The Cinematic Representation of Asian Homosexuality inThe Wedding Banquet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3659604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ling-Yen Chua (University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 99-112 |
| Publication date | 1999-02-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v36n03_06 |
| PMID | 10197548 |
| OpenAlex | W2067396484 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
Over the last decade, there has been an increasing number of western films which represent both homosexuals and Asian people. However, the homosexuals depicted in these films are often white, and the Asians are almost always heterosexual. In an attempt to account for the scarcity of western films containing Asian homosexuals, this paper aims to examine some of the common cinematic tropes and theoretical discourses used to depict and define both Asians and homosexuals. As one of the few feature-length films containing an Asian homosexual central character, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet will also be discussed
Art · Art history · Banquet · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Representation (politics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |