(en)gendering Taiwan: The Rise Of Taiwanese Feminism
by Ya-chen Chen /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book highlights the diversity and richness of non-Mainland
China and Taiwan-oriented gender issues from a unique Taiwanese
perspective, in contrast to previous studies that have often
placed Taiwanese gender issues under the huge umbrella of
Mainland Chinese, Communist Chinese, or P.R.C. women’s and gender
studies. In a follow-up dialogue to and with Liu’s, Karl’s, and
Ko’s The Birth of Chinese Feminism, this book looks at the
various metaphorical details of that “birth” and the different
dimensions of Mainland Chinese versus Taiwanese feminism and
gender issues. Although Chinese-heritage people share similar
traditions, different gender problems have occurred in and
challenged various local conditions of Chinese-speaking areas.
Taiwan’s gender issues have reflected Taiwan’s unique historical,
sociocultural, economic, political, (post)colonial, military, and
diplomatic backgrounds, in ways unfamiliar to the many people
with a Chinese background who are not Taiwanese. This volume
gives a historical outline of the people and events that paved
the way for the rise of Taiwanese feminism, and includes
portraits of famous feminists, gender issues in institutions, and
a variety of gender concerns.
This book highlights the diversity and richness of non-Mainland
China and Taiwan-oriented gender issues from a unique Taiwanese
perspective, in contrast to previous studies that have often
placed Taiwanese gender issues under the huge umbrella of
Mainland Chinese, Communist Chinese, or P.R.C. women’s and gender
studies. In a follow-up dialogue to and with Liu’s, Karl’s, and
Ko’s The Birth of Chinese Feminism, this book looks at the
various metaphorical details of that “birth” and the different
dimensions of Mainland Chinese versus Taiwanese feminism and
gender issues. Although Chinese-heritage people share similar
traditions, different gender problems have occurred in and
challenged various local conditions of Chinese-speaking areas.
Taiwan’s gender issues have reflected Taiwan’s unique historical,
sociocultural, economic, political, (post)colonial, military, and
diplomatic backgrounds, in ways unfamiliar to the many people
with a Chinese background who are not Taiwanese. This volume
gives a historical outline of the people and events that paved
the way for the rise of Taiwanese feminism, and includes
portraits of famous feminists, gender issues in institutions, and
a variety of gender concerns.
