Globalising Masculine Ideals: Chinese Men in Australia since 1980

这个项目探讨了在当今的澳大利亚，在中国侨民中，男性气概是如何被构建的，以及这些构建是如何被改变的。这源于我最近对中国男子气概理想的文武（文化修养-武勇）二元关系的研究。我在这个项目中的假设是，传统的刻板印象在海外华人中继续产生影响，但有明显的变化。当“文”被移植到澳大利亚语境中时，“文”的传统地位正受到质疑。这些发现将以书籍和文章的形式出版，将为不断演变的中国男性身份提供新的视角。

This project explores how masculinity is constructed in present-day Australia amongst the Chinese diaspora and how these constructions have been and are being transformed. It follows from my recent research on the wen-wu (cultural attainment - martial valour) dyad as a Chinese masculinity ideal. My hypothesis in this project is that the traditional stereotypes continue their influence among the Chinese diaspora, but with salient modifications. The traditional primacy of wen is being contested when wen-wu is transplanted onto the Australian context. The findings, to be published as a book and articles, will shed new light on the evolving Chinese masculine identity.