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 women'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.
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