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25 mar 2020 · Early Chinese cinema showed that they weren’t afraid to challenge and acknowledge the issues of women – albeit through a view still entrenched in tradition much like the rest of society. Portrayals of women would evolve with China seeing massive societal changes by the 1930s.
16 kwi 2019 · The untold stories of Japan and China’s extraordinary female filmmakers are finally coming to light. Harriet Constable finds out how – and why now.
10 mar 2022 · They linked motherhood with an inherently peaceable nature, creating a sympathetic image of Chinese women as non-violent and unwilling spectators to the suffering of others.
Written in a lively and accessible style with illustrations throughout, this book sheds new light on the relationship between gender and militarisation and the ways that women have been exploited to glamorise war both historically in the past and in China today.
11 maj 2012 · Mulan is the earliest legendary women warrior in Chinese culture and was recently verified by various scholars as real women living during the Han Dynasty (Li, 1994). The courageous peasant girl disguised herself as a man and took her ailing father's place in the emperor's army.
31 sty 2022 · To celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, we have compiled a list of 6 Chinese women photographers you should know. From pioneering photographers who overcame sexist barriers to contemporary visual artists who push on the boundaries to reclaim the gaze.
Foregrounding Chinese women’s complex negotiations with global and local politics, cinematic representation, and issues related to gender and sexuality, the anthology aims to reassess and revise theoretical, political, and academic frameworks for transnational feminist research on women and cinema.
