| ID | 184579 |
| Title Proper | From Zhiqing to “Mothers of Tongzhi Children |
| Other Title Information | Linkages between the Socialist Past, Reflective Present, and LGBT Future in China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hong, Tao |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper mobilises interactionist sociology to explore the biographies and moral careers of two former zhiqing who emerged, circa 2007, as well-known mother figures in a dynamic tongzhi blogosphere. Their encounter with young tongzhi inaugurated parental advocacy for their sexually nonconforming children in China. By anchoring tongzhi activism in contemporary Chinese history and reconstructing two parallel processes of activist-becoming, this paper seeks to better understand how political agency emerged in an authoritarian setting while making a case for studying activism as historicised meaning-making activities. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Perspectives , No.1; 2022: p.21-32 |
| Journal Source | China Perspectives 2022-03 |
| Key Words | Autonomy ; Agency ; Activism ; Blogging ; Generation ; Love ; Homosexuality ; Zhiqing ; Self ; Motherhood |