Talk:Feminism in Korea

Thanks for your post! As a Korean woman, I enjoyed reading your Wiki Page.

You could discuss more about the characteristics of Korean feminism in the 21st century , which are life writing and intersexuality. As for life writing, I was wondering if you could address how the current feminist movement in Korea is based on online activism. (e.g. Facebook posts and Twitter hashtag movements) Also, I was wondering, what are some unique aspects of online feminism in Korea.

Another thing I would like to see more from your Wiki is a discussion of intersexuality. Korean misogyny stems from the hatred against ’Korean-ness’ as well as the opposite sex, and I believe this makes what Korean feminism distinguish from other feminisms that emerged and developed in other regions. If you could draw connection between the aggressive characteristics of Korean feminism and the idea of intersexuality, you will be able to provide readers with more explanation for why some Korean feminists show more hatred toward Korean men than Korean men. I believe this also would help you link with the module on intersexuality and feminism,

I would like to help you develop your Wiki posts by providing some research articles on Korean feminism. The attached articles discuss how Korean feminism demonstrates intersexuality, more specifically, two of the articles examine the instance of Gangnam murder - recent hatred crime against Korean woman. The article examine how both misogyny and misandry phenomenon in Korea emerged out of each other and exacerbated each other. I use this to conduct my own research on Korean feminism, so I hope this helps!

• Chin, M. (2004). Reflections on women's empowerment through local representation in South Korea. Asian Survey, 44(2), 295-315. 10.1525/as.2004.44.2.295

• Debbie Ging & Eugenia Siapera (2018) Special issue on online misogyny, Feminist Media Studies, 18:4, 515-524, DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2018.1447345

• Kim, J. (2018). Misogyny for Male Solidarity: Online Hate Discourse Against Women in South Korea. In Mediating Misogyny (pp. 151-169). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1456168

• Lee, N. (2018, June 14). Korean feminism: 'Fourth-wave in form, but second in content'. Retrieved October 20, 2018, from http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3049301

• Park, S. (2017). Misogyny in Hell-Joseon: An Intersectional Approach to the Misogyny of South Korean Society (Rep.). doi:http://25qt511nswfi49iayd31ch80-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/papers/accs2017/ACCS2017_35480.pdf

Edit by the author: this is extremely helpful, thank you so much for the insight and the additional articles! Also, is it safe to assume you mean intersectionality and not intersexuality?

This is a great post. I would do some rewording in the introduction. From the first sentence, the word "recently' suggests that the post is going to be about contemporary trends in Korean feminism. In fact, you go into the history of feminism in Korea from the start of the 20th century. I think your opening line should reflect the scope of your article, which discusses history AND very recent trends. I would also advise you to structure the rest of your introduction similarly to how you've structured the larger post. I just think somehow it would be good to capture the four main headings of post in the introduction: History, Commercialization, Ongoing Struggles, and the Women's Movement.

Hi, Yes. I meant intersectionality. Sorry for the confusion.