The Minor Arts of Daily Life: Popular Culture in Taiwan

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The Minor Arts of Daily Life

Popular Culture in Taiwan

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2004

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Cultural Studies Topics in Cultural Studies Popular Culture

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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part I: Background a history troubled and glorious
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1. Taiwan’s History: An Introduction
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2. Fowl Play: Chicken-Beheading Rituals and Dispute Resolution in Taiwan
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3. Pop in Hell : Representations of Purgatory in Taiwan
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part III: An Emerging Public Sphere: saying now what could not be said before
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4. From Hidden Kingdom to Rainbow Community: The Making of Gay and Lesbian Identity in Taiwan
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5. Taiwan’s Mass-Mediated Crisis Discourse: Pop Politics in an Era of Political TV Call-in Shows
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part IV Economic Life: money and meaning
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6. The Other Woman in Your Home: Social and Racial Discourses on “Foreign Maids” in Taiwan
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7. Hot and Noisy: Taiwan’s Night Market Culture
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8. Disciplined Bodies in Direct Selling: Amway and Alternative Economic Culture in Taiwan
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part V: Entertainment and the Audience: living for the moment and moments for the living
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9. Baseball, History, the Local and the Global in Taiwan
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10. Yang-Sucking She-Demons: Penetration, Fear of Castration, and Other Freudian Angst in Modern Chinese Cinema
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Notes
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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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Glossary of Characters
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References
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Contributors
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Index
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February 12, 2018

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9780824864866

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824864866

eBook ISBN: 9780824864866

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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

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The Minor Arts of Daily Life

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Taiwan’s History: An Introduction

2. Fowl Play: Chicken-Beheading Rituals and Dispute Resolution in Taiwan

3. Pop in Hell : Representations of Purgatory in Taiwan

4. From Hidden Kingdom to Rainbow Community: The Making of Gay and Lesbian Identity in Taiwan

5. Taiwan’s Mass-Mediated Crisis Discourse: Pop Politics in an Era of Political TV Call-in Shows

6. The Other Woman in Your Home: Social and Racial Discourses on “Foreign Maids” in Taiwan

7. Hot and Noisy: Taiwan’s Night Market Culture

8. Disciplined Bodies in Direct Selling: Amway and Alternative Economic Culture in Taiwan

9. Baseball, History, the Local and the Global in Taiwan

10. Yang-Sucking She-Demons: Penetration, Fear of Castration, and Other Freudian Angst in Modern Chinese Cinema

Notes

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Glossary of Characters

References

Contributors

Index

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