(En)Gendering Taiwan: The Rise of Taiwanese FeminismYa-chen Chen This book highlights the diversity and richness of non-Mainland China and Taiwan-oriented gender issues from a unique Taiwanese perspective, in contrast to previous studies that have often placed Taiwanese gender issues under the huge umbrella of Mainland Chinese, Communist Chinese, or P.R.C. women’s and gender studies. In a follow-up dialogue to and with Liu’s, Karl’s, and Ko’s The Birth of Chinese Feminism, this book looks at the various metaphorical details of that “birth” and the different dimensions of Mainland Chinese versus Taiwanese feminism and gender issues. Although Chinese-heritage people share similar traditions, different gender problems have occurred in and challenged various local conditions of Chinese-speaking areas. Taiwan’s gender issues have reflected Taiwan’s unique historical, sociocultural, economic, political, (post)colonial, military, and diplomatic backgrounds, in ways unfamiliar to the many people with a Chinese background who are not Taiwanese. This volume gives a historical outline of the people and events that paved the way for the rise of Taiwanese feminism, and includes portraits of famous feminists, gender issues in institutions, and a variety of gender concerns. |
Contents
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Impressions Gathered from the Letters of Two Dutch Missionaries | 12 |
Li Angs Literary Portrait of Xie Xuehongs Pre1949 Feminist Activism in Taiwan | 25 |
The True Picture of Madame Chiang KaiShek | 53 |
The Way Out of Legal Bottlenecks in Sex Appeal | 69 |
The Audiences Perception of Ling Pos Male Impersonation | 85 |
7 Factors Promoting Womens Participation in Taiwans Politics | 95 |
From Womens Studies to Gender Studies 19852015 | 114 |
9 From Women in Taiwans History of Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM to Recent Case Studies of Gender Practice Under the Academic Glass Ceiling | 149 |