Summary: Topics covered in this program include: feminism, Chinese literature,
learning about other cultures, globalization, technology, human labor,
culture clash, consumerism, communications and business.
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Segment 1: Chinese Women Warriors in Literature
Interview: Jes Constantine and Ruth N. Geller speak with Prof.
Fan Pen Li Chen about the tradition of the Chinese woman warrior in
legend and the role of women and feminism in China today.
Fan Pen Li Chen is an assistant professor of Chinese Studies in the
University of Albany's East Asian Studies Department. She has a Ph.D.
in Chinese Literature from Columbia University. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: Its History, Relation to Popular Religion, and Portrayal of Women Warriors, 2007, and Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays, 2004.
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Segment 2: Calling America
Interview: Gurinder Singh Azad is a humanist activist in India by
day and an American call center sales person by night. Like many young
people in India, Azad works for a company that makes telephone sales
calls to America. The hours are long, and the culture shock is jarring.
But the money is good. Azad speaks with Duncan Crary about the effects
of globalization and consumerism in India.
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Songs:
The Shanghai Restoration Project & Bai Hong
"Farewell Shasha" (mp3)
from "Remixed and Restored: Vol. 1"
(China Records)
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Scion Sashay
"Mr. Telephone Man" (mp3)
from "Success"
(Azra Music Publishing)
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Fan Pen Li Chen, Ph.D. | International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization | Imagine No Superstition
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