Is Global Governance Bad for East Asian Queers?

The rise of transnational systems and networks of governance and norms since the 1990s and the emergence of the so-called “global civil society” hold out promises of equity for LGBT advocates and marginal groups in East Asia as pride marches, lesbian and gay cultural events, and booming queer Internet communities corroborate the impression that queer Asia may be much more than a concept. Yet, there is a growing retrenchment in the same region as various states take up measures quite inhospitable to queer existence. Christian NGOs in particular are quite aggressively raising social discontent and mobilizing opposition against the growing visibility of gay lifestyles and the equity demands launched by queer activism. The present essay analyzes this new ‘“reign of civility’” and its construction of “child protection” as a universal imperative; it also demonstrates how developments in juridification are suturing up global governance, East Asia’s liberal states, and conservative NGOs into a new power bloc that fosters anti-queer and anti-sex climates in the region. ・ No prior Registration necessary. ・ Lecture will be in English with no translation ・ Contact: Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture office at diricc@sophia.ac. jp or by phone 03-3238-4082. Josephine Chuen-juei Ho Professor, Department of English National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan 320 Website: http://sex.ncu. edu.tw Academic Credentials 1992 Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, Dept. of English 1981 Doctor of Education, University of Georgia, Dept. of Language Education 1975 Master of Science, University of Pennsylvania, School of Education 1972 Bachelor of Arts, National Chengchi University, Dept. of Western Languages and Literature Professional Experience 2006-2009 Kwan Fong CRD Research Associate in Cultural Education and Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong 2005-2007 President, Cultural Studies Association, Taiwan 2004-present Chair, English Department, National Central University 2003-present Coordinator, UST Cross-Campus Postgraduate Program in Cultural Studies 2003 Visiting Professor, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan 2001-present Professor, National Central University, Dept. of English 1995-present Founder and Coordinator, Center for the Study of Sexualities, National Central University 1988-2001 Associate Professor, National Central University, Dept. of English Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Dept. of English Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Dept. of English Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Dept. of Language Education Director of Language Lab, Providence University Honors and Awards 2006-2009 Distinguished Professor, National Central University Nominee, 1000 Women for Nobel Peace Prize 2004 Outstanding Research Award, National Central University Woman Who Changed Taiwan, Awarded by United Evening News 1994 Woman of the Year, Awarded by Independence Evening News Publications Books 2007 Gender/Sexuality Troubles: Rethinking Taiwanese Gender Politics. (In Japanese) 2006 (Ed.) The Zoophilia Webpage Incident. Chungli: Center for the Study of Sexualities, NCU. (in Chinese) 2005 Introduction to Politics of Sexuality: Lectures on Sex Rights Movement in Taiwan. Collaborative work with Naifei Ding and Yin-Bin Ning. Chungli: Center for the Study of Sexualities, NCU. (in Chinese) Reissued in simplified Chinese as Recent Trends in Taiwan Sex Rights Movements, Beijing: JiouZhou Books, China, 2006. 2003 (Ed.) Trans-gender. Center for the Study of Sexualities, National Central University. (in Chinese) More about the speaker: http://sex.ncu. edu.tw/members/ho/english/jo_english. htm