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Footnoting Disney: Mulan
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:18:41
Publish Date: 2020-03-20 22:00:00
Description:

(Lucy) Mulan is a story without a single historical precedent. From a medieval ballad to early modern narratives to plays and operas, it’s been told over and over again. Mulan’s exploits are always presented as having happened “once upon a time,” anytime from the Han dynasty to the early Tang period. These stories about a fierce heroine and her loyalties tell us a lot about changing ideas of gender and cultural identity in China.
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