WEBINAR—International Women’s Day Event: A Conversation with “Convenience Store Woman” Author Murata Sayaka, Monday 18 March, 5pm KST
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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. From the event website: To celebrate International Women’s Day this March, Tokyo College’s “Gender, Sexuality & Identity” collaborative research group will host a special webinar event with MURATA Sayaka, author and winner of the 155th Akutagawa Prize for her novel Convenience Store Woman (2016). Through discussing Murata’s writing, experiences, and inspirations, the event hopes to generate reflection on society’s gender and sexuality “norms” and how they shape our world. Please register there. Related Posts: “Japan is Famously—or Notoriously—Known for ..read more
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Webinar: “What is ethical p*rn and what are its boundaries?” 11pm, Thursday March 14 KST
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A conversation with Erotic Film Director Erika Lust, Performer & Intimacy Coordinator Maria Riot, and Sex Health Educator Tessy Vanderhaeghe. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. “Heldischer Tanz” performed by the Gisa Geert Group. Photo by Dora Kallmus (aka Madam D’Ora), Vienna 1924. “Heldischer Tanz” translates as “more heroic dance.” Source: un regard oblique. Hey, I totally get why many women and feminists are vehemently opposed to pornography. If my only exposure to it were mainstream sites like Pornhub, then I would be too. In fact, I’m just as disgusted and horrified as any ‘feminazi ..read more
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Happy International Women’s Day, Powergirls! We Can Do It! “세계 여성의 날 잘보내! 우리는 할수 있다!”
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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. A rare wholesome greetings card I found for my daughters when they were little. I’ve kept some spare copies ever since. It reads: “Like a powergirl, always be confident! Spread/Brace your shoulders, be strong/cheer up! Yay!” Sadly for you, I’m not about to give up those precious spares any time soon—they’re reserved for any granddaughters I might have one day. But it is still possible to grab a print of “우리는 할수 있다!” by cartoonist Jen Lee, the first Korean version of the We Can Do It! poster. Rest assured, my framed copy always gets a lot of attention from my ..read more
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Maverick Film Reviewer Confirms all my Biases about the Orientalism in Past Lives (2023). Is He Right?
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“There’s a word in Korean—inyeon (인연). It means providence, or fate.” Well so what? Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Image source: Naver. To be clear, I haven’t actually seen Past Lives yet. In most of the world, everyone was able to watch it last summer; in Korea, it’s only finally coming out this March. But that opening line in the trailer is a huge red flag: I realize I’m completely projecting, my title necessarily provocative. It’s just one line, devoid of context. I don’t know if its Orientalist undertone is the exception, or if it suffuses the whole film. But ugh. Because why say ..read more
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Why Feminism? Because Stalking Victims Need Protection, the Gender Pension Gap Needs Fixing, and Enough Jokes Already About Big Boobs?
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Well, yes. Those would be a pretty decent start towards explaining why actually. Here’s why I’m deliberately developing a ‘feminist toolkit,’ and seeking out short talking points like these to add to it. Estimated reading time: 9 minutes. Photo by Cristine Enero on Unsplash. A few years ago, at a department dinner at my university, a coworker asked me what feminism was, and why it was even needed. Honestly, I was too stunned to even answer. Not because I didn’t have an answer. It was because he was so clearly being genuine, not simply sealioning. Once I realized that, I just couldn’t comprehen ..read more
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How my boyfriend CHEATED with another Asian girl
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Finally, this segment of her show gives me just the excuse I need to let The Grand Narrative readers about my favorite Chinese-Australian comedian Jenny Tian! Especially when you realize “Alex” is probably the same guy she mentions in her interview at Being Asian Australian, about Yellow Fever and dating as an Asian-Australian woman… Not going to lie—I’m especially fond of her because much of her humor is Australia-related, which resonates because I lived in Australia and New Zealand for 13 years, but might be off-putting for you. But never fear, non-Antipodeans! As you’ll quickly realize fr ..read more
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“This may be the first time I’ve encountered a Black man in fiction stepping up when the women in his life have checked out.”
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Photo by Muhammad-taha Ibrahim on Unsplash. By virtue of what I research and write about, I’d say roughly 2/3rds of the books I read are by women, split evenly between white women and women of color. And of the latter, probably almost all of them are Koreans and Asian-Americans. So, it’s been a real pleasure and eye-opener this week to read Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (2019), which has 12 short stories about the linked lives of (mostly) black British women. Most of it is very metropolitan, so you don’t have to be at all familiar with London or th ..read more
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“당신의 얼굴 괜찮습니까?/Is Your Face Okay?” Anti Deepfake Poster Misses the Mark
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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. An ad at my local Busan subway station, which I’d never given a second thought to until today. I had no reason to—with a title and image like that, I’d assumed it was for some kind of beauty app or filter. Then my aging eyes finally noticed the “딥페이크/Deepfake,” so I got to reading: It continues: 당신의 얼굴 괜찮습니까? 딥페이크로 인한 성 범죄가 매년 증가하고 있습니다. 성폭력처벌법 제14조의 2에 의거해 타인의 얼굴이나 신체 등을 허위 영상물로 만들거나 배포하면 5년 이하 징역 또는 5천만 원 인하의 벌금에 처하게 됩니다. Is Your Face Okay? Sex crimes caused by deepfakes are increasing every year. Pursuant to Article 14-2 of the Sexual Violence Punishment A ..read more
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WOMEN WE LOVE Bookclub Event—Sunday, February 11, 2-4pm
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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Just a heads-up to let you all know about this upcoming event, to give you time to order and read the excellent Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave (2023) before we zoom! (My copy arrives tomorrow! Squeeeee~) Organized again by Rhea Metituk (rhealm@gmail.com) of the KOTESOL Women and Gender Equality Special Interest Group, at the moment there’s absolutely no agenda other than everyone being welcome to join, that it won’t be recorded, and that you can rest assured that Rhea will be graciously but ruthlessly ensuring the KOTESOL Code of Conduct is f ..read more
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The Not So Korean Podcast, Ep. 38: James Turnbull (INTERVIEW) – Sexuality, Feminism, Translation, Cats & More
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Podcast Running Time: 1 hour 12 minutes. Apologies all, for any distress caused at suddenly discovering I’m not a 20-something Korean-American woman (no, seriously—it happens a lot!), and thanks very much to Jay and Tim of the Not So Korean Podcast Team for all their hard work in putting this interview together. And to my cats Albert and Elliot too, who insisted on making their own contributions to the episode. Please visit YouTube or Spotify for the full interview, which was recorded in October 2022. Please also make sure to visit the Not So Korean Podcast’s Instagram too, to get a quick tast ..read more
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