Translational and transnational queer fandom in China

The fansubbing of Carol

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7532089
AutoresTing Guo (0000-0001-7537-2464, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, autor de correspondencia), Jonathan Evans (0000-0002-9912-1704, University of Portsmouth)
Año2020
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas515-529
Fecha de publicación2020-05-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFeminist Media Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1468-0777 • E-ISSN: 1471-5902
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14680777.2020.1754630
OpenAlexW2980469611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas28

This article analyzes the Chinese fan translations of the film Carol and relevant paratexts by Jihua subtitling group, one of the most well-known Chinese lesbian fansubbing groups actively and explicitly advocating for LGBTQ rights in China, in order to develop an understanding of transnational and translational queer fandom in China. There are thriving fan translation communities in China that work to translate media products that are not officially imported into the country, including LGBTQ media. The article first puts forward a theory of translational fandom in order to explain the role of translation in fandom, before exploring how Jihua network uses fan translation as part of its queer world making, focusing on its translation of Todd Haynes’s Carol, reviews of the film and the paratextual materials created by Jihua network that position its translation. Rather than solely importing ideas about female homosexuality through the film, we argue that Jihua has strategically used this film to make a cultural intervention in domestic debates

China · Fandom · Lesbian · Media studies · Order (exchange · Political science · Queer · Queer theory · Social science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Thriving · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising