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Yin - Cultural production in the working-class resistance

Yin, S. (2020). Cultural production in the working-class resistance: Labour activism, gender politics, and solidarities. Cultural Studies, 34(3), 418-441.

This article explores how grassroots labour activism in China disrupts hegemonic ideologies and dominant values. Through ethnographic fieldwork, the study reveals that collective cultural production, such as advocacy songs and endorsement articles, expresses a working-class subjective position and an anti-capitalist standpoint. The study highlights the power of music to unite and inspire collective action, while also highlighting the marginalization of feminist agendas for gender equality. The intersection of labour, cultural, and feminist studies in China highlights the importance of a more inclusive activist agenda for an equal and just society.