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BOOK LAUNCH: GENDER IN CHINESE MUSIC
Roundtable: “What can studying music tell us about gender in China?”
With the editors, in conversation with Tsai Weipin (RHUL)
Wine reception
Live Kunqu performance of extraordinary female roles by Kathy Hall
Tuesday 11 March, 5.30-7pm, Room G52, SOAS, Russell Square
Supported by the Department of Music and the SOAS China Institute
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Rachel Harris, Rowan Pease & Shzr Ee Tan eds. (2013) Gender in Chinese Music. Rochester: University of Rochester Press.
Village ritualists, international classical pianists, pop idols, and professional mourners -- whether they perform in temples, on concert stages, or in TV shows, Chinese musicians continually express and negotiate their gendered identities. Gender in Chinese Music brings together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how gender is not only manifested in the diverse musical traditions of Chinese culture but also constructed through performing and observing these traditions.
Individual chapters examine unique music cultures ranging from those of courting couples in China's heartlands to ethnic minority singers in the borderlands, and from Ming-period courtesans to contemporary karaoke hostesses. The book also features interviews with musicians, music industry workers, and fans talking about gender.