Abstract:In this article, through a critical reading of the published diaries written by gay 'patients' who received aversion therapy in south China in the 1990s, I examine how the transformation of subjectivities from gay to straight was made possible by such 'selftechnologizing' practices as writing and communication. I also consider the centrality of the body and affect in the process of subject (trans)formation, and ask how a new, coherent and authentic 'self' was fabricated through bodily and affective experiences… Show more
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