New Women in Colonial Korea: A Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415538497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 252 str.

Hyaeweol Choi

Opis

This text provides an English translation of some of the central archival material concerning the development of 'New Woman' (sin yosong) in Korea during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Spis treści

Introduction. New Women in Discursive and Historical Space  1. The Woman Question  2. New Woman, Old Woman  3. Controversy over "Schoolgirls" (yŏhaksaeng)  4. The "Modern Girl" Question  5. Love, Marriage and Divorce  6. Politics of the Body—Chastity, Birth Control and Fashion  7. Transcultural Experiences  8. Korean Women’s Movements: Coalition and Division 

O autorze

Hyaeweol Choi is Professor of Korean Studies at the Australian National University.