Exploring the works of key women writers within their cultural, artistic and socio-political contexts, this book considers changes in the perception of women in

Women’s tanci, or “plucking rhymes,” are chantefable narratives written by upper-class educated women from seventeenth-century to early twentieth-century

This book investigates sisterhood as a converging thread that wove female subjectivities and intersubjectivities into a larger narrative of Chinese modernity em

In the early twentieth century China’s most famous commercial artists promoted new cultural and civic values through sketches of idealized modern women in jou

This book examines how China’s new generation of avant-garde writers and artists are pushing the boundaries of vernacular culture, creatively appropriating ar