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Feminist Subversion of Linguistic Sexism in Contemporary China: Discursive Warfare

Feminist Subversion of Linguistic Sexism in Contemporary China: Discursive Warfare

Lang, Jun

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis

ChineseGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 1041032269
ISBN13: 9781041032267
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 190
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Feminist Subversion of Linguistic Sexism in Contemporary China: Discursive Warfare provides an in-depth investigation of gender discourse with a focus on social labeling in post-reform China.

The book delves into society's tendency to perceive women in categories, explores the social and historical context of mainstream media's role in perpetuating sexism, demonstrates feminist discursive empowerment in cyberspace, and sheds light on the complexities of a feminist awakening in today's China. Using corpus linguistics analysis, critical discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics analysis, the book highlights feminist subversion of linguistic sexism in public gender discourse, illustrating shifting roles for women from being passive targets of gender labeling to proactive agents rebuking the biased gender order. It offers a fresh perspective that encourages readers to view language as a conduit for belief systems, often operating beneath the surface, and to recognize its role in constructing and challenging gender norms. It also provides readers with a deeper understanding of contemporary Chinese women's aspirations for agency and their determined resistance against the masculinist nature of state order.

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