Young Chinese women fans of 'boys' love' : the appeal of homoerotic fictions

The aim of this thesis is to apply feminist perspectives to explore the ‘boys’ love’ (BL) culture in China. I argue that women in China are challenging traditional patriarchy through this new culture. Drawing upon interviews with 30 young Chinese women, I explore the attitudes of an ambitious new ge...

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Main Author: Lu, Ni
Other Authors: Jackson, Stevi ; Johnson, Paul
Published: University of York 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759881