Liu, X.W. orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-2268 (2023) Queer sensation and non-representational queer reading: a case study of Wu Hao’s All in My Family. Studies in Documentary Film, 17 (3). pp. 240-254. ISSN: 1750-3280
Abstract
This article develops a non-representational queer approach to the analysis of first-person queer documentary. I suggest that a change of the view from investigating queer representations to exploring queer sensation may release the desire and repression that are both hidden and maintained with images of queerness. Queer sensation in this article refers to the existence of a complex relationship between queer and familial kinship, which affectively infiltrates the queer documentary. To chart queer sensation, I propose the notion of non-representational queer reading that foregrounds the approach of charting queer sensation rather than defining it. Non-representational queer reading comprises affect-based non-representational theory and the idea of queer reading. Non-representational queer reading queers the way of analysing queer documentary that follows the idea of mobility and flexibility as the essence of queerness. Utilising Wu Hao’s All in My Family (2019) as an example, I argue that Wu’s documentary sheds light on a complex queer sensation which not only overflows from the film but also pervades within the heterosexual-dominated Chinese society outside the screen.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | Queer documentary; non-representation; sensation; queer reading; Chinese queer kinship |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of East Asian Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2025 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2025 13:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17503280.2023.2169605 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17503280.2023.2169605 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:230759 |
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