Feminist Imagery in Chinese-Language Films: Gender Discourse in Social Transformation

Jingjing Zhang

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2024.18142

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Feminist Imagery in Chinese-Language Films: Gender Discourse in Social Transformation

Jingjing Zhang *^,1,

¹ University College London

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2024.18142

Abstract

Under the premise of the growing discussion about women's issues in China, this article, based on research on women's images in Chinese films, employs the case study approach to examine three films in the early years of 1950s - The Red Detachment of Women (1960), in 1990s - Ju Dou (1990), and in modern society - You Only Live Once (YOLO) (2024), and literature review based on the development of feminism, film’s function as the platform for promoting gender debate, women’s issues and female images in Chinese films. It intends to provide comprehensive proposals to produce female roles in films, taking into account the current challenges faced by Chinese women. These obstacles include the emergence and development of women's self-awareness and autonomy in response to societal expectations and stereotypes, as well as the dismantling of long-standing prejudice and sexism.

Keywords

Feminism, Stereotype, Film, Chinese female

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Zhang,J. (2024). Feminist Imagery in Chinese-Language Films: Gender Discourse in Social Transformation. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,76,64-71.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

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