How Hollywood Influenced Post-Feminism in China

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.462How to use a DOI?

Keywords

China; post-feminism; film industry; global Hollywood

Abstract

This paper explores the interplay of Chinese cinema and Hollywood over the post-feminist discourse: entering the 21st century, the representation of post-feminism has received gradual development in Chinese media, including films. At the same time, Hollywood films, which have been stably imported for almost a century in China, also have been shaping the Chinese film market with its western messages and patterns. As a growing media of western influence, Hollywood import might have affected the development of post-feminism in China. However, most works have not yet delineated this possible correlation. This paper manages to do so by studying film history and feminism movements in a localized context and interdisciplinary approach. By reviewing 20 major works in the academic literature, this paper argues that Hollywood import, as a major form of media representation of western feminism, might have contributed to the growth of post-feminism in China. Specifically, this paper finds three associations that Hollywood import has over the growth of Chinese post-feminism: content and expression, industrial mode, and power relationship behind consumption.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rui Dou
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - How Hollywood Influenced Post-Feminism in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2549
EP  - 2555
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.462
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.462
ID  - Dou2022
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