Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity and Femininity during the Chi... - 9780367617219

Taylor & Francis

Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity and Femininity during the Chinese Cultural RevolutionRevolutionary Opera Films\nAuthor(s): Zhuying Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367617219, 978-0367617219\nSynopsis\nFocusing 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.\n\nUsing feminist methodology and epistemology to locate womens 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 .