Asian Women Persist: Anthropologists Answer Feminist Questions
- Date: June 12th, Monday, 2023, 16:00 – 18:00
- Location: Youngone Hall (Room 210), SNUAC (Bldg. 101) / Online via Zoom
Emcee | Gi Yeon Koo (SNU)
Presentations
Women’s Power (女子力) and Feminism in Japan: A Survival Strategy or a Coerced Gender Norm? | Eunsook Jee (SNU)
COVID-19 and ‘Bat Soup Beauty’: The Story of Asian American Women Living in the Pandemic | GoWoon Noh (Chonnam Nat’l Univ.)
Beyond the Representations of ‘Flower of the Army’ and ‘Female Warriors’: The Trace of Israeli Women’s Military Service and Its Signification | Anna Lim (Kangwon Nat’l Univ.)
Chiwit Mae Kha: The Light and Shadows of Unofficial Labor in Thai Markets | Hyunjung Chae (Duksung Women’s Univ.)
The Hidden Side of K-Grandmother Narrative and the Crisis of Shadow Care | Heekyung Kim (Kyungpook Nat’l Univ.)
Women Laborers Crossing Borders and the Role of the Government: Indonesian Maids in Malaysia | Seoyeon Choi (SNU)
#CameraIsMyWeapon: The Counterattack and Solidarity of Iranian Women | Gi Yeon Koo (SNU)
Beyond ‘Normativity’ Toward Expanded Maternity: Korea’s Mom Activists for Sexual Minorities | Sumi Cho (Myongji Univ.)
Living as Women in a Disaster Area: The Story of Mothers in Fukushima | Eunjung Oh (SNU)
Discussion and Q&A on Asian Women Persist | Jiyeon Kang (SNU), Jihwan Park (SNU)