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LTEA 110C Queer Chinese Cultures: Print Books

a course guide

Finding Books

1. Start with UC Library Search, the UC San Diego Library catalog.

     Title Search (some examples)

Title Author Note
A Private Life Chen, Ran Check UC Library Search
Our Stories:  Labor Migration in Taiwan Ku Yu-ling Check UC Library Search
Crystal Boys:  A Novel Bai Xianyong  Check UC Library Search
孽子 白先勇 Check UC Library Search
Queer Asian Cinema ed. Andrew Grossman Check UC Library Search
Emerging Lesbian:  Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China Sang, Deborah Tze-Ian Check UC Library Search
东宫西宫 王小波 Check UC Library Search
荒人手记 朱天文 Check UC Library Search 
也是亚当 也是夏娃 严歌苓 Check UC Library Search
桃色嘴唇 崔子恩 Check UC Library Search

 

 

2. If you don't have an author or title, start with a keyword search. When you discover useful resources from a keyword search take a look at the subject headings in the catalog record. Those subject headings are hyperlinked and will take you to related materials.

   Sample subject headings: 

  • Lesbians -- China​
  • Gays -- China
  • Gays -- China -- Social conditions
  • Gays -- China -- Public opinion
  • Homosexuality -- China -- Drama
  • Gay men -- China -- Drama
  • Gay men -- China -- Fiction
  • Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- China -- Beijing
  • Gays -- China -- History
  • Male homosexuality -- China

3.  You can also use Chinese keywords to search in Roger. Some keywords you can search - 酷儿，同志（文学，文化，电影），同性恋 

 

 

  

Pinyin <-> Wade-Gile Convertion Table

http://library.ust.hk/guides/opac/conversion-tables.html

(From Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Select Titles in Roger