Yuchen Yang

Yuchen Yang, a sociologist at the University of Birmingham and author focusing on feminist sociology, dives into her article 'Gender Uptake: Theorizing the Semiotics of (Un)Doing Gender.' She critiques traditional notions of performing gender, advocating for an audience-centered perspective. Yuchen highlights the role of ethnomethodology and semiotics in understanding gender, explaining how gender becomes naturalized through signs and uptake. She also shares her struggles with publishing in feminist and queer studies and outlines her upcoming book on feminist parents.