Practicing feminism in South Korea : the women's movement against sexual violence

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Label

Practicing feminism in South Korea : the women's movement against sexual violence

Title remainder

the women's movement against sexual violence

Statement of responsibility

Kyungja Jung

Creator

• Jung, Kyungja

Subject

• Feminism -- Korea (South)
• Sex crimes -- Korea (South) -- Prevention
• Women -- Political activity -- Korea (South)
• Women -- Violence against -- Korea (South)

Language

eng

Summary

The Korean women's movement, which is seen in both Western and the non-Western countries as being exemplary in terms of women's activism, experienced a dramatic change in its direction and strategy in the early in the early 1990's. 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 feminist practice in Korea by analyzing the experiences of the country's first sexual assault center, the Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center. Based on extensive original research, including interviews with activists and extensive participant observation, it explores why feminist activists in South Korea chose to organize around the issue of sexual violence, the strategies it used to do so, what impact the movement has made, and what challenges it still faces to achieve its objectives

Member of

• ASAA women in Asia series

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

305.42095195

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ1765.5

LC item number

.J85 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Asian Studies Association of Australia women in Asia series