SOAS, University of London
Thornaugh Street
Khalili Lecture TheatreTuesday 7 March 2017
6.15pm
Two years after her arrest by Chinese authorities, Chinese “Feminist Five” activist Li Maizi (aka Li Tingting) comes to London for the first time to share her experience of Chinese feminist activism and discuss the current state and future of feminism in mainland China with experts, as well as its relationship with history, gender politics, ethnicity, social media and art.
Li Maizi is one of the most important figures in the global feminist and LGBTQIA+ network. It is a rare opportunity to listen to a conversation with a leading Chinese activist in the UK.
Moderator:
– Monica Merlin (Christie School of Education, University of Glasgow)
Guest speakers:
– Harriet Evans (Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, University of Westminster)
– Roosevelt Fowles (Junior Research Fellow, University of Oxford)
– Séagh Kehoe (PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham)
– Juan Xu (Curator of feminist art Group Bald Girls )
Venue: SOAS, University of London, UK
Video link：
https://www.juanxucurator.com/228992643534892211602231220013222696530619982264464061423376303402354535805.html
Meet the 5 Female Activists China Has Detained / New York Times 2015
