American Cinematic Discourses of Women’s Oppression in Old China: From The Good Earth to Pavilion of Women
Discourses of women’s oppression in old China have helped to establish the dichotomization between the “progressive” West and the “passive” China. The description of O Lan’s submission to the Confucian patriarchy in Pearl S. Buck’s bestseller "The Good Earth" (1931) and its Hollywood versi...
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| Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2017-10-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-2-issue-2/article-2/ |