Xiao Hong as a Writer of Eco-Feminist Literature (66331)
Session Chair: Chiou-Rung Deng
Sunday, January 8, 2023 (15:05)
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream E
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation
My paper seeks to foster a new understanding of Xiao Hong’s literary writings by critically examining the relationship between gender and ecology. I will read her novella, The Field of Life and Death, and supplement the reading with her other less famous short stories. While existing scholarship on Xiao Hong has only passingly addressed the relationship and has often simplified it to one of likeness, my paper focuses on how female and feminized characters are not simply likened to but also actively and mutually shaping, informing, and co-acting with their natural surroundings. I will combine textual analysis with historical and cultural references, as well as draw on theoretical developments in the discourse of ecological feminism. Having thrived as a perceptive that attends to the "twin domination of women and nature" (Warren 1994), ecofeminism now invites more debates about the multidimensional connection between gender and nature. Xiao Hong's works challenge the overly simplified binary systems of self-other, culture-nature, male-female, reason-emotion, etc., by inviting us to rethink how women connect to and interact with nature and redefine both feminine and animal agencies.
Authors:
Mengqi An, Johns Hopkins University, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Ms Mengqi An is a University Doctoral Student at Johns Hopkins University, United States
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