Gender Studies 204CW - AndrogynyGndr in ChineseTheat

Fall
2017
01
4.00
Ying Wang
W 01:15PM-04:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
101050
Clapp Laboratory 327
yingwang@mtholyoke.edu
100552,100613,101050
Yue Opera, an all-female art that flourished in Shanghai in 1923, resulted from China's social changes and the women's movement. Combining traditional with modern forms and Chinese with Western cultures, Yue Opera today attracts loyal and enthusiastic audiences despite pop arts crazes. We will focus on how audiences, particularly women, are fascinated by gender renegotiations as well as by the all-female cast. The class will read and watch classics of this theater, including Romance of the Western Bower, Peony Pavilion, and Butterfly Lovers. Students will also learn the basics of traditional Chinese opera.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.