英文摘要 |
After the drastic intensification of social control and fierce compression of the space for resistance since 2013, many activists and their affiliated community members in Chinese society have become disconnected from each other, some forced into silence. Despite setbacks and lows, the feminist movements in China have maintained their resistance energy, with emerging leaders and participants in different phases continually renewing their strategies. Since 2018, the new generation of Chinese feminists in the MeToo and post-MeToo era has adopted pragmatic resistance strategies. From visual discursive guerrilla warfare and collaborative translation to auditory alternative media, these new generation feminists have engaged in multifaceted pragmatic resistance amid internet censorship, institutional voids, and the encroachment of nationalism. The“pragmatic resistance”of the new generation of feminists echoes this concept initially proposed by Chua (2012): seeking cultural legitimacy within the legal framework, avoiding being seen as rebels against the existing system. Meanwhile, the demonstrated strategies of pragmatic resistance exhibit a noticeable depoliticization tendency, avoiding the fundamental conflicts between MeToo’s transformative demands and the authoritarian patriarchal state system. Additionally, while pragmatic resistance preserves the visibility of feminist actions, it has also led to divisions and internal conflicts among Chinese feminists. |