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October, 2023
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Thesis Topic:
Gendering the Dongbei “storm”: region and masculinities in contemporary Chinese culture
Research Summary:
This thesis contextualises a trending cultural phenomenon, the so-called Dongbei Renaissance, within existing research on masculinity in contemporary China, changing formations of which have been closely linked to negotiations with marketisation, globalisation, individualisation, and neoliberal development during post-Reform transitions. By exploring the significance of the Dongbei Renaissance for debates on gender and vice versa, the study diverges from current analytical angles in scholarship to unravel interlinked narratives of marginalised masculinities and region that provide grounds for discerning broader ideological shifts in China and evoking parallels with wider post-industrial experiences in global neoliberal societies.