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Leta Hong Fincher, “Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China” (Verso, 2018)

New Books in Chinese Studies
New Books in Chinese Studies
Episode • Apr 12, 2019 • 49m
On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, five activists were detained by the police in China for their plans to distribute anti-sexual harassment stickers. Although such detainments usually last 24 hours, these women were detained 37 days, the legal limit for detention without bringing charges. Dubbed the Feminist...

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