Caterina PaivaVISUAL ARTSThe Work behind the Jump: Looking beyond the circus veil with Peng Xiangjie 彭祥杰Discover the hard work underlying art as Peng Xiangjie showcases the hardships and meaning behind China’s marginalized circus workers’ labor
Amarsanaa BattulgaCINEMAA Love Letter to Labor: Nice View and New Mainstream Film“As long as we work hard, nothing is impossible.” Wen Muye’s new film sends a jaded message with a mix of entertainment and didacticism.
Will VagariEDITORIALEditorial – WorkIn this issue, we explore the notion of work in nowadays China and the uniqueness of work with Chinese characteristics.
Carla ViveirosGENDERIs women’s well-being the key to solve China’s population crisis? China’s birth rate is down in alarming ways, but can women alone solve this issue or does it run deeper and more pervasively?
Caterina PaivaCHANGING CHINAShanghai’s migrant ayis: Some of the many problems of being oneKaixin Guoguo is a Sichuanese migrant ayi working in a top university in Shanghai. However, she doesn’t have a contract.
Isa ChengVISUAL ARTSPortraits of Shanghai ayis: an immersion in the life of middle-aged womenWhere can you find ayi on the streets of Shanghai? The park? The wet market? Take a deep dive into middle-age women lifestyles!