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Gender History Association of Japan Public Symposium |
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Gender History Association of Japan Public Symposium |
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The Memory of "New Woman": Revisiting the "Newness" of a Hundred Years Ago in Comparative Perspective About a century ago, the term "New Woman" first appeared in Europe in the late nineteenth century, and slightly later in Japan and other East Asian countries. This symposium reconsiders the meaning of the New Woman. In what sense were they considered "new"? What happened to these "new" women when they encountered "Others," especially when they crossed ethnic and class boundaries? What influence did the encounters have on these women's gender and their understanding of the concept of gender? And how were their "newnesses" remembered? We will revisit these issues in comparative perspective. Date: Saturday June 12, 2010, 14:00-17:30 Place: Konan University (rooms will be decided after the new academic year begins in April) Chair: Megumi Kitahara, Osaka University The Politics of the New Woman around the World Kazue Muta, Osaka University The Struggle from “New Woman” to “New Mother”: C. P. Gilman’s Dilemma Megumi Yamauchi, Tsuda College The Challenge of “New Women” over the Years: Following the Traces of Hilde Radusch Kae Ishii, Shitennoji University Comment: Kumie Inose, Konan University, will comment on the papers in relation to British Colonialism and in comparison with the British New Woman |