Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 125 - 173 |
| Number of pages | 49 |
| Journal | 東華漢學 = Dong Hwa Journal of Chinese Studies |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2003 |
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Keywords
- containment
- female body
- femininity
- Kunju opera
- masculinity
- patriarchy
- representation
- transgression
- subversion
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Gender politics in the figuration of woman warriors in Chinese opera : Mulan and Bright Pearl. / 李小良.
In: 東華漢學 = Dong Hwa Journal of Chinese Studies, Vol. 1, 02.2003, p. 125 - 173.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender politics in the figuration of woman warriors in Chinese opera : Mulan and Bright Pearl
AU - 李小良, null
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - The woman warrior is one of the most threatening unconventional female figures to the global patriarchal imagination. Woman warriors, as historically different and culturally specific as they are, share one common behavior; they act in defiance of their assigned gender roles. Many of them transgress the dress code and disguise themselves as men; many are put to death in the end. Through an analysis of the traditional and today's revived and revised representations of woman warriors in Chinese opera, this paper investigates how the body of the woman warrior embodies tension points where a complex negotiation between the empowered and empowering woman and an oppressive but posed-and-masked-as-natural male narrative is subtly played out.
AB - The woman warrior is one of the most threatening unconventional female figures to the global patriarchal imagination. Woman warriors, as historically different and culturally specific as they are, share one common behavior; they act in defiance of their assigned gender roles. Many of them transgress the dress code and disguise themselves as men; many are put to death in the end. Through an analysis of the traditional and today's revived and revised representations of woman warriors in Chinese opera, this paper investigates how the body of the woman warrior embodies tension points where a complex negotiation between the empowered and empowering woman and an oppressive but posed-and-masked-as-natural male narrative is subtly played out.
KW - containment
KW - female body
KW - femininity
KW - Kunju opera
KW - masculinity
KW - patriarchy
KW - representation
KW - transgression
KW - subversion
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 1
SP - 125
EP - 173
JO - 東華漢學 = Dong Hwa Journal of Chinese Studies
JF - 東華漢學 = Dong Hwa Journal of Chinese Studies
SN - 1726-8265
ER -