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Conditional Spaces

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Dense living conditions in Hong Kong do not provide much privacy for lesbians and other sexual minorities living with their families. As a result, lesbians often locate alternative spaces to develo...
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Price: £20.00
Pages: 194
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Series: Queer Asia
Publication Date: 02 September 2011
Trim Size: 8.90 X 5.90 in
ISBN: 9789888083022
Format: Paperback
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"Conditional Spaces draws an inspired connection between urban spaces and lesbian subjectivity in contemporary Hong Kong. Theoretically engaged, sharply observant, and profoundly personal, this study presents a lively account of how women with lesbian des

"Hong Kong is a queer space in a queer time. In this ground-breaking study, Tang explores how the impossibly dense spaces of neoliberal Hong Kong enable and curtail the emergence of lesbian life. Theoretically astute and ethnographically rich, this book b

"Conditional Spaces contributes to the growing body of literature on queer globalization, while revealing what is unique about same-sex cultures emerging under China's gaze. An invaluable guide to understanding how Hong Kong lesbians create spaces of resi
Denise Tse-Shang Tang is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Hong Kong.