Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Gender and Power: A Study on the Adaptation of Madama Butterfly to M. Butterfly

Yaqi Hu

2025

Abstract

Adapted from the classic opera Madame Butterfly, M. Butterfly deconstructs the stereotype of Eastern women in the original by reshaping the relationship between gender and power, not only challenging the binary opposition of gender, but also revealing the dynamics and tension of power in cross-cultural communication. Using gender role theory, power dynamics and post-colonial theory, M. Butterfly explores the complexity of cultural identity and gender roles. Going beyond the scope of traditional adaptation, M. Butterfly not only re-examines gender equality and cultural diversity but also provides a new perspective in cross-cultural literary dialogue. It is a literary innovation that has triggered extensive thinking on gender and power issues and provided important inspiration for subsequent studies.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hu Y. (2025). Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Gender and Power: A Study on the Adaptation of Madama Butterfly to M. Butterfly. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 120-125. DOI: 10.5220/0013968800004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Yaqi Hu},
title={Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Gender and Power: A Study on the Adaptation of Madama Butterfly to M. Butterfly},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={120-125},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013968800004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Gender and Power: A Study on the Adaptation of Madama Butterfly to M. Butterfly
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Hu Y.
PY - 2025
SP - 120
EP - 125
DO - 10.5220/0013968800004912
PB - SciTePress