Publications

Publication details [#59080]

Shiau, Hong-Chi. 2014. The use of celebrity scandals and sensational news for identity negotiations: analyzing gossip among the queers within Taiwanese families. Chinese Journal of Communication 7 (2) : 230–250.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

audience response | family role | gay | gossip | identity negotiation

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This study explains how since the late 1990's Taiwanese celebrity scandals and sensational news operate as a site for gay identity negotiation within families, with interpretive family practices generating protest, adaptation and even delight resources.