Boys' love in the Chinese platformization of cultural production.
Boys' Love (BL), a subculture centered around same-sex male romances and eroticism, has become increasingly integrated into mainstream commercial culture in China. However, the genre explores homosexuality and pornography, which are considered taboos in China. BL has thus become situated at the inte...
| Publicado en: | Transformative Works & Cultures Vol. 42; pp. 1 - 2 |
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Organization for Transformative Works - Karen Hellekson
2024
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