Heroines and Victims: how was the category of "comfort women" created in China?

慰安妇是在亚太战争期间（1937年至1945年）被日本军队强迫成为性奴隶的妇女。它们已经成为日本在东亚战争期间暴行的象征。现有的研究主要集中在幸存者的数量，“慰安所”的位置以及“慰安系统”的起源，而对妇女本身的关注较少。在中国尤其如此。该项目探讨了中国慰安妇的多重身份，以及她们的生活如何受到1949年后中国社会主义政府推动的英雄主义和受害者叙事的影响。

Comfort women' were women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945). They have become symbolic of Japanese wartime atrocities across East Asia. Existing research has focused on the number of survivors, locations of 'comfort stations,' and the origins of 'comfort systems' with less attention being paid to the women themselves. This is particularly the case in China. This project explores the multiple identities of Chinese comfort women and how their lives were influenced by narratives of heroism and victimhood promoted by China's socialist government after 1949.