Download full text
(6.733Mb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-94703-7
Exports for your reference manager
The Making of Modern Subjects: Public Discourses on Korean Female Spectators in the Early Twentieth Century
[monograph]
Abstract In the early 20th century, Korean women began to manifest themselves in the public sphere. Sung Un Gang explores how the women's gaze was reimagined in public discourse as they attended plays and movies, delving into the complex negotiation process surrounding women's public presence. In this first ... view more
In the early 20th century, Korean women began to manifest themselves in the public sphere. Sung Un Gang explores how the women's gaze was reimagined in public discourse as they attended plays and movies, delving into the complex negotiation process surrounding women's public presence. In this first extensive study of Korean female spectators in the colonial era, he analyzes newspapers, magazines, fictions, and images, arguing that public discourse aimed to mold them into a male-driven and top-down modernization project. Through a meticulous examination of historical sources, this study reconceptualizes colonial Korean female spectators as diverse, active agents with their own politics who played a crucial role in shaping colonial publicness.... view less
Keywords
discourse; media; intersectionality; cultural history; theater arts and sciences; gender; theater; Asia; woman
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Spectatorship; Korea; Asian History; Gender History; Asia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
333 p.
Series
Gender, Diversity, and Culture in History and Politics, 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839469293
ISSN
2749-201X
ISBN
978-3-8394-6929-3
Status
Published Version; reviewed