Constructing shou-nyus' identity and desire: The politics of translation in Taiwanese Sex and the City

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-249

  Yang, Irene Fang chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(Taiwanese) Sex and the City; class; consumption; gender; globalization; romance; translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954505074     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877910391863     Document Type: Article

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