Round Table China Women in music: excellence in arts and academia
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Oct 10, 2025 Dr. Lin Li is a Guzheng virtuoso and war studies scholar who merges music with international politics. In this conversation, she discusses the unique challenges and triumphs women face in academia. Lin shares her insights on how music can act as therapy and a tool for soft power. She emphasizes the importance of women supporting each other and criticizes consumerist feminism. Lin also offers advice on embracing multiple interests and finding fulfillment in one's passions, while urging audiences to view feminism as a collective effort.
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Performance As Cultural Ambassadorship
- Performing abroad turns each concert into a cultural lens that shapes foreigners' perceptions of China.
- Lin Li uses familiar bridges like piano concertos to engage Western audiences before introducing less familiar pieces.
Talk-Through Concerts For International Students
- Lin organized a Peking University concert where performers briefly explained their instruments before playing to help foreign students understand Chinese arts.
- That format grew into an annual branded event for the International Summer School.
Music As Soft Power And Reconciliation
- Music and international politics intersect via soft power, reconciliation, and emotional healing after conflict.
- Lin argues music transcends political divisions and plays roles from mobilization to post-war reconciliation.