1st Edition
Practicing Feminism in South Korea The women’s movement against sexual violence
By Kyungja Jung
Copyright 2014
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Korean women’s movement, which is seen in both Western and non-Western countries as being exemplary in terms of women’s activism, experienced a dramatic change in its direction and strategy in the early 1990s. At the heart of the new approach was an increasing focus on sexual violence, which has had a huge impact on bringing women’s issues onto the public agenda in Korea. This book examines... Read more
Introduction 1. The Korean Anti-sexual Violence Movement: A newer women’s movement 2. Sexual Assault Centres as Feminist Practice: The establishment of Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center 3. From Silence to Speaking out: Cultural change through discursive politics 4. "Doing" the Movement: Advocacy and legal change 5. The Renaissance of the Women’s Movement: The institutionalization of feminist practice 6. The Impact of the Engagement with the State upon Feminist Organizational Practice Conclusion: Sustaining feminist practice
Biography
Kyungja Jung is a Senior Lecturer in Social Inquiry at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
