McKenzie Salon Series: After #MeToo: Feminist Translation and the Glocalization of Anti-gender-based Violence Movements
Seven years after the #MeToo movement shook the world, what are its legacy and limits in an increasingly divided world? This panel explores the multi-faceted “glocalization” of #MeToo in Chinese-speaking communities by examining the interplay of transnational activism, feminist translation, and local politics.
Tackling the issue from a cultural studies perspective, the two speakers focus on a book that became the synonym of #MeToo in China and Taiwan. Jenna Tang, the English translator of Fang Si-chi’s First Love Paradise(2024), is on a book tour, with RIT being her first stop of 24 cities in the U.S. She will discuss feminist translation and social reception of the book. Yuhan Huang, assistant professor of Modern Languages and Cultures at RIT will provide a broader context for the discussion, focusing on the glocalization of the #MeToo movement in China.
Presenters:
Jenna Tang is a Taiwanese writer and literary translator who translates between Mandarin, French, Spanish, and English. Her translation of the novel Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise was released in May 2024 by HarperVia.
Yuhan Huang is an assistant professor in Modern Languages and Cultures at RIT. Her forthcoming book project, Love and Sex in Coming-of-Age: Retelling Gender-based Violence in Contemporary Chinese Narratives, examines narratives about sexuality and gender-based violence in modern and contemporary Chinese-language fiction and cinema.
About the McKenzie Salon Series
Organized and presented by the College of Liberal Arts, the McKenzie Salon Series is open to the public and brings together faculty, students, and staff to discuss research and current events. The presentations and comments are followed by discussion with the audience and an informal reception.
**Presentations start at 4:30 pm, with the first half hour providing opportunity to socialize.**
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| Cost | FREE |
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