THE POLITICS OF GENDER IN COLONIAL KOREA; EDUCATION, LABOR AND HEALTH, 1910-1945

Jun Yoo, Theodore

ISBN 10: 0520252888 / ISBN 13: 9780520252882

Published by University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2008

About this Item

ASIA. 316pp. Biblio. Index. A few photos. 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 098530

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE POLITICS OF GENDER IN COLONIAL KOREA; EDUCATION, LABOR AND HEALTH, 1910-1945
• Publisher: University of California, Berkeley, CA
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520252888
• ISBN 13: 9780520252882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia & The Middle East

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Theodore Jun Yoo is Associate Professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.