Mao Intimacy as a Lens on Work and Migration

Experiences of Ethnic Performers in Southwest China
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2586-0
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, ebook ePub (individual), Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Global Migration and Social Change

This book explores the experiences of ethnic performers in a small Chinese city, aiming to better understand their work and migration journeys. Their unique position as service workers who have migrated within the same province provides valuable insights into the intersection of social inequalities related to the rural-urban divide, ethnicity and gender in contemporary China. Introducing the concept of ‘intimacy as a lens’, the author examines intimate negotiations involving emotions, sense of self and relationships as a way of understanding wider social inequalities.

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, the book reveals the bordering mechanisms encountered by performers in their work as they navigate between rural and urban environments, as well as between ethnic minority and Han identities. Emphasising the intimate and personal nature of these encounters, the book argues that they can help inform understanding of broader social issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mao, Jingyu

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Ethnic Performance Work

3. Intimate Negotiation Along the Rural-Urban Borders

4. Encountering Ethnicity

5. Gendering the Border Struggles

6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Mao, Jingyu
Jingyu Mao is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh.