Unraveling ‘Sisterhood’ among Gay Men: An Ethnographic Study of a Queer Community’s Feminine Language Use in Suzhou
Name
Eyer Ding
Major
Cultures and Movements / Sociology
Class
2023
About
Zhiye Ding is a senior majoring in Cultures and Movements with the track of sociology at Duke Kunshan University.
Signature Work Project Overview
This research paper, in the field of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, analyzes the “sisterhood” exemplified by the usage of gender-inverted (feminine) appellations among Chinese gay men in a local queer community in Suzhou.