“The World of Grand Union”
“The World of Grand Union”
Engendering Trans/nationalism via Boys’ Love in Chinese Online Hetalia Fandom
Hetalia: Axis Powers (2006–) is one of the most popular Japanese comic and anime series in China in recent years. Through a critical analysis of diverse fan discourses and two canonical fanzines, this chapter examines the intersections between gender politics and geopolitics, nationalism and transnationalism, and localization and globalization in online Chinese Hetalia fandom. The Hetalia boom in China shows that BL not only can function as a tool to reshape configurations of gender and sexuality, it can also be employed by young women and others as a vehicle for political expression.
Keywords: Boys’ Love, Fanzine, Hetalia, Nationalism, Online Chinese Fandom, Transnationalism
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