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Through Chinese Women's Eyes
A film by Mayfair Yang
1997, 52 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Subtitled
Order No. W99567

THROUGH CHINESE WOMEN'S EYES offers an insightful journey into the transformations in the lives of Chinese women over the 20th century. In a fascinating overview, anthropologist/director Mayfair Yang documents the attempts to erase gender differences under Mao, today's changing ideas of femininity, and the crystallization of Chinese feminism at the UN Women's conference in Beijing. As propaganda films and news footage of the 1960's, present day television images, and interview footage from the 1990's mingle in a rich visual history, teachers, karaoke singers, organizers, and others share their lives. This sensitive portrayal of the daily experiences and historical memories of Chinese is essential to an understanding of contemporary feminisms." - Faye Ginsburg, New York University



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    "A visual and conceptual compilation of incredible interest and a fascinating exploration of the contradictions and satisfactions of Chinese feminism."
    Janet Walker
    UC Santa Barbara

    "A remarkable and complex visualization... compelling both as image and scholarship."
    Shirley Lim
    UC Santa Barbara

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