May I have the next dance? Chinese gay men exploring selves and practices through the tradition of dance in public spaces

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ID15098299
AuthorsPierre Miège (0000-0003-1898-2578, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume20
Issue8
Pages902-914
Publication date2018-08-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2017.1392613
OpenAlexW2767569773
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

This study explores the way in which some Chinese gay men negotiate dance performances in parks and other public spaces in an attempt to invent and experiment with ‘possible selves’. In most circumstances, these same men conceal their sexual orientation for fear of stigma and discrimination, experiencing in the process something of a ‘divided self’. Little attention has been given to understanding the way such individuals negotiate and construct same-sex experiences, especially through the negotiation of specific and restricted social interactions and performances. Based on participant observation with a group of dancers practising in a Chinese public park, this paper analyses how these men explore same-sex relations and lifestyles through the circumscribed performance of collective public dance

Art · Construct (python library · Dance · Negotiation · Sexual orientation · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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