CLD Café: Translating “Tongzhi” – Language and Identity in Contemporary Chinese Gay Fiction

This webinar examines the challenges of translating terms related to “tongzhi” (gay) fiction in contemporary Sinophone literature. Drawing on the presenter’s experience translating three book-length works, the session focuses on the defining characteristics of “gay” fiction—whether determined by content, authorship, or readership—and how specific translation choices shape the work’s reception in English-language contexts.