of the 21st Century have marked a significant transition moment for all of Thailand's LGBT cultures, with a multidimensional expansion in the geographical extent, media presence, economic importance, political impact, social standing, and cultural relevance of Thai queer communities. This book analyzes the roles of the market and media - especially cinema and the Internet - in these transformations, and considers the ambiguous consequences that the growing commodification and mediatisation of queer lives have had for LGBT rights in Thailand. A key finding is that in the early 21st Century processes of global queering are leading to a growing Asianisation of Bangkok's queer cultures. This book traces Bangkok's emergence as a central focus of an expanding regional network linking gay, lesbian and transgender communities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines and other rapidly developing East and Southeast Asian societies. Peter A. Jacksonis associate professor in the School of Culture, History and Language at Australian National University. "The myriad faces of Thai gender/sexuality culture have been an attraction for both pleasure-seekers and researchers/scholars/activists. Exploring the rapidly changing LGBT cultures and Thai queer identities, the essays collected here provide insightful analyses of historical continuities as well as developing variations within the highly complex erotic/economic texture of Thai society. A must-read for anyone in the booming field of gender/sexuality studies." -Josephine Ho, Chair Professor, Center for the Study of Sexualities, National Central University, Taiwan


Queer Bangkok Related Books

Queer Bangkok
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Peter A. Jackson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Thai capital Bangkok is the unrivalled centre of the country's gay, lesbian and transgender communities. These communities are among the largest in Southeas
First Queer Voices from Thailand
Language: en
Pages: 303
Authors: Peter A. Jackson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a fully revised and substantially expanded edition of Peter Jackson’s highly regarded pioneering study of an Asian gay culture, Male Homosexuality in
Imagining Gay Paradise
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Gary Atkins
Categories: Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This look at gay paradises in Southeast Asia and the men who created them considers the obstacles gay men have faced in securing a voice as citizens, and how th
Belonging
Language: en
Pages: 156
Authors: Steve McCurry
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-06-15 - Publisher: The New Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A stunning collection of photographs of the LGBTQ community in Thailand, from one of the world’s most renowned photographers Steve McCurry is the artist behin
Male Homosexuality in 21st-Century Thailand
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Jan W. de Lind van Wijngaarden
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-02-15 - Publisher: Anthem Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book explores the experiences, meanings and identities of young same-sex attracted men in rural Thailand. It is based on a study of 25 young rural Thai men