Reciprocating Desires: The Pursuit of Desirable East Asian Femininity in China’s Commercial Sex Industry

Volume: 41, Issue: 8, Pages: 917 - 935
Published: Mar 19, 2019
Abstract
This article examines how socioeconomic conditions impact heteronormative sexual desires between high-tier sex workers and their non-Chinese clients in urban South China. Drawing from Hoang’s interpretation of ‘dealing in desires’, Rofel’s ‘Desiring China’, and cultural capital, the article considers how desire circulates in high-end bars and its impact on how workers and clients negotiate their relationships. I move beyond Hoang’s and Rofel’s...
Paper Details
Title
Reciprocating Desires: The Pursuit of Desirable East Asian Femininity in China’s Commercial Sex Industry
Published Date
Mar 19, 2019
Volume
41
Issue
8
Pages
917 - 935
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