Reading Journal – What did I read this week? Lan, Dong. “Chapter 2: Heroic Lineage: Military Women and Lady Knights-Errant in Premodern China.” In Mulan’s Legend and the Legacy in China and the United States. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2011. Summary This chapter shows the history of powerful, heroic women within Chinese literature and history, telling… Continue reading 5-15 Report For Week 5
Month: February 2022
Project/Portfolio Item!
I would like to focus on the archive of Chinese History, specifically the erasure/the lack of documentation of women in Chinese Historical items. For this project, I will bring in the stories of the Fu Hao, who did not become discovered until much later. I will also bring in the ideas we are learning in… Continue reading Project/Portfolio Item!
5-15 Report for Week 3
Reading Journal – What did I read this week? “Fu Hao, earliest female general, Shang Dynasty” Summary An article about a royal military leader, general, feudal vassal, and strong woman named Fu Hao. She was a militarist in Shang China, one of the only females to be one, which was written in oracle bones. Fu… Continue reading 5-15 Report for Week 3
5-15 Report for Week 2
The cult of Hu Tianbo The foot binding section “Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China” I was drawn to these three topics for many reasons. Last year, I took a class called Queer China with Dr. Miller, where I learned all about the LGBT presence throughout Chinese history. Going into this class, I… Continue reading 5-15 Report for Week 2
