Female Sexuality, Subjectivity and Transgression in Context

The question of subjectivitySubjectivity is central in the studies of modern Chinese women’s writingWomen’s writing, as I elaborate in this chapter. This chapter discusses the historical background of the concept of female subjectivitySubjectivityfemale subjectivities and its development in both feminist studies and in Chinese cultural production in the twentieth century. The discussion includes debates on gender and sexualityGender and sexuality relating to female subjectivitySubjectivityfemale subjectivities, images of Chinese women, and feminist practicesFeminismfeminist practices and women’s writingWomen’s writing, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.