Liminal Sexualities

Tang Xiuhui embodied the ambiguous sexual status of the Republican Lady. She had a courtesan’s ease in front of the camera, as is apparent in the juxtaposition between her photograph in figure 6.1 and the courtesan portrait in figure 6.2. She also crossed a number of sexually charged lines in her pe...

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Published inRepublican Lens Vol. 30; p. 176
Main Author Judge, Joan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 21.07.2015
Edition1
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Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Applied sciences
Art genres and movements
Art history
Arts
Asian History
Behavioral sciences
Business
Ceremonies
Communications
Communications media
courtesan
Cultural anthropology
Cultural customs
flower world
Human populations
Human societies
Imaging
Industrial sectors
Industry
Marriage
Marriage ceremonies
Men
Persons
Photograph albums
Photography
photography album
Population studies
Portrait photography
Portraits
Print media
Prostitution
regulation
Rituals
Service industries
Sex industry
Sex workers
sexual economy
sexuality
Social institutions
social science
Social sciences
Sociology
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Summary:Tang Xiuhui embodied the ambiguous sexual status of the Republican Lady. She had a courtesan’s ease in front of the camera, as is apparent in the juxtaposition between her photograph in figure 6.1 and the courtesan portrait in figure 6.2. She also crossed a number of sexually charged lines in her personal life. Her marital position straddled that of concubine and wife, and on more than one occasion she physically traversed the border into the courtesan quarters of Beijing. Her lived experience and photographic practices signal the culmination of the tension between good women and fallen women, which had been
ISBN:9780520284364
0520284364
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520284364.003.0006