The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea. Theodore Jun Yoo
Историческая литература. Asia Pacific Modern
The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea
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isbn 9780520934153
Автор произведения Theodore Jun Yoo
Серия Asia Pacific Modern
Издательство Ingram
This study examines how the concept of «Korean woman» underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, others took deliberate pains to distinguish between what was «modern» (e.g., Western outfits) and thus legitimate, and what was «Japanese,» and thus illegitimate. Yoo argues that what made the experience of these women unique was the dual confrontation with modernity itself and with Japan as a colonial power.