Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity Femininity During Chinese Cultural - Revolutionary Opera Films

Focusing on the influence of Maoist ideology and masculinist power on the representations of women in revolutionary opera films made during the Cultural Revolution, this book considers the gendered hierarchy between masculinity and femininity in relation to the historic and cultural context in which they were made.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter One: Women, the Revolutionary Opera Films, and the Cultural Revolution; Chapter Two: Smashing of the Four Old Ways: Transformations of Gender Construction from Confucian China to Maoist China; Chapter Three: Masculine Honour, Feminine Shame: The Reconstruction of Gender in the Revolutionary Opera Films; Chapter Four: Patriarchal Power and Ideological Apparatuses: The Image of Female Warriors in the Revolutionary Opera Films; Coda

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Zhuying Li holds a Master’s Degree from Monash University and a Ph.D. in Communication and Media Studies from RMIT University in Australia. Her research areas include gender studies, China studies, and cultural studies.

Zusammenfassung

Focusing on the influence of Maoist ideology and masculinist power on the representations of women in revolutionary opera films made during the Cultural Revolution, this book considers the gendered hierarchy between masculinity and femininity in relation to the historic and cultural context in which they were made.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Zhuying Li, Zhuying (Ph.d in Communication and Media Studi Li, Zhuying (Ph.D in Communication and Media Studies from RMIT University Li
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780367617219
• ISBN: 978-0-367-61721-9
• Seiten: 120
• Serie: Focus on Global Gender and Sexuality
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls