The right to see and not be seen: South Korean musicals and young feminist activism
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In South Korea, musicals are considered as ‘female culture’. Based on recent fieldwork, this essay gives attention to the ways in which female fans project themselves in three common spaces: in dark theatre auditoriums, online fan forums and feminist protests. In each of the three spaces, female musical fans nurture and enact their own version of feminism. I employ the discourse of ‘voyeurism’ and ‘half-visibility’ to understand how young South Korean women navigate patriarchal capitalist society. I ultimately argue that today’s South Korean musicals empower young South Korean women by providing safe spaces for feminism.
2009 ◽
Vol 41
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pp. 51-55
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2019 ◽
Vol 32
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pp. 223-242
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2020 ◽
Vol 33
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pp. 97-115