Date: 2/20 (Thursday) 6:30-7:30 pm

Location: AB1075A(HUM Space)

Introduction:

Pain, both physical and psychological, is one of the most complex emotions and experiences. In late imperial China (17th to 19th century), shaped by cultural and historical contexts such as Confucian hierarchy and the practice of footbinding, women experienced pain in ways distinct from their male counterparts and from contemporary understandings. This created a unique discourse around gender, the body, and historical conditions. In this reading event, we will begin by exploring two books by historian Dorothy Ko: Teachers of the Inner Chambers: Women and Culture in Seventeenth-Century China and Cinderella’s Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding. Following the reading, we will open up a discussion on the intersection of female experience, pain, and the gendered body.

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