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Kramer, Laura (2014)

Homosexuality in Chinese Cinemas: how is homosexuality portrayed in the Chinese-language films Lan Yu and Ci Qing?

Bachelor thesis | Chinastudies (BA)

Homosexuality has been a controversial topic globally for the last decade. Many countries have slowly accepted the emergence of homosexual relationships, some more than others, but in some countries it remains a sensitive subject. For mainland China, it is generally believed that the Chinese government adopts a ‘3-no’ policy – no approval, no disapproval, and no promotion.1 Homosexuality has mainly been developing as an underground phenomena. Homosexuality in Hong Kong on the other hand is much more visible and relatively more accepted than in mainland China. Taiwan has been the most progressive region, developing a visible homosexual subculture and literary movement. In this thesis I look at the historical development and the cinematic development of homosexuality in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and specifically at the portrayal of homosexuality in two Chinese-language films, Stanley Kwan's Lan Yu and Zero Chou's Ci Qing.

China

Homosexuality

Film

Movies

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Lan Yu

Ci Qing

Author

Kramer, Laura

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Keijser, A.S.

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en