Rockbund Art Museum 上海外滩美术馆

As Chinese women become more self-conscious, they are more likely to accept the narratives of sexuality and sexy bodies, talking their physical experience and feelings in sex which were often ignored or shrouded in silence because of the cultural and social norms, and, more importantly, their self-understanding and self-control. The narratives represent women’s exploration and expectation of their bodies, which help shape their bodies in turn.

Sexuality, Body and Sociology of Story-telling written by Huang Yingying, Director of the Institute for Research on Sexuality and Gender, Renmin University of China, tells several stories about sexuality and bodies of different groups, and analyzes the unique “body” issues in China from multiple perspectives. A bald woman, or a breastless woman because of cancer, for example, is seen as pathological and imperfect, or even as a nonfemale monster.

What do different female groups think about the characters and dressings of different genders? How do they feel about sexy bodies? What’s the difference in visions and thoughts on body and sexuality between western and eastern culture? In this talk, Huang Yingying and Zhu Xueqin, an expert in sex and gender studies, will share their thoughts on sexuality and body from the perspectives of sociology.

随着中国女性自主意识渐渐增强，她们对于性、性感的身体的叙述呈现越来越开放的趋势。这种叙述一方面是女性对物质身体之体验和感受的描述: 中国女性对于身体的感受和性体验所表现出的遗忘或者是无法表述的态度，不仅与文化与社会规范相关，更与一个主体对于自身的了解和掌控感有关。另一方面，这种叙述也呈现了女性对于自身身体的考察和期待，这种“观看”也参与塑形了日常生活中的女性身体。

在中国人民大学性社会学研究所所长黄盈盈著《性/别、身体与故事社会学》一书中，作者通过几类群体的性/别与身体故事，从不同的面向具体地探讨了当代变迁社会中“中国式”的身体问题。比如，一个女性如果是光头、如果切割了乳房（乳腺癌治疗），缺失的“头发”与“乳房”似乎就成了疾病、残缺的象征，或者让人把她看作一个非女性化的不正常怪物。

不同的女性群体对于性别气质、身体打扮有何种感受和看法？大家是如何看待性感身体的？在跨越国界的语境下，中西方对于身体、性/别的想象与思考是怎样的？本次讲座我们将邀请到本书的作者黄盈盈以及性别研究学者朱雪琴一起，从社会学出发，与公众探讨她们在研究过程中对性/别、身体的思考。