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A review by aimeelee
Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China by Leta Hong Fincher
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
When preparing for our podcast on the #MeToo movement (it did not end up to be on the movement afterall), I was trying to find an Asian perspective on the feminist movement. Believe me it was not easy, I found pages and pages of (great, I must stress) recommendations from a US- or European perspectives, but really not much from elsewhere in the world.
You may have heard of Leta Hong Fincher, an academic and journalist who wrote about Leftover Women, a term that demonises unmarried women. This book picks up on the experiences of the Feminist Five - Li Maizi, Wei Tingting, Zheng Churan, Wu Rongrong and Wang Man. They were arrested ahead of International Women's Day in 2015 for raising awareness about sexual harassment.
In a patriarchal authoritarian regime where digital surveillance is a part of your every day life, where does 21st century feminism stand? Modern feminism is contradictory to the country's national development goals, ideals of marriage and families, and free speech. Betraying Big Brother is an incredibly moving account of young Chinese women who are single, child-free, queer and a threat to the CCP to be reckoned with.
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You may have heard of Leta Hong Fincher, an academic and journalist who wrote about Leftover Women, a term that demonises unmarried women. This book picks up on the experiences of the Feminist Five - Li Maizi, Wei Tingting, Zheng Churan, Wu Rongrong and Wang Man. They were arrested ahead of International Women's Day in 2015 for raising awareness about sexual harassment.
In a patriarchal authoritarian regime where digital surveillance is a part of your every day life, where does 21st century feminism stand? Modern feminism is contradictory to the country's national development goals, ideals of marriage and families, and free speech. Betraying Big Brother is an incredibly moving account of young Chinese women who are single, child-free, queer and a threat to the CCP to be reckoned with.
#betrayingbigbrother #letahongfincher #feminism #metoo #feministbooks #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #bookish #bookstagramuk #bookstagram #igreaders #igreads #readingwomen #readersofinsta #readersofig