Wearing the Cheongsam

Wearing the Cheongsam
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9781788310819
ISBN-13 : 1788310810
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Book Synopsis Wearing the Cheongsam by : Cheryl Sim

Download or read book Wearing the Cheongsam written by Cheryl Sim and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Associations between the cheongsam dress and Chinese cultural identity are well known but what are the meanings of the cheongsam for members of the Chinese diaspora? In a study grounded in first-hand accounts of wearing, Cheryl Sim explores the practices and experiences of women in Canada, a major Chinese diaspora, and carries out the first in-depth study of the cheongsam from this critical point of view. Questions explored over the course of 20 interviews, as well as during personal reflections on the author's own experiences of wearing, include: is there a desire to re-claim or appropriate the cheongsam? Does this desire risk perpetuating stereotypes of Asian women? Does it undermine one's identification with one's host country? Can erased heritage(s) be accessed through dress? And how does wearing the cheongsam interact with the male gaze? Revealing feelings of repulsion and attraction, Sim combines personal stories with an authoritative use of theoretical frameworks such as feminism, post-colonialism and autoethnography. Covering issues such as heritage, ethnic identity, authenticity, nationalism, patriarchy and assimilation, Sim demonstrates that the meanings of the cheongsam are multifarious. Readable but with strong academic underpinnings, this book is the entry point into discussions of Chinese dress and diaspora.


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