A01=Theodore Jun Yoo
Author_Theodore Jun Yoo
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colonial hegemony
colonial power
comfort women
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family
feminists in asia
gender women studies
generational
japan korean relations
japanese colonialism
korean feminist
korean history
korean women
life changes
life lessons
modernity
pervasive control
political roles
public discourse
radical transformation
Product details
- ISBN 9780520252882
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 04 Mar 2008
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Theodore Jun Yoo is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Hawaii.
