Spring 2025 East Asian GU4134 section 001

Sex, Power, Performance: Gender in Chine

Gender/Chinese Literature

Call Number 17215
Day & Time
Location
W 2:10pm-4:00pm
To be announced
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Allison E Bernard
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Moving beyond stereotypes of victimized Asian womanhood and the dominance of Confucian patriarchy, we draw on Chinese literary/historical texts to examine sites of agency and power. Interrogating a range of gendered identities, roles, and expressions—from classical romantic heroines (ex.Peony Pavilion’s Du Liniang) and dynamic women writers (ex.the poet Li Qingzhao) to sexy fox spirits, cross-dressed warriors (Mulan), and queer love affairs (Li Yu’s Women in Love)—we probe relationships among social roles, sexualized bodies, and the performance of gender.

Web Site Vergil
Department East Asian Languages and Cultures
Enrollment 15 students (15 max) as of 11:06AM Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Status Full
Subject East Asian
Number GU4134
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20251EAAS4134W001