Joan Judge, professor of History at 91亚色, will launch her book Republican Lens: Gender, Visuality, and Experience in the Early Chinese Periodical Press at an event March 3 hosted by the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR).
The book explores an often overlooked brand of commercial culture that emerged around China鈥檚 1911 Revolution. Judge seeks to understand the early years of China鈥檚 first republic through the mainland Chinese journals Funu shibao (the women鈥檚 eastern times). She argues that the commercial press played a key role in shaping gender trends in China鈥檚 revolutionary 20th century.