Theatrical Huapu in mid-Qing Beijing and the Construction of Femininity and Masculinity
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Chang, Yuan
Abstract
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The theme of the dissertation is gender construction in mid-Qing China (1790 to 1860). Main source material comes from the theater catalogue called Huapu, or flower register. Huapu, very popular publications around Beijing theaters, was mostly written by outside literati. These writers depict male actors with words usually reserved for women thus imbue them with gender meanings. The dissertation analyzes the imagination on masculinity and femininity through the depictions of the actors’ talents, manners, cultivation, and appearances. In addition, the dissertation discusses how the gender construction is related to the actors’ age, locale, and personality. The implications of gender crossing in these narratives are also observed. Through these observations, the author intends to demonstrate the diversity of gender culture in the late imperial China.
Subjects
Beijing
Theatrical Huapu
Masculinity
Femininity Actor
Men of letters
Qing Dynasty
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