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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.
Price: $55.00
Pages: 338
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Series: Gender, Diversity, and Culture in History and Politics
Publication Date:
27 August 2024
Trim Size: 9.45 X 6.10 in
ISBN: 9783837669299
Format: Paperback
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Sung Un Gang is a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Architecture and the Collaborative Research Centre 1265 »Re-Figuration of Spaces« at Technische Universität Berlin. He earned his doctoral degree in Theater and Media Studies from Universität zu Köln. His works focus on the intersections of social minority and space, postcolonial historiography of East Asia, and the Asian diaspora in Germany.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Note on Romanization and Translation 7
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 13
1. Conditions of Korean Women's Playgoing 37
2. Korean Women and Charity Concerts 63
3. Social Education in Korean Theaters 111
4. Female Students and Romantic Movies 167
5. A Doll's House and Interventions into Women's Spectatorship 221
6. Conclusion 295
7. Selected Bibliography 305
8. Glossary (in Korean alphabetical order) 329
List of Tables 335
List of Figures 337