(3/31/22)
My Theme: Comparing the stories of Historic Women in Chinese history vs. how they’re portrayed in Chinese Opera. Answering the general question: How is gendered preformed in the Dan (more specifically, Daomadan) archetype? What does it mean to tell these women’s stories today?
Format: Video Essay. I want to evenly discuss all the women I’m focusing on- How long should it be?
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TO DO:
- KEEP DOING RESEARCH
- Write my script
- Record script
- Collect media, Start editing over audio
TA DA:
- Chose a Theme and Format
- Started Preliminary Research on Chinese Opera
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Historic women I’ll be focusing on:
Mu Guiying
Shangguan Wan’er
Fu Hao
Xun Guan
More Research:
Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai
https://muse-jhu-edu.muhlenberg.idm.oclc.org/book/11334
Cross-Dressing In Chinese Opera (E-Book)
https://muse-jhu-edu.muhlenberg.idm.oclc.org/book/5576
General Research:
I think I want to do my video in the style of a Crash Course Video
Article: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002838/what-chinese-opera-can-teach-us-about-gender
