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GENDER, JEJU WOMEN, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF POST- 4·3 JEJU is an online book discussion featuring Christine Hong, Sunghee Choi, and Hyejin Shim in conversation with Dr. Gwi-sook Gwon
Please note that the Zoom link is listed in the registration form.
Abstract:
In the wake of the Jeju 4.3 Uprising and the Korean War, the women of Jeju Island were molded into “Wise Mothers, Good Wives” in service to family and nation. Following the decimation of Jeju’s male population through counterinsurgency massacres, women were enjoined to practice self-sacrifice, uphold Confucian morality, and assume economic roles as primary caretakers. How did this process of gender formation in the aftermath of war contribute to the broader process of South Korea national reconstruction? What aspects of post-war gender ideology did Jeju women resist? By interrogating these questions, this talk examines how Jeju women’s struggle sheds light on the intertwined histories of militarization and gendered violence between Korea and the United States.
Co-hosted by the Ending the Korean War Teaching Initiative & Memorial Committee for the Jeju April 3rd Uprising and Massacre.
Sponsored by the Korean Policy Institute & The Center for Racial Justice at UC Santa Cruz.
For inquiries, please contact Ka-eul Yoo (kaeuly1@uci.edu) or Sung Eun Kim (sungeun.kim@gwu.edu)
More about the EKW Syllabus
The online, open-access Ending the Korean War Teaching Collective syllabus is a political education platform serving as an anti-imperialist tool against permanent war:
