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Jung, Hawon.
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Feminism -- Korea (South)
Women -- Political activity -- Korea (South)
Women -- Korea (South) -- Social conditions.
MeToo movement -- Korea (South)
Sex role.
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Jung, Hawon.
Feminism -- Korea (South)
Women -- Political activity -- Korea (South)
Women -- Korea (South) -- Social conditions.
MeToo movement -- Korea (South)
Sex role.
MARC Display
Flowers of fire : the inside story of
South
Korea
's feminist movement and what it means for women's rights worldwide / Hawon Jung.
by
Jung, Hawon.
BenBella Books, 2023.
Call #:
305.42095195 J95f
Subjects
Feminism
--
Korea
(
South
)
Women
--
Political activity
--
Korea
(
South
)
Women
--
Korea
(
South
)
--
Social conditions.
MeToo movement
--
Korea
(
South
)
Sex role.
ISBN:
9781637742419 (pbk)
Description:
373 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in
South
Korea
--
one that the world should be watching. Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in
South
Korea
have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct
--
including a popular presidential contender.
South
Korean feminists know that the revolution has been a long time coming, between battles against its own patriarchal society as well as challenging stereotypes of docile Asian women in the Western imagination. Now, author Hawon Jung will show the rest of the world that these women are no delicate flowers
--
they are trailblazing flames. Flowers of Fire takes the reader into the trenches of this fight for equality, following along as
South
Korean activists march on the streets, navigate public and private spaces where spycam porn crimes are rampant, and share tips and tricks with each other as they learn how to protect themselves from harassment and how to push authorities to act. Jung, the former Seoul correspondent for the AFP, draws on her on-the-ground reporting and interviews with many women who became activists and leaders, from the elite prosecutor who ignited the country’s #MeToo movement to the young women who led the war against non-consensual photography. Their stories, though long overlooked in the West, mirror realities that women across the world are all too familiar with: threats of defamation lawsuits to silence victims of assault, tech-based sexual abuse, and criminal justice systems where victims’ voices are often met with suspicion and abusers’ downfalls are met with sympathy. These are the issues at the heart of their #MeToo movement, and
South
Korean women have fought against them vigorously
--
and with extraordinary success. In Flowers of Fire, Jung illuminates the strength and tenacity of these women, too often sidelined in global conversations about
feminism
and gender equality."--Publisher.
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