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The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea by Theodore Jun Yoo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea by Theodore Jun Yoo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From Theodore Jun Yoo
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From Theodore Jun Yoo
The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea by Theodore Jun Yoo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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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. | The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea by Theodore Jun Yoo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters