1st Edition
Portrayals of Women in Early Twentieth-Century China Redefining Female Identity through Modern Design and Lifestyle
By Sandy Ng
Copyright 2024
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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Portrayals of Women in Early Twentieth-Century China explores the role played by woman, and their visual representations, in introducing modern design and modern ways of living to China. It investigates this through an analysis of how women and modern design were represented in the advertisements, photographs, and films of Republican-era China. This study explores the intersection of modernity... Read more
Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Traditional Material Culture and Lifestyles in the Age of Modernity, Chapter 3: Femininity and Social Changes as seen through Meiren Hua and Advertising Posters, Chapter 4: The Idealized Woman and The Tasteful Consumer, Chapter 5: Female Subjectivity, Chapter 6: Epilogue
Biography
Sandy Ng received her PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). She teaches design history and theory in the School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research examines how hybrid modernity and gender issues shape artistic representation and design.
