Video: China The Women’s Kingdom In China, How free can a woman be? Frontline World:Rough Cut, July 19, 2005. Reading: Mathieu, Afterword pgs. 265 287 in Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World. Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu. Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2003.
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2005/07/introduction_to.html
Describe the sexual division of labor in the Moso community. To what extent is there a separation between the public and the private spheres (as defined by Scott)? Provide specific examples from the Mathieu reading to substantiate your answer.
According to Mies, the exploitative nature of the social division of labor is the basis for the unequal power relationship between men and women. To what extent does the Moso community challenge or affirm this statement? Do you think the Moso women have more autonomy as defined by Mies? Provide reasons for your answer.
In the video documentary, we see that things are changing in the Moso community as they come into contact with the outside world. How have conditions changed for women as a result of this interaction?