Intimacy As a Lens on Work and Migration: Experiences of Ethnic Performers in Southwest China - Couverture rigide

Mao, Jingyu

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 152922585X ISBN 13 : 9781529225853

Editeur : Bristol University Press, 2024

Synopsis

This book explores the experiences of ethnic performers in a small Chinese city, aiming to better understand their work and migration journeys. Their unique position as service workers who have migrated within the same province provides valuable insights into the intersection of social inequalities related to the rural-urban divide, ethnicity and gender in contemporary China. Introducing the concept of 'intimacy as a lens', the author examines intimate negotiations involving emotions, sense of self and relationships as a way of understanding wider social inequalities.

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, the book reveals the bordering mechanisms encountered by performers in their work as they navigate between rural and urban environments, as well as between ethnic minority and Han identities. Emphasising the intimate and personal nature of these encounters, the book argues that they can help inform understanding of broader social issues.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jingyu Mao is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bristol University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 152922585X
• ISBN 13: 9781529225853
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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