The biography explores the lives of two rival Chinese sisters navigating their quest for independence amidst social upheaval. As modern girls, they challenged traditional gender roles during a time of significant change, reflecting the evolving dynamics between men and women. Raised by an imperial scholar-official and a concubine, their professional journeys diverged dramatically from the expectations of their parents' generation, highlighting the impact of societal transformations on individual aspirations.
Sasha Su-Ling Welland Knihy
Sasha Su-Ling Wellandová skúma naratívnu silu histórie a pamäti, pričom jej práca sa zameriava na odlišné perspektívy a na to, ako sa rodinné príbehy prepisujú naprieč generáciami. Skúma vzťahy medzi tým, čo je vyrozprávané, a tým, čo je zabudnuté, často v kontexte čínskej histórie a kultúry. Jej písanie sa vyznačuje hlbokou antropologickou sondou a citlivým prístupom k osobným a kolektívnym spomienkam. Prostredníctvom starostlivého výskumu odhaľuje zložitosť identity a dedičstva.


Examining the cultural and gender politics of Chinese contemporary art at the turn of the twenty-first century, Sasha Su-Ling Welland shows how artists, curators, officials, and urban planners negotiated the meanings of the avant- garde, built new cultural institutions, wrote new histories of Chinese art, and imagined new, more gender-inclusive worlds.