film

Through Chinese Women's Eyes

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Producer(s)	Steve Jambeck, EnviroVideo
Director(s)	Mayfair Yang
Release Date	1997
Runtime	52 min
Format(s)	video
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

"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 of the 1950's, news footage of the 1930's, and present day television images 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