{"id":8583,"date":"2026-09-23T19:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/2026\/09\/23\/article-post-feminist-sensibility-and-the-trans-border-stardom-of-ann-hsu-a-cross-strait-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:27:14","slug":"article-post-feminist-sensibility-and-the-trans-border-stardom-of-ann-hsu-a-cross-strait-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2026\/09\/23\/article-post-feminist-sensibility-and-the-trans-border-stardom-of-ann-hsu-a-cross-strait-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] Post-Feminist Sensibility and the Trans-border Stardom of Ann Hsu: A Cross-strait Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: Yuan Li<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/eapc_00166_1\"><em>East Asian Journal of Popular Culture<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/eapc_00166_1\">https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/eapc_00166_1<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstract<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article examines the recent rapid rise of Taiwanese actor Ann Hsu\u2019s stardom by foregrounding her multiracial identity as a critical site of negotiation in Chinese-language popular culture across the Taiwan Strait. I introduce the concept of trans-border stardom to theorize Hsu\u2019s star image as shaped not only by geographic mobility across the Taiwan Strait but also by the shifting boundaries of race, gender and symbolic meaning.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through close analysis of her on-screen characterizations, curated off-screen persona and fan-generated media, I argue that Hsu\u2019s mixed-race body becomes a flexible signifier through which post-feminist sensibilities and female agency are visualized, challenged and localized in contemporary Chinese-language media cultures.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her screen presence seemingly moves from the hyper-feminized romantic antagonist in early idol dramas to gender-ambiguous professionals in thrillers, while her off-screen performances of resilience and self-discipline reinforce the coherence of her resilient star persona. Both phases, however, embody core post-feminist values of individual agency and neo-liberal self-management, revealing aesthetic evolution within a consistent ideological framework.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fan practices further rework her image through the language of empowerment and gender fluidity, positioning Hsu as a reflexive icon of post-feminist aspiration. This study contributes to debates on racialized femininity and regional stardom by showing how Hsu\u2019s career exemplifies a trans-border modality of meaning-making beyond cultural, racial or gendered fixities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Yuan Li Source: East Asian Journal of Popular Culture Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/eapc_00166_1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/intellectdiscover.com\/content\/journals\/10.1386\/eapc_00166_1<\/a> Abstract This article examines the recent rapid rise of Taiwanese actor Ann Hsu\u2019s stardom by foregrounding her multiracial identity as a critical site of negotiation in Chinese-language popular culture across the Taiwan Strait. I introduce the concept of trans-border stardom to theorize Hsu\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145170531,"featured_media":6534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[776957933],"tags":[776958076,776958424,776958419,776958422],"class_list":["post-8583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--en","tag-newsroom","tag-post-feminism","tag-star-studies","tag-stardom"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pai6UY-2er","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8576,"url":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2026\/09\/22\/article-supplement-and-support-elaine-jin-the-queen-of-supporting-stars\/","url_meta":{"origin":8583,"position":0},"title":"[Article] Supplement and Support: Elaine Jin, the &#8220;Queen of Supporting Stars&#8221;","author":"\u624b\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e","date":"22\/09\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Louis Lo Source: Journal of Chinese Cinemas Link: https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17508061.2026.2714695 Abstract This article examines the supporting stardom of Elaine Jin in the Hong Kong New Wave and Taiwan New Cinema. 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