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Gender Dynamics, Feminist Activism and Social Transformation in China
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Gender Dynamics, Feminist Activism and Social Transformation in China

Gender Dynamics, Feminist Activism and Social Transformation in China

Edited ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng, Helen Lansdowne
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 31 October 2018
eBook Published 2 November 2018
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492099
Pages 292 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429959875
SubjectsArea Studies
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Wu, G. (Ed.), Feng, Y. (Ed.), Lansdowne, H. (Ed.). (2019). Gender Dynamics, Feminist Activism and Social Transformation in China. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492099
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
ByGuoguang Wu, Helen Lansdowne
View abstract
part Part I|54 pages
Chinese feminisms in multiple contexts
chapter 2|17 pages
Funü in the gender legacy of the Mao era and contemporary feminist struggle in China
ByXin Huang
View abstract
chapter 3|18 pages
The cultural politics of women’s China human rights in transnational China
From the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women to now
BySophia Woodman
View abstract
chapter 4|17 pages
Why did liberal feminism lead the way when Western feminisms travelled to China in the 1980s–1990s?
ByFeng Xu
View abstract
part Part II|54 pages
Gender equalities in political economy
chapter 5|18 pages
We planted all these trees decades ago
Elder activism against devaluing women’s labour
ByShuxuan Zhou
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
Claiming land rights for rural women
Analyses based on 180 lawsuits
ByJianmei Guo, Xiaoquan Lv
View abstract
chapter 7|16 pages
Equality and the Chinese pursuit of socialist feminism
ByLanyan Chen
View abstract
part Part III|64 pages
Gender awareness on peripheries
chapter 8|21 pages
How can a radical sexual play work in a “conservative” community?
The adaptation and recreation of The Vagina Monologues in China
ByQianting Ke
View abstract
chapter 9|22 pages
Radical feminist disruption in China
A case of topless for the 2012 anti-domestic law petition
ByDi Wang
View abstract
chapter 10|19 pages
Unmarried mothers in China and their feminist resistance
Demanding legal rights or social understanding?
ByQian Liu
View abstract
part Part IV|61 pages
Chinese feminists in action
chapter 11|28 pages
Women levering the state in a glocal China
From the rise of feminist NGOs to the legislation on anti-domestic violence
ByYuan Feng
View abstract
chapter 12|18 pages
From margin to centre
Feminist mobilizations in digital China
ByJing Xiong
View abstract
chapter 13|13 pages
Engaging boys and girls for fighting gender-based violence
Action research of school-based violence prevention project in China
ByXiying Wang
View abstract
part |27 pages
Conclusion
chapter 14|25 pages
Rebelling against Mao, market, and patriarchy
The gender dynamics of China’s social transformation
ByGuoguang Wu, Yuan Feng
View abstract
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