DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
   
 
   
   
Dr. Travis Kong Shiu Ki  江紹祺博士  
MA, Ph.D. (Essex, UK)  
   
Contacts  
Office: Room C0917, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus
  
Tel: 3917 2055  
Email: travisk@hkucc.hku.hk  
Area of Expertise

Gender and sexuality studies; Cultural studies; Contemporary social theories; Qualitative research methods

 
A brief biography

I received my Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Essex with a specialization in identity, sexuality and masculinity. I commit myself as a sociologist who critically applies Western theories to Chinese contexts and seeks out dialogues within and across the discipline of sociology in order to build towards a new understanding of Chinese sexuality under global capitalism. I mainly teach sexuality, queer theory, media and cultural studies. My research specializes in Chinese homosexuality and masculinity, prostitution in Hong Kong and China, social impacts of HIV/AIDS, and transnational Chinese sexuality.

My first single-authored book, Chinese Male Homosexualities: Memba, Tongzhi and Golden Boy (Routledge, London and New York, 2011), investigates Chinese gay masculinity, desire, sexuality, intimacy, identity and citizenship in contemporary Chinese societies, and within global culture. Through 90 life stories of Chinese men interviewed in Hong Kong, London and Mainland China (major sites: Guangdong, Shanghai and Beijing) and extensive ethnographic fieldtrips over ten years, this book shows different gay male identities – such as the conspicuously consuming memba in Hong Kong, the urban tongzhi, the ‘money boy’ in China and the feminised ‘golden boy’ in London – emerge in different locations, and are all caught up in the transnational flow of queer cultures which are at once local and global. Forwarded by Prof. Ken Plummer, this book has been reviewed by Prof. Lisa Rofel, Prof. David Eng, Prof. Chris Berry, Prof. Arlene Stein, and others (Description and reviews of the book)

 
Selected Publication

(Forthcoming). “Fading Queer Heterotopia: Hong Kong Older Gay Men’s Queer Use of Spaces” Sexualities.

2012 (Forthcoming). “Reinventing the Self under Socialism: The Case of Migrant Male Sex Workers in China” Critical Asian Studies 44 (3).

2012 (Forthcoming). “Migrants “On the Wing”: The Case of Rural-to-Urban Male Sex Workers (“Money Boys”) in Reform China” Contexts (Spring Issue).

2012 (Forthcoming). “Male Sex Workers in China” in Victor Minichiello and John Scott (eds.) Male Sex Work and Society. New York: Harrington Press.

2012 (Forthcoming).“Chinese Male Bodies: A Transnational Study of Masculinity and Sexuality”. In Bryan Turner (ed.)The Routledge International Handbook of Body Studies. London: Routledge.

2012 (Forthcoming).“Homophobia”.Lancet 2012 MSM Theme Series. (co-authored with Dennis Altman, Peter Aggleton, Vasu Reddy, and Michael Williams).

2012 (Forthcoming).“Relationship Type, Condom Use and HIV/AIDS Risks among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Six Chinese Cities”. AIDS Care. (co-authored with K.J. Laidler and Herbert. Pang)

2011.“Transnational Queer Labour: The “Circuits of Desire” of Money boys in China”. English Language Notes 49 (1): 139-144.

2011.Chinese Male Homosexualities: Memba, Tongzhi and Golden Boy. London: Routledge.

2010.“Outcast Bodies: Money, Sex and Desire of Money Boys in Mainland China”. In Yau Ching (ed.) Bending Lives Negotiating Sexualities in Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong: Hong KongUniversity Press. Pp. 17-35.

2009.“More than a Sex Machine: Accomplishing Masculinity among Chinese Male Sex Workers in the Hong Kong Sex Industry”. Deviant Behavior 30 (Nov): 715-745. (PDF)

2009.“Where is My Brokeback Mountain?” Social Transformations in Chinese Societies (Special Issue: Doing Families in Hong Kong), 4: 135-59.

2008.“Risk Factors Affecting Condom Use among Male Sex Workers Who Serve Men in China: A Qualitative Study”. Sexually Transmitted Infections 84: 444-8. (PDF)

2007.“To Determine Factors in an Initiation of a Same-sex Relationship in Rural China: Using Ethnographic Decision Model”. AIDS Care 19 (7): 850-857. (co-authored with William C.W. Wong) (PDF)

2006. “What It Feels Like for a Whore: The Body Politics of Women Performing Erotic Labour in Hong Kong.” Gender, Work and Organization 13 (5): 409-434. (PDF)

2006. “The HIV-related Risks among Men Having Sex with Men in Rural Yunnan, China: A Qualitative study.” Sexually Transmitted Infections 82: 127-130. (co-authored with W.C.W. Wong, J.B. Zhang, S.C. Wu, and D.C.Y. Ling) (PDF)

2006. “Asian Sexual Cultures.” In G. Ritzer (ed.) Encyclopedia of Sociology. London: Blackwell. Pp. 4213-4218.

2006. “Sexualizing Asian Male Bodies.” In Steven Seidman, Nancy Fischer, and Chet Meeks (eds.) Introducing The New Sexuality Studies. New York: Routledge. Pp. 90-95.

2006. Multiple entries [22] in David Gerstner (ed.) Queer Culture: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Contemporary International Culture. New York and London: Routledge.

2005. “Queering Masculinity in Hong Kong Movies.” In Pang Lai-kwan and Day Wong (eds.) Masculinities and Hong Kong Cinema. Hong Kong: Hong KongUniversity Press. Pp. 57-80.

2005. Rethinking and Recasting Citizenship: Social Exclusion and Marginality in Chinese Societies. Hong Kong: Centre for Social Policy Studies, Department of Applied Social Sciences, the Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity. (co-edited with May Tam, Ku Hu-bin)

2005.The Hidden Voice: The Sexual Politics of Hong Kong Male Sex Workers. Hong Kong: Centre for Social Policy Studies, Department of Applied Social Sciences, the Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity.

2004. “Queer at Your Own Risk: Marginality, Community, and the Body Politics of Hong Kong Gay Men.” Sexualities 7 (1): 5-30. (PDF)

2003.A Research Report on the Working Experiences of Hong Kong’s Female Sex Workers. Hong Kong: Centre for Social Policy Studies, Department of Applied Social Sciences, the Hong KongPolytechnicUniversity and Zi Teng. (co-authored with Zi Teng)

2002. “Queering the Interview.” In Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein (eds.) Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Pp. 239-258. (co-authored with Plummer, K., and Mahoney, D.)

2002. “The Seduction of the Golden Boy: The Body Politics of Hong Kong Gay Men.” Body & Society 8 (1): 29-48.(PDF)

 
Research Grants (as Principal Investigator):

2009-2010. “The Challenges and Negotiation of Urban Citizenship among Rural-to-urban Migrant Male Sex Workers in China.” General Research Fund.

2009-2010. “Gay and Grey: Oral History of Hong Kong Gay Elders.” Small Project Fund, HKU.

2007-2009. “The Modern Passions of the Cut Sleeves: Identity, Exclusion and Health of MSM (Men Having Sex with Other Men) in Mainland China.” SEED Funding Programme for Basic Research, HKU.

2007-2008. “Understanding Drug Use and Its Associated Risk for HIV Infection among MSM in Hong Kong.” Council for the AIDS Trust Fund, HKSAR.
 
University Administration/Services

Member, Board of Academic Awards (2011-2013)

Area of Inquiry (AoI) Leader, Humanities AoI Working Group and the Common Core Curriculum Committee (2012)

Deputy Director (2008-2009), Director (2009-2011), Summer Institute: Asia as the Global Future, Faculty of Social Sciences

Member, Higher Social Sciences Degree Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences (2012-2014)

Member, Strategic Executive Committee, Department of Sociology (2010-)

Departmental Representative on FHDC, Department Research and Postgraduate Committee (2009); Member (2010-)

Department Coordinator, Common Core Curriculum (2009-)

 
 
Professional Services

International Advisory Editorial Board Member, Sexualities (2009-2013)

International Editorial Board Member, Darkmatters (2010-)

Advisory Board Member, Routledge Queer Studies Reader, edited by Donald E. Hall and Annamarie Jagose (London: Routledge, 2012)

Board member (2007-2009), Vice-President (2010-2012), The Hong Kong Sociological Association, Hong Kong

External examiner, HKU SPACE, Hong Kong (2007-)

 
Teaching

CCHU9015 Love and Intimacy in Modern Times
SOCI0081 Sexuality, Culture and Identity
SOCI0082 Media and Cultural Studies Internship
SOCI0083 Media and Cultural Studies Research Project
SOCI0080 Media and Cultures in Modern Societies

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