Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific: A conversation with Howard Chiang

Howard Chiang's Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific (Columbia University Press, 2021) articulates a methodology that connects Sinophone Studies with transgender history. Specifically, Chiang argues for the need to 'reorient the way transness and queerness are understood in the field of Asi...

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Published in:Made in China Journal 2022-12, Vol.7 (2), p.201-205
Main Authors: Yam, Shui-yin Sharon, Chiang, Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Centrism
Colonialism
Essentialism
Gender
Genealogy
Geopolitics
Historiography
History
Humanities
Legal status, laws, etc
LGBTQ studies
Mathematics
Nation states
Science
Sex discrimination
Sexual minorities
Social aspects
Structuralism
Transgender people
Transgender persons
Transnationalism
Trends
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Summary:Howard Chiang's Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific (Columbia University Press, 2021) articulates a methodology that connects Sinophone Studies with transgender history. Specifically, Chiang argues for the need to 'reorient the way transness and queerness are understood in the field of Asian studies' (p. xii). Drawing on transnational archival materials and cultural artefacts, he demonstrates the intimate ties between geopolitics, gender mutability, and queer and trans performances across time and national boundaries. In this conversation, he elucidates on the impetus behind this project and its implications.
ISSN:2652-6352
2652-6352
2206-9119
DOI:10.22459/MIC.07.02.2022.24