Nguyen A View from the Bottom

Asian American Masculinity and Sexual Representation
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8223-7660-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Reihe: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe

Rather than using displays of masculinity to counter portrayals of Asian American men as passive and effeminate, Nguyen Tan Hoang develops a concept of bottomhood that opens up political alliances based on risk, vulnerability, and receptiveness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nguyen, Tan Hoang

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

1. The Rise, and Fall, of a Gay Asian American Porn Star 29

2. Relfections on an Asian Bottom 71

3. The Lover's "Gorgeous Ass" 111

4. The Politics of Starch 151

Conclusion 193

Notes 207

Bibliography 253

Videography 271

Index 275

Über Autor(innen)

Nguyen Tan Hoang is Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College. He is also a videomaker whose works include K.I.P, Forever Bottom!, PIRATED! and look_im_azn. His videos have been screened at the Museum of Modern Art, The Getty Center, and the Centre Pompidou.