Alternative Agency in Representation by Contemporary Chinese Women Artists

Documenting Disremembrance: Histories of Loss in Contemporary Chinese Representation

In places like contemporary China, where legal adjudication for past wrongdoings is impossible, an aesthetic engagement with the experience of loss has become essential to activating these historical remains and undermining violent narratives of progress. Tracing several generations’ aesthetic responses to the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and the present day influx of glo...

Women Artists in the Collection

Rescuing “Damsels in Distress”: Chinese Women in Contemporary Italian Cinema

After the “Year of Italy in China” in 2006, Italian films with Chinese themes witnessed a boom in popularity. This article focuses on three films produced during the period: The Missing Star (2006), Two Tigers (2007), and Shun Li and the Poet (2011). The article analyzes the roles assigned to Chinese women and their western costars, reveals the common patterns with which images of Chinese “dams...

Writing Oneself as a Writer: Intellectual Identity and Moral Agency in Contemporary Chinese Novels

The visual art of contemporary artists with epilepsy.

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders encountered in clinical practice, aVecting approximately 1 of 50 children and 1 of 100 adults in developed countries, with a higher prevalence in developing countries. Epilepsy is called a hidden disability because people with the condition usually appear normal between seizures. Yet, ironically, the appearance of someone having a seizur...