Abstract
Centering on the conceptualization of "subjectivity," ths article first traces the post-structural theories' impact on as well as their compex relationshp with Western feminsm. It then expores the development of the theorization of " womens subjectivity" n academic research on Chnese women and gender dscourses in socialist Chna from the 1980s. By examinng the appication of three influential theorists, Lous Althuser, Michel Foucault, and Judth Butler, n the Chnese context, ths article ntends to show the compex genealogy of "appropriating" post-structural theories for dfferent agendas of contemporary Chnese feminst criticism. Some scholars ntegrated post-structural deas nto iberal-humanst dscourses; some employed post-structuralist feminism to de-essentialize and hstoricize the analysis of "subjectivity" and "agency" of socialist Chnese women; some questioned the effectiveness of post-structural theories n studying the Chnese socialist culture from the perspective of hstorical materialism. Different research paradgms of theorizing " female subjectivity" have proven to be influenced and nformed by the changing deologies and social dscourses in Chna since the 1980s.
| Translated title of the contribution | Post-structural theories and Chinese feminist criticism:On the theorization of Women's "subjectivity" n the cultural studies of socialist China |
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| Original language | Chinese (Simplified) |
| Pages (from-to) | 177-188 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- "Subjectivity"
- Feminst criticism
- Post-structural theories
