gender discourse. The three decades before the initiation of reform and opening up in 1978 and the three after have witnessed a clear transition in gender discourse in Chinese society, from state-dominated pan-politic...gender discourse. The three decades before the initiation of reform and opening up in 1978 and the three after have witnessed a clear transition in gender discourse in Chinese society, from state-dominated pan-politicization to a pan-marketization orientation. Marketization has changed the content and form of state discourse and led to an alliance of market discourse with traditional discourse. The changed gender discourse is essentially a discourse of quality, one that is no longer presented as an ideological myth of equality constructed by the state and discounted in practice but as a set of deliberate response strategies which are adopted to make independent choices balancing the three forces of the state, the market and traditional culture in the midst of appeals for modernity and individual freedom.展开更多
This paper provides an auto-ethnographic observation of hashtag feminist activism on Weibo, setting in a context of post-feminism age in China. Two subjects, the Hot Search List and its Public Discussion Forum, were c...This paper provides an auto-ethnographic observation of hashtag feminist activism on Weibo, setting in a context of post-feminism age in China. Two subjects, the Hot Search List and its Public Discussion Forum, were chose to examine the complexity of the current situation of this hashtag activism. An auto-ethnographic methodology was used to interrogate the states quo of Chinese online feminist movement, revealing gender-centric discussions reinforcing stereotypes under the guise of equality. Misogynistic narratives, algorithmic constraints, censorship, and official opposition pose significant barriers to feminist discourse. Nonetheless, the study identifies a potential for hashtag activism within Weibo’s discourse, offering a space for resistance. By acknowledging these challenges, this paper seeks to empower Chinese feminists to challenge dominant narratives and advocate for their rights.展开更多
The feminist movement in current China has always been attracting controversial arguments, especially in contemporary women＇s writing and cultural criticism. The re-awakening of feminist consciousness took place in t...The feminist movement in current China has always been attracting controversial arguments, especially in contemporary women＇s writing and cultural criticism. The re-awakening of feminist consciousness took place in the 1980s and produced many good writers and critics dedicated to the course of women＇s enlightenment. However, after the International women＇s Conference in 1990s, the feminist movement took a theoretical and radical turn under the influence of Western feminist theories and their deconslructivist discourses. The dislocated confrontations between the Chinese female consciousness and the Western post-modern culture, along with the abusive application of Western gender study theories, make most of Chinese critics difficult to adopt a tolerant attitude toward Chinese experience, and tend to be hegemonic towards critics emphasizing reason and rationality. Its cultural politics ignored multiple forms of gender experience, and the conflicts between academic and political. This paper re-evaluates the development of Chinese feminist criticism of post-1980s China. And it proposes the Chinese feminist criticism should first and foremost be based on local experience of Chinese women, and then explores gender problems for Chinese readers.展开更多
文摘gender discourse. The three decades before the initiation of reform and opening up in 1978 and the three after have witnessed a clear transition in gender discourse in Chinese society, from state-dominated pan-politicization to a pan-marketization orientation. Marketization has changed the content and form of state discourse and led to an alliance of market discourse with traditional discourse. The changed gender discourse is essentially a discourse of quality, one that is no longer presented as an ideological myth of equality constructed by the state and discounted in practice but as a set of deliberate response strategies which are adopted to make independent choices balancing the three forces of the state, the market and traditional culture in the midst of appeals for modernity and individual freedom.
文摘This paper provides an auto-ethnographic observation of hashtag feminist activism on Weibo, setting in a context of post-feminism age in China. Two subjects, the Hot Search List and its Public Discussion Forum, were chose to examine the complexity of the current situation of this hashtag activism. An auto-ethnographic methodology was used to interrogate the states quo of Chinese online feminist movement, revealing gender-centric discussions reinforcing stereotypes under the guise of equality. Misogynistic narratives, algorithmic constraints, censorship, and official opposition pose significant barriers to feminist discourse. Nonetheless, the study identifies a potential for hashtag activism within Weibo’s discourse, offering a space for resistance. By acknowledging these challenges, this paper seeks to empower Chinese feminists to challenge dominant narratives and advocate for their rights.
基金Acknowledgements： This paper was sponsored by China National Social Science Foundation ＂Research on the Fundamental Problems of the Contemporary Aesthetics and Criticism Patterns＂ （15ZDB023）, and by China National Social Science Foundation ＂Research on Mieke Bal and her Narrative Poetics＂ （14CWW002）.
文摘The feminist movement in current China has always been attracting controversial arguments, especially in contemporary women＇s writing and cultural criticism. The re-awakening of feminist consciousness took place in the 1980s and produced many good writers and critics dedicated to the course of women＇s enlightenment. However, after the International women＇s Conference in 1990s, the feminist movement took a theoretical and radical turn under the influence of Western feminist theories and their deconslructivist discourses. The dislocated confrontations between the Chinese female consciousness and the Western post-modern culture, along with the abusive application of Western gender study theories, make most of Chinese critics difficult to adopt a tolerant attitude toward Chinese experience, and tend to be hegemonic towards critics emphasizing reason and rationality. Its cultural politics ignored multiple forms of gender experience, and the conflicts between academic and political. This paper re-evaluates the development of Chinese feminist criticism of post-1980s China. And it proposes the Chinese feminist criticism should first and foremost be based on local experience of Chinese women, and then explores gender problems for Chinese readers.
