{"id":3926,"date":"2024-06-18T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2024-06-07T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T09:06:11","slug":"the-big-heroine-genre-motherhood-and-the-maternal-body-in-postsocialist-chinese-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/2024\/06\/18\/the-big-heroine-genre-motherhood-and-the-maternal-body-in-postsocialist-chinese-television\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Heroine Genre: Motherhood and the Maternal Body in Postsocialist Chinese Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Article summary by Chelsea Wenzhu Xu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article explores the \u201cbig heroine\u201d drama genre, a new type of television show in China that tells powerful and dramatic stories of urban women. By examining this genre through multiple lenses\u2014cultural studies, Marxist theory, feminist film and media studies, and medical humanities\u2014the article analyzes how these shows critique and inform women&#8217;s real-life experiences, especially regarding motherhood, in a society that increasingly and aggressively promotes childbirth.<\/p>\n<p>Using the show \u201cLeft Right\u201d (2022) as a case study, the article reveals how the genre addresses the anxieties, physical and mental pains, and humiliating cruelty that women face during pregnancy, childbirth, and raising a second child. This show highlights the legitimacy of these concerns but also encourages a broader discussion about the structural injustices women encounter. By situating the big heroine genre within China\u2019s postsocialist context of alienation and precarity, the article demonstrates how this genre reflects and responds to broader social and economic pressures, including the country\u2019s emerging population crisis and labor shortages. The genre&#8217;s portrayal of alternative kinship and care networks offers progressive visions for women navigating the moral, medical, and cultural dilemmas of motherhood, while also mirroring the complexities of the Chinese government&#8217;s shifting policies on maternity and motherhood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/mh.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2024\/04\/10\/medhum-2023-012839\"><strong>the <em>Medical Humanities <\/em>journal website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3927\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wenzhu Xu, Chelsea - The Big Heroine Genre-Motherhood and the Maternal Body in Postsocialist Chinese Television\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/files\/2024\/06\/Wenzhu-Xu-Chelsea-The-Big-Heroine-Genre-Motherhood-and-the-Maternal-Body-in-Postsocialist-Chinese-Television.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Chelsea Wenzhu Xu is a doctoral candidate in Cultural Studies at George Mason University. She received her Bachelor of Arts from China and her Masters from the University of Rochester. She is interested in visual culture, feminist theory, motherhood and women\u2019s representation, and neoliberalism in China.<\/em><!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article summary by Chelsea Wenzhu Xu This article explores the \u201cbig heroine\u201d drama genre, a new type of television show in China that tells powerful and dramatic stories of urban women. 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