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Feminism at the Crossroads
: 28,800 Seconds to Stop Misogyny

Author

Korean Women Link

Publisher

Kungree Press

Categories

Humanities & Society

Audience

Young Adult
Adult

Overseas Licensing

Keywords

  • #Feminism
  • #feminist
  • #misogyny
  • #women and men
  • #gender
  • #sexism
  • #gender discrimination
  • #human rights

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Byun Hyohyun

  • Publication Date

    2018-11-18
  • No. of pages

    212
  • ISBN

    9788958204169
  • Dimensions

    135 * 205
Overview

This book delves into the reality of a misogynistic Korean society through the account of an eight-hour protest against misogyny.

Book Intro

In 2016, a misogynistic murder occurred in Gangnam Station, South Korea. Afterward, heated discourse erupted in the middle of a street in Sinchon, Seoul. This book is an account of the eight hours of tranquility and intensity that followed. More than 40 women tell their tales of fear and anxiety (including some by proxy) as women living in Korea, from experiences of sexual harassment and assault to pressures regarding appearance and clothing, problems when using public transportation, and discrimination within their respective families. Readers of this book will reflect on the realities of Korean society, a society that does not listen to the experiences of women, as well as the meaning and role of feminism, which is closely tied to our lives.

"Women have long struggled with how to speak out as victims of sexual assault. We are now moving forward from survivors of sexual assault to activists and leaders of gender politics. We can only move forward into the future when everyone listens to, reads, and learns about what women have to say." - Kim Hyeon-mi, a professor of the Department of Cultural Anthropology of Yonsei University

"Readers of this book will realize that they're not the only victims and that not only some men have problems. What should we do now? We need change so that men can no longer victimize women. We cannot allow future generations of women to get hurt in this society. The first step to change is enlightenment, and this book provides it." - Seo Min, a professor of the Department of Parasitology of Dankook University

"'I survived by chance." I cannot forget the shock of reading this phrase. One by one, people gathered in commemoration. Some even grabbed the microphone, and the everyday discrimination and violence against women started to be exposed. I was moved at the unfiltered surfacing of these age-old problems. This book contains moments of our history." - Hong Seong-su, a professor of the School of Law of Sookmyung Women's University

About the Author

Korean Women Link



Korean Women Link is a feminist movement organization created in 1987 aiming to be "a place where women’s voices and lives become a movement." Korean Women Link has been resisting unreasonable order and violence through its slogan of "We grow stronger as we link together." Books published by Korean Women Link include Look, I Got an Abortion; Do We Have to Be Sorry for Being Fat?; and Where Is a Place for Me to Live? KwonGim Hyunyoung is the author and a supervisor of the book. As a feminism research activist, KwonGim Hyunyoung has been trying her best to find ways to record the words of people alienated from the world. Books compiled by KwonGim Hyunyoung include Masculinity and Gender and My Sister’s Room. Books co-written by KwonGim include Standing Against Sexual Violence Crimes and The History of Online Feminism in Korea.

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