Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)

A Room of One’s Own in Suzhou: Analyzing the Dissemination of Woolf’s Feminism in China

Authors
Yaxin Liu1, *
1CMII University College London, London, UK WC1E 6BT
*Corresponding author. E-mail: liuleahmail@163.com
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Yaxin Liu
Available Online 28 January 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220110.137How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Feminism; Gender relations; Modern China; Virginia Woolf; Xu Zhimo
Abstract

How do the Chinese promoters of the women’s liberation movement in modern China identify females in the face of the discourse of other feminist scholars? Do they completely accept or make a clever transition? As the first person to spread Woolf’s feminist ideas, Xu Zhimo recognizes the important role that women play in cultural production, but subtly avoids Woolf’s idea of female financial independence and gender equality. He ignores the fact that women’s “other” status and male-dominated discourse aggravate the plight of women. Behind it lies the problem of class limitation and unequal relationship between gender power. This article is based on Virginia Woolf’s A room of one’s own and Xu Zhimo’s About women as comparative texts, analyzing the gender relations embodied in the absorption and transition of modern China. It provides a particular view for exploring the development of female consciousness in Modern China.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 January 2022
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978-94-6239-523-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220110.137How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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