Blurring life and work: the predicament of young middle-class women in Shanghai.

The article examines the positioning of young middle-class women in the dispositif of creativity in China. Based on empirical fieldwork, it argues that the call to be creative – as a form of governmentality – directs the middle-class youth to work and live with limited social protections. The discou...

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Published in:	Cultural Studies Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 302 - 320
Main Author:	Lin, Lili
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar 2022
Subjects:	Middle class women Creative ability Governmentality Adaptability (Personality) China
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost