Sixth Tone Agora is a series of public events, including lectures and expert roundtables, organized by Sixth Tone. It is an opportunity to meet and engage with some of contemporary China’s most interesting and innovative thinkers, academics, and writers.
Thanks to a partnership with Duoyun Books, Sixth Tone Agora will be held at Duoyun’s flagship store in the Shanghai Tower. Situated on the 52nd floor of the world’s second highest building, Duoyun offers magnificent views of Shanghai and an inspiring space for cultural and intellectual exchanges.
The next Agora event will take place from 14:00 p.m. to 16:00 p.m., Dec. 18, 2021. Li Xuan, an assistant professor of psychology at NYU Shanghai, will give a talk on the fatherhood with Chinese characteristics.
The lecture is in English. Slots must be reserved in advance. Entry fee: 40 yuan. The fee will be refunded as a coupon for the store’s café.
Abstract:
Traditionally, Chinese fathers were expected to be emotionally distant educators and disciplinarians to their children, in addition to their role as the undisputed heads of their households. Over the past century, however, these expectations have undergone tremendous changes, with men's parental roles departing from Confucian patriarchal norms further than their gender roles. But can the country's men really be enticed into taking a more active and equal role in the home? In this talk, Professor Li Xuan of New York University will explore the reinvention of fatherhood with Chinese characteristics.
SPEAKER: Li Xuan
Li Xuan is an assistant professor of psychology at NYU Shanghai. She is also an affiliated member of the NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development at NYU Shanghai and the Department of Applied Psychology at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Li’s research focuses on fatherhood, parent-child interactions and relationships, and children and adolescents’ socioemotional development in contemporary Chinese societies. She is also interested in general issues pertaining to human development, family research, and gender studies.
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