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Author:   Huai Bao
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367735937

ISBN 10:   0367735938
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Abstract Dedication Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Cultural Obsession The Making of China’s National Icon The Rise of an All-Female Utopia National Identity and the Formation of the Gender Aesthetics Chapter 3. Mao’s ""Gender Trouble"" The Downfall of the Cross-Gender Performance Tradition From Theatre to Reality: Normalization of Female Masculinity The Production of a Social Taboo Chapter 4. The Revival White Faced Gentleman: The Unofficial Return of Nandan ""Natural Selection"" in the Aesthetic Regime: The Return of Traditional Femininity The Mainstreaming of Drag in Popular Media Chapter 5. The New Generation ""Two Spirited"" M. Butterfly The Superwoman Within Intersex Occasional Cross-Gender Training ""Double Standard"" Employment Opportunities Relationships Success Chapter 6. Rebel or Follow When Theatre and Biology Intersect Interplay: Desires, Identities and Transgression Make Believe: Creating a Psychological Truth The Performed and the Innate The Drama of Reality Sexual Artifice in Gender Transgression Chapter 7. Conclusion References Appendix A. Major interview questions Appendix B. List of Interviewees Appendix C. Glossary"

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Huai Bao aka H.B. Dhawa is a post-doctoral fellow of the Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto.

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