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Bugis Street was famous (or notorious) for being a haunt of transgender prostitution in the early decades of postcolonial Singapore. Since then the site has been a source of touristic obsession and local cultural anxiety. In his 1995 film Bugis Street, director Yonfan brings the short lane back to v...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chan, Kenneth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:New Hong Kong cinema.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Yang, Fan, > 1947- > Criticism and interpretation.
Bugis Street (Motion picture) > History and criticism.
Prostitution in motion pictures.
Transsexuals in motion pictures.
Bugis Street (Singapore) > History.
Singapore > In motion pictures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Bugis Street as historical-political-cultural discourse
  • 1. Bugis Street as pop cultural archive
  • 2. Bugis Street as sexuality on screen
  • 3. Bugis Street as transnational queer cinema
  • 4. Bugis Street as queer space and time
  • Conclusion : Bugis Street as un-community.

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