Global Feminisms Project

The 'Global Feminisms Project' at the University of Michigan aims to document

" individual life stories of activists and scholars, and considering them in their particular historical and cultural contexts, the project records important differences in women's activism in specific local sites, and questions constructions of 'global' feminism that assume a common (Western) set of issues as universal to all women. In addition, the project questions conventional notions of global feminism as the "internationalization of the women's movement," which often assumes a transfer eastward of western feminist ideals." Citation from http://www.umich.edu/~glblfem/about.html

At the China Project location, the interviews:

"... illustrate the multi-dimensional development of feminist practices in China's transformation from a socialist state economy to a capitalist market economy since the mid-1980s, when spontaneous women's activism emerged." Citation from http://www.umich.edu/~glblfem/china.html

The interviews and transcripts with the women scholars are available (in both English and Mandarin) at http://www.umich.edu/~glblfem/china_e.html
There are 10 video interviews, including:

	Ai Xiaoming Professor from Zhongshan University; now at Sun Yat-Sen University, in Guangzhou. Playwright, documentary producer, videographer.
	Chen Mingxia Researcher in women's legal rights at the Institute for Legal Research of the China Academy of Social Sciences.
	Gao Xiaoxian Secretary General of the Shaanxi Research Association for Women and Family.
	Ge Youli Director for the Global Alliance for Workers and Communities in Guangzhou.
	He Zhonghua Professor of literature; researcher in ethnic minority women's health in poor areas to empowering women to participate in rural development and community management.