Chinese Women: Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Author: Li Xiaojiang et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Li Xiaojiang is a major founder and leading figure in contemporary Chinese women's studies and gender research. Her pioneering research has consistently garnered attention from the international academic community and has become an integral part of contemporary China studies. This book is compiled based on dialogues and discussions between Li Xiaojiang and overseas scholars, placing gender within a broad perspective and an open narrative structure. It draws a series of cutting-edge academic topics from women, showcasing a unique landscape of cross-cultural anthropological research through the interpretation and collision of different cultural contexts. This book is compiled based on dialogues between Li Xiaojiang, a major founder of contemporary Chinese women's studies and gender research, and overseas scholars. The author adheres to a local and folk-oriented approach, inheriting and innovating Chinese traditional culture, forging a distinct path different from Western feminism. Thus, in her "cross-cultural" dialogues with scholars from dozens of countries in Asia, America, and Europe, she not only fulfills the desire of people from different cultural and social backgrounds to gain an in-depth understanding of China through the "window of women" but also meets the practical need for Chinese scholars to use the topic of women to further integrate and understand "China" in the external world. Within an open perspective and narrative structure, it presents a unique landscape of cross-cultural human society research.
Table of Contents
00 Preface
Asia – Japan:
01 "Ideology" and Gender (March 9, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Ueno Chizuko (Department of Sociology, Tokyo University, Japan)
02 Where is "Human" in History? (March 9, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Ueno Chizuko (Tokyo University, Japan)
03 Women's History Research and Social Participation (March 8, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Kono Kazuko (Department of History, Kyoto University, Japan)
04 "War Research for Peace" (March 6, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Kaga Mikiko (IMPACTION Magazine, Japan)
05 The Problem of Positioning in War Research (March 6, 2004) — Gender Institute, Chuo University, Japan
06 Some Insights from Oral History of Women (February 20, 2004) — Japan (Tokyo) Chinese Women's History Research Association
07 Socialism and Feminism (September 26, 1999) — Dialogue Partners: Tanaka Sachiko, Akayama Youko (Soochow University, Japan)
08 Feminism and Religious Beliefs (July 31, 1994) — Dialogue Partner: Kaji Toshio (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Korea:
09 "Modernity" and Gender Issues (January 8, 2005) — Dialogue Partner: Kwon Hee-young (Academy of Korean Research)
10 Class, Gender, and the Nation-State (March 31, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Baek Won-dam (China Studies, Seoul Metropolitan Cathedral University, Korea)
11 Northeast Asian Studies and Gender Systems (March 29, 2004) — East Asian Department, Seoul Metropolitan Cathedral University, Korea
12 An Interview on "Localization" (January 12, 2003) — Dialogue Partner: Kim Mi-ran (Yonggwang University, Korea)
13 Social Systems and Group Organizations (December 29, 2000) — Dialogue Partner: Jang Young-suk (21st Century News, Korea)
India:
14 Globalization: Gender and Development (September 24, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Mary John (Nehru University, India)
15 Cross-Cultural Dialogue on "Women/Gender" (September 19, 2004) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Mary John (Nehru University, India)
Hong Kong and Taiwan:
16 Care for "Migrant Women" and Labor Movements (April 2001) — Dialogue Partner: Soo Li-hwa (Hong Kong "Women's Health Express")
Americas – USA:
17 Rights Protection and Feminism (March 12, 2005) — Dialogue Partner: Jonathan Ansfield (Ansjo, Newsweek, USA)
18 Positions and Methods in Cross-Cultural Studies (January 29, 2001) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Shu-Mei Shih (Shih Shu-mei, Department of History, University of California, USA)
19 An Interview on "Family Planning" (November 21, 1999) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Susan Greenhalgh (Department of Anthropology, University of California, USA)
20 The "Localization" of Women's Studies (June 21, 1998) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Peggy McIntosh (Wellesley College, USA)
21 Women's Enlightenment and Political Costs (May 29, 1998) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Chris Gilmartin (Gilmartin, Northeastern University, Department of History, USA)
22 Internationalism and Feminism (October 27, 1996) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Mary Ann Burris (Burris, Ford Foundation, USA)
23 Marxist Feminism (July 18, 1995) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Temma Kaplan (New York University, Department of History, USA)
24 Gains and Losses of Women's Liberation in China (February 10, 1992) — MIT Women's Research Center, USA
Canada:
25 On "Chinese Women's Museum" (November 25, 1991) — Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Canada
26 "Lesbian" Life Rights (November 23, 1991) — Dialogue Partner: Ms. Pat Rae Freed ("Lesbian" House, Canada)
Mexico:
27 Development Issues in Developing Countries (January 25, 1992) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Flora Botton (Center for Asian and African Studies, Mexico College)
Europe – Germany:
28 War Reflection and Peace Appeals (January 18, 1995) — Dialogue Partner: Ms. Ruth-Inge Huth (Coblenz City, Germany)
29 Dilemmas of East German Women (January 15, 1995) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Jugrid Wülfel (Sociology Department, Goethe University, Germany)
30 Q&A on "Chinese Women's Studies" (December 19, 1991) — East Asian Institute, Free University of Berlin, Germany
31 Socialism and Women (December 18, 1991) — Dialogue Partner: Dr. Iva Müller (Institute of Sinology, Humboldt University, Germany)
France:
32 Chinese Women's Culture and Rural Women (April 21, 1995) — Dialogue Partner: Madame Marie ("Yellow River Art Association," Paris, France)