Rozdzial z: The Quandaries and Foreign Development, ed. D. Mierzejewski, “Contemporary Asian Stud... more Rozdzial z: The Quandaries and Foreign Development, ed. D. Mierzejewski, “Contemporary Asian Studies Series”
own understandings of feminism, often by mixing different theoretical and empirical trajectories ... more own understandings of feminism, often by mixing different theoretical and empirical trajectories of knowledge. The effort of delineating a clear, linear and progressive narrative of feminism in China is commendable; what such a history may omit or conceal is also an important question to ask: how does an 'alternative travelling theory' travel? Considering that transnational feminism is a keyword for the book, the author's definition of transnational feminism could have been more clearly articulated. 'Transnational feminism', in the book, is seen, on the one hand, as the global dominance of a Euro-American centric feminism, what some scholars call 'global feminism', pushed by the United Nations and various international foundations through political and economic means in order to 'liberalise' the global south as part of the neoliberal hegemony. On the other, it is seen as a diverse range of informal and grassroots exchange of ideas, people and movements across borders, represented by the Chinese Society of Women's Studies, a transnational feminist organisation which was sympathetic to the development of feminist theories that speak to the Chinese context and which gradually adopted a participatory and dialogic approach to feminist knowledge production. The two forms of transnationalism need to be distinguished in order to account for the theoretical complexities of transnational feminism. Overall, this is a fascinating piece of work that combines historical and theoretical scholarship, and interrogates fundamental questions about transnational feminism and Chinese feminism. Written in clear language and employing a lucid style, this book will become an indispensable reference for anyone interested in feminism, China and translation.
This article deals with women and corruption in China. The aim is to bring gender in and to make ... more This article deals with women and corruption in China. The aim is to bring gender in and to make good the lack of focus on gender in studies of corruption in China. The article outlines different forms of female involvement in corruption, introduces various theories of corruption, and elaborates on the relevance of these theories in explaining and understanding the role of gender in the case of corruption in China. The article also proposes a theory of chaotic capital/resource acquisition as a supplement and discusses the potential of this theory in accounting for the role of women in corruption, whether as government officials or as the mistresses and wives (family members) of corrupt male officials.
Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 2007
This paper discusses the recent encounters of ‘feminism’ as a travelling concept in mainland Chin... more This paper discusses the recent encounters of ‘feminism’ as a travelling concept in mainland China. Against the backdrop of its century-long women's movement and the more recent establishment of women's studies since the 1980s, questions relating to the meanings of feminism are analysed through the problematic of translation. The different Chinese words deployed have ranged all the way from an earlier more directly political emphasis on women's rights and equality (nuquan zhuyi) to highlighting women's difference or femininity (nuxing zhuyi). In the immediate years following the Beijing Conference of 1995, major debates focused on whether the term ‘feminism’ was meaningful for Chinese women to begin with, but these then shifted from the question of whether it ought to be used at all, to how it should be translated. Three different kinds of translators have been critical during the 1980s and 1990s in shaping the dialogue on feminism – the official state-supported women's organization, the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), with its headquarters in Beijing; Chinese women's studies scholars and activists living in mainland China; and the Chinese Society for Women's Studies (CSWS), based in the United States, whose email discussions have included diverse opinions and viewpoints from other parts of the world.
... In the same year, a friend of a friend brought back to China Betty Friedan's The Fem... more ... In the same year, a friend of a friend brought back to China Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique from the UK (Interview, Min/Li, 3/3/1999). ... According to Li Xiaojiang, this book 'enlightened us, the 'enlighteners' (Interview, Min/Li, 3/3/1999). ...
Rozdzial z: The Quandaries and Foreign Development, ed. D. Mierzejewski, “Contemporary Asian Stud... more Rozdzial z: The Quandaries and Foreign Development, ed. D. Mierzejewski, “Contemporary Asian Studies Series”
own understandings of feminism, often by mixing different theoretical and empirical trajectories ... more own understandings of feminism, often by mixing different theoretical and empirical trajectories of knowledge. The effort of delineating a clear, linear and progressive narrative of feminism in China is commendable; what such a history may omit or conceal is also an important question to ask: how does an 'alternative travelling theory' travel? Considering that transnational feminism is a keyword for the book, the author's definition of transnational feminism could have been more clearly articulated. 'Transnational feminism', in the book, is seen, on the one hand, as the global dominance of a Euro-American centric feminism, what some scholars call 'global feminism', pushed by the United Nations and various international foundations through political and economic means in order to 'liberalise' the global south as part of the neoliberal hegemony. On the other, it is seen as a diverse range of informal and grassroots exchange of ideas, people and movements across borders, represented by the Chinese Society of Women's Studies, a transnational feminist organisation which was sympathetic to the development of feminist theories that speak to the Chinese context and which gradually adopted a participatory and dialogic approach to feminist knowledge production. The two forms of transnationalism need to be distinguished in order to account for the theoretical complexities of transnational feminism. Overall, this is a fascinating piece of work that combines historical and theoretical scholarship, and interrogates fundamental questions about transnational feminism and Chinese feminism. Written in clear language and employing a lucid style, this book will become an indispensable reference for anyone interested in feminism, China and translation.
This article deals with women and corruption in China. The aim is to bring gender in and to make ... more This article deals with women and corruption in China. The aim is to bring gender in and to make good the lack of focus on gender in studies of corruption in China. The article outlines different forms of female involvement in corruption, introduces various theories of corruption, and elaborates on the relevance of these theories in explaining and understanding the role of gender in the case of corruption in China. The article also proposes a theory of chaotic capital/resource acquisition as a supplement and discusses the potential of this theory in accounting for the role of women in corruption, whether as government officials or as the mistresses and wives (family members) of corrupt male officials.
Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 2007
This paper discusses the recent encounters of ‘feminism’ as a travelling concept in mainland Chin... more This paper discusses the recent encounters of ‘feminism’ as a travelling concept in mainland China. Against the backdrop of its century-long women's movement and the more recent establishment of women's studies since the 1980s, questions relating to the meanings of feminism are analysed through the problematic of translation. The different Chinese words deployed have ranged all the way from an earlier more directly political emphasis on women's rights and equality (nuquan zhuyi) to highlighting women's difference or femininity (nuxing zhuyi). In the immediate years following the Beijing Conference of 1995, major debates focused on whether the term ‘feminism’ was meaningful for Chinese women to begin with, but these then shifted from the question of whether it ought to be used at all, to how it should be translated. Three different kinds of translators have been critical during the 1980s and 1990s in shaping the dialogue on feminism – the official state-supported women's organization, the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), with its headquarters in Beijing; Chinese women's studies scholars and activists living in mainland China; and the Chinese Society for Women's Studies (CSWS), based in the United States, whose email discussions have included diverse opinions and viewpoints from other parts of the world.
... In the same year, a friend of a friend brought back to China Betty Friedan's The Fem... more ... In the same year, a friend of a friend brought back to China Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique from the UK (Interview, Min/Li, 3/3/1999). ... According to Li Xiaojiang, this book 'enlightened us, the 'enlighteners' (Interview, Min/Li, 3/3/1999). ...
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