Bao Hong Wei

Bao Hongwei ( inglés : /bɑʊ̯ː hʊŋˈweɪ/ ; chino : 包宏偉; pinyin : Bāo Hóngwěi, pronunciado [paʊ xʊŋ.weɪ] , nacido en agosto de 1977) es un académico británico de origen chino que trabaja en la intersección de los estudios asiáticos y los estudios queer , a veces centrándose más específicamente en la intersección de los estudios chinos y los estudios queer. ^{[ 2 ]} Su nombre se imprime y escribe a menudo como Hongwei Bao, siguiendo las convenciones estructurales de un nombre inglés . ^{[ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]} Trabaja en la Universidad de Nottingham , donde es profesor asociado de la Facultad de Artes en Estudios de Medios . ^{[ 3 ]} Ha escrito y coeditado numerosas obras académicas y también escribe poesía. ^{[ 4 ]}

Sus comentarios han sido citados en numerosos artículos de Wikipedia, como «Cultura LGBTQ en Shanghái» , «Shitou (activista)» , «Festival de Cine Queer de Shanghái » y otros. Ha contribuido con su opinión a importantes medios de comunicación como The New York Times , ^{[ 5 ]} The Guardian , ^{[ 6 ] [ 7 ]} The Economist , ^{[ 8 ]} South China Morning Post , ^{[ 9 ]} Times Higher Education , ^{[ 10 ]} y la Australian Broadcasting Corporation , ^{[ 11 ]} entre otros. Es miembro de la Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , así como miembro de Advance HE . ^{[ 2 ]}

Bao was born in the Shaanxi province and grew up in Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China.^[2][12] He attended Xi'an International Studies University from 1996 to 2000, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He then attended Peking University from 2000 to 2002, receiving a second BA in International and Intercultural Communication. He studied at Nanjing University from 2002 to 2003, where he obtained a certificate in American Studies. He later returned to Peking University from 2004 to 2006, where he obtained a certificate in Art History and Theory. Bao then pursued his PhD at the University of Sydney, where he received a doctoral degree in Gender and Cultural Studies. From 2014 to 2017, he studied for and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Nottingham, where he now works.^[3]

Dr. Bao's work has been well-received by critics, many of whom have cited its impact on his fields. Dr. Jiangtao Harry Gu in The Journal of Asian Studies complimented Bao's aptitude for illuminating the complexities of the many different aspects of queer Chinese media and how they relate to one another, calling Queer Media in China an "extraordinary work of cultural translation."^[13] Dr. Jamie J. Zhao, reviewing the same book, complimented Bao's inclusiveness of groups in the margins, specifically queer women, calling it an "important academic source in queer Chinese studies."^[13] Reviewing Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture Under Postsocialism, Ting Guo in Critical Arts highlighted how Bao takes a unique and fresh angle in portraying how queer life and culture in China is positioned within the political sphere.^[14]Feminist Encounters praised the thoroughness of Bao's examination, calling the book a "wonderful and timely contribution to the studies of art, film, media."^[14]

Complimenting Contemporary Chinese Queer Performance, Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin in Chinese Literature and Thought Today pointed out Bao's tight grasp of the relevant theories and his approach in ensuring his work was "thoroughly up-to-date."^[15] Dr. Lisa Rofel at UC Santa Cruz appreciated how groundbreaking Queer Comrades: Gay Identity and Tongzhi Activism in Postsocialist China was, highlighting Bao's unique perspective. Bao's poetry has also been praised, with Dr. Gregory Woods, the author of A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition, calling The Passion of the Rabbit God a "brilliant, liberating debut."^[16] Bao received the 2nd Plaza Prize in Microfiction in 2023 for his work A Postcard from Berlin.^[17]

Bao's co-edited work has also received acclaim. Dr. Chris Berry of King's College London commented that the legacy of the Routledge Handbook of Chinese Gender & Sexuality would be enduring.^[18]The China Quarterly called Contemporary Queer Chinese Art a "major achievement for the study of Queer art in China."^[19] Dr. Ari Heinrich of the Australian National University predicted that Queer Literature in the Sinosphere would "become required reading in classrooms centering LGBTQ material from around the world."^[20] Dr. Tina Steiner of Stellenbosch University claimed that Entanglements and Ambivalences: Africa and China Encounters in Media and Culture was a significant addition to the literature and praised the way in which the co-editors, Bao included, were able to illuminate the complexities of relations between Africa and China.^[21] Kimiko Suda of WagREV called Queer/Tongzhi China: New Perspectives on Research, Activism and Media Cultures a "great overview" of its topic.^[22] Bao's latest work, Queering the Asian Diaspora, is forthcoming.^[23]

El Dr. Bao ha ofrecido perspectivas y comentarios a varios medios de comunicación destacados. Para el New York Times , comentó sobre cómo una persona transgénero podría recibir mayor reconocimiento que algunas personas homosexuales en los medios chinos al adoptar la asimilación, dada la patologización de la transexualidad, tan prevalente en China, y la aceptación en el país de los procedimientos quirúrgicos como tratamiento médico adecuado. ^{[ 5 ]} Para The Guardian , Bao destacó cómo las tensiones entre Occidente y China están vinculadas al auge del nacionalismo chino y habló sobre la dinámica entre las autoridades chinas y la población en general. ^{[ 6 ]} También habló sobre la relación entre las políticas chinas de natalidad y la discriminación hacia las personas LGBTQ+. ^{[ 7 ]}

Bao habló con The Economist sobre las formas en que el lenguaje de la extrema derecha occidental se introduce en la retórica nacionalista china. ^{[ 8 ]} Comentó sobre cómo la retórica nacional china tiende a correlacionar la homosexualidad y la disidencia sexual con el capitalismo y la "decadencia burguesa" para el South China Morning Post . ^{[ 9 ]} Bao habló sobre la prohibición en línea del discurso queer para Times Higher Education y su efecto devastador en las comunidades. ^{[ 10 ]} Habló sobre el silenciamiento más reciente del activismo en China y su impacto en las personas LGBTQ+ para la Australian Broadcasting Corporation . ^{[ 11 ]}