Since the late nineteenth century, cultural historians have noted that the importance of love
increased during the Medieval and Early Modern European period (a phenomenon that was …

This book presents a groundbreaking exploration of masculinities and homosexualities
amongst Chinese gay men. It provides a sociological account of masculinity, desire …

The proliferation of effeminate male images known as “little fresh meat”(xiao xian rou), or,
more insultingly,“sissy pants”(niangpao) in film, TV, and advertisement has come in for …

In Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China, Geng Song and Derek Hird offer an
account of Chinese masculinities in media discourse and everyday life, covering …

Against the background of the Ürümchi riots (July 2009), this book provides a longitudinal
study of contemporary Uyghur identities and Uyghur-Han relations. Previous studies …

Through a meta-literature review, this paper examines the changing contours of Chinese
sociology of homosexuality in contemporary China. It unfolds the different theoretical …

By inviting two generations of ethnically diverse men to define masculinity, this study makes
visible ways men conform to, negotiate, and resist forces of hegemonic masculinity in the …

This book explores how the traditional ideal of Chinese manhood–the" wen"(cultural
attainment) and" wu"(martial prowess) dyad–has been transformed by the increasing …

In this review, we critically examine existing literature on men and masculinities in Hong
Kong, focusing on Hong Kong Chinese masculinity. We employ a five-stage scoping review …

Why did traditional Chinese literati so often identify themselves with women in their writing?
What can this tell us about how they viewed themselves as men and how they understood …