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The book focuses on the queerness of Tsai Ming-liang's films and provides a systematic method for analyzing it.

How does it challenge the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality?

By engaging with characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced, the book challenges the traditional binary division.

The book offers a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work, drawing on extensive interviews with the director.

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Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai’s films.

Publisher	University of Minnesota Press (September 27, 2022)
Language	English
Paperback	234 pages
ISBN-10	1517913187
ISBN-13	978-1517913182
Item Weight	8 ounces (226.8 grams)
Dimensions	5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Print length	234 pages
Publication date	September 27, 2022
Date First Available	2022-8-25 4:46:1

Brilliant approach to the queerness of Tsai Ming liang's films
Expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced
Challenges the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality
Explores queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation
Complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work
Reveals connections between sexuality, space, and cinema

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Question : What is the focus of the book?
Answer : The book focuses on the queerness of Tsai Ming-liang's films and provides a systematic method for analyzing it.
Question : How does it challenge the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality?
Answer : By engaging with characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced, the book challenges the traditional binary division.
Question : What is the main contribution of the book to scholarly work?
Answer : The book offers a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work, drawing on extensive interviews with the director.

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Cruisy, Sleep, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-liang Paperback – September 27, 2022