Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity and Femininity during the Chinese Cultural Revolution : Revolutionary Opera Films EPUB

by Zhuying (Ph.D in Communication and Media Studies from RMIT University, Australia.) Li

Part of the Focus on Global Gender and Sexuality series

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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. Using feminist methodology and epistemology to locate womenâ€™s social identity, this book explores the sociological connections between the masculinisation of women and masculinist domination in the context of the Cultural Revolution.

Through film analysis, the author examines whether women, rather than 'liberated', were in fact re-gendered and oppressed by masculinist power.

By critically evaluating gender hierarchy during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the book provides hitherto neglected insights into gender within its social and cultural context.

This an interdisciplinary book which should appeal to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including gender studies, Asian studies, China studies, cultural studies and film studies.