He Zhen's Anarchy in the 1900s

[Nelson Ta]

It was fascinating to see the anarchist and feminist ideas present in China during the early 1900s since it's a stark contrast to what I normally think about in terms of free speech in China. He Zhen presents many ideas that are present in today's thinking and philosophy. Much of the back and forth in the class consisted of trying to understand what He Zhen wanted after the dismantling of the current Confucius system. From what I understand, she is an anarchist and her belief system is built on tearing down the constructs and mores that exist with the capitalist realm and mindset. There is much after that is complete. Planning a structure after would be paradoxical. I would be interested in comparing He Zhen with other popular feminist thinkers in my classroom. I think students would be highly curious about various women's rights movements around the world.