• Journal of the Daesoon Academy of Sciences
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• v.29
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• pp.209-239
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• 2017

This study focuses on reviewing the concepts, roles, meanings, and values ascribed to females and femininity as observable in Daesoon thought and in Feminist theory. Especially with regards to the process of achieving gender equality through the resolution of grievance for females in Daesoon thought, the study draws positive and desirable roles within this practice by specifically examining good deeds performed by females and practical roles that females play. By doing so, this study finds a way to go from the world of mutual contention to the world of resolving grievances that have arisen due to the oppression of yin and the encouragement of yang. First wave feminism can be summarized as the inclination for equality. In Daesoon thought concerning this and from standpoint of females, the most ideal image of woman is one of a female Perfected Being who is unified with Dao and has thereby achieved perfection of her humanity apart from gender. In the Later World (Hucheon), people can get results based on their hard work regardless of gender. The enlightenment of Dao is such that it is not important to distinguish between males and females. Both of them can be 'unified with dao'. Therefore, despite the similarity, the concepts of equality in first wave feminism and the resolution of grievance for women have differences in terms of their ideal vision of equality. The representative claim in second wave feminism is 'consideration' and, in this context, 'consideration' has pronounced feminine characteristics. In Daesoon thought, this sense of 'consideration' is related to the concept of 'Jamojijeong', a term that refers to motherly affection. However, it is not simply a virtue of females and mothers, but rather the value of 'Yin (pronounced in Sino-Korean as 'Eum')' called 'Eumdeok (hidden virtue)'. Jamojijeong means that people should behave in a modest way and this helps them achieve their aims. It is also closely related with 'femininity' in the sense of Eum. One of processes spreading it socially is to propagate virtue (Podeok) and if harmony is achieved through it, then 'right yin and right yang' emerge as the precondition by which Pyeong Do (Pacification of Tao) can be realized. Furthermore, because the aspect of Pyeong is a cosmic process, it has distinct differences from the social aims of feminism and the worldly aims of other numerous ideologies. In proceeding from the Former World (Seoncheon), an era of mutual contention, to the Later World, an era of mutual beneficence, it is essential to emphasize the connection between 'harmony (Hwa)' and 'propagating virtue' as the starting point from which the perspective of Daesoon thought aiming at the principle of 'Pyeong' and 'Hwa' emerges. Herein one can discover that the realization of Daesoon thought is based on the vitalization of the feminine value of 'Jamojijeong'.

• 21st centry Political Science Review
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.27-46
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• 2018

In philosophy of Kant, Fichte, and Hegel, there is a tension between an idea of universal human equality and gender equality. Kant's philosophy is considered to have completed the idea of enlightenment but full of contradiction because there is no concept of woman in it. In the case of Fichte, unlike Kant, there are positive aspects in understanding the woman. However, these aspects are cancelled out by the way he assigns too high a value to the man. In Hegel, there remains the philosophical idea of Kant and Fichte, who discriminated women and separated women from the public world. Furthermore, there is only a scanty place for women in his concept of 'Geist' that is directed toward the denial of the existing order and the change of the world. Without considering such theoretical tensions, Kant's, Fichte's and Hegel's philosophical ideas (such as universal human rights, universal principles of human being, universal freedom and independence and autonomy of human being, public liberty, humanity, mutual recognition, free and equal citizens, dignity, morality or moral obligation, public use of reason, common legislation, world citizens, etc.) cannot be critically grasped.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.439-446
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• 2019

Feminism on the theme of gender equality is emerging as an important issue in the overall Korean culture. Feminism is not only a level of claiming or advocating women's rights, but an essential subject of gaze and thought, not a distorted, artificially portrayed image of women distorted or typified in a story created by men in the past It is a film that explores the problem of the individual's life in society fundamentally. Jun Koeun's movie' 'micro-habitat'(2018) 'expresses a feminist theme that shows a strong self - selection and transcendental thinking in male - oriented stereotypes and inequal social structure. The film, which focuses on the public insight into society and the enhancement of the ideal human being from the viewpoint that the public film should lead the educated enlightenment character that raises the broad insight into the world and lead the mature social culture, I think it will play a big role.

• Koreanishche Zeitschrift fur Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft
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• v.3
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• pp.5-34
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• 2001

최근 구직광고, 시청, 정치 정당, 행정부처나 특정 일간지와 시사잡지의 최근 정보 팜플렛을 1981년 이전에 나온 관련 출판물들과 비교해보면 지난 20년 동안 현대 독일어 체계에서 주목할 만한 변화가 일어났으며 어느 정도 성과가 있었음을 어렵지 않게 알 수 있을 것이다. 언어의 실천 분야에서 1981년에 처음 나타난 이런 변화(vgl. Guentherodt, Ingrid / Hellinger, Marlis/Pusch, Luise F./Tromel-Plotz, Senta: Richtliruen 2ur Vermeidung sexistischen Sprachgebrauchs. In: Linguistische Berichte H. 71, 1981, 1-7)는 특히 어휘와 대명사 체계뿐 아니라 관사체계와 명사곡용과 관련된 변화에 대해서도 관심을 보이고 있다. 이런 언어변화는 계몽적 논문 그리고 '신 여성운동'과 그 결과로 나타난 '페미니즘 언어학'의 부단한 요구가 결정적이었다. 여기서 말하는 요구란 전통적인 언어체계에 머물러 있던 '성차별'을 없애고 독일어를 개혁함으로써 어휘와 문법에서 여성의 대표성을 감지할 수 있을 정도로 남성적-가부장적 관점의 지배적인 면을 없애고 '공평한 언어'를 만들어내는 것이었다. 궁극적으로 사람들은 이런 언어개혁을 통하여 여성의 사회적인 권리평등의 길을 마련하고 싶었다. 이 논문의 목적은 이런 복잡한 문제를 좀 더 알기 쉽게 밝혀보려는 것이다. 이를 위하여 첫 번째로 사회 정치적인 맥락에서 언어 개혁을 위한 노력을 살피고 언어 이론적인 토대를 질문하였다. 두 번째로 독일 페미니즘 언어학의 구체적인 역사적 기원을 간단히 살펴보았다. 세 번째로 개혁안을 자세히 논의하면서 체계적으로 정리하였다. 마지막으로 네 번째로는 개혁안과 그의 언어학적 기초에 대한 비판의 핵심 쟁점을 살피고, 찬반주장이 또 다른 분야로, 즉 한편으로 언어정책(찬성 주장) 분야로 다른 한편으로 체계언어학(반대 주장) 분야로 확대되기 때문에 언어개혁에 대한 페미니즘적 노력의 지지자와 반대자간의 논쟁에서 해결할 수 없는 것으로 보이는 문제를 테제로 제시하였다.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.47
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• pp.103-123
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• 2017

In recent years, some of the brands of cosmetics in Korea have launched the BB Cream only for man. Cosmetics is not only necessary for woman and it has been accepted by the male. A programme hosted by 김기수 is aimed to teach the female how to make up. As a result, the comprehension of the gender and the development of the times have been combined closely. The understanding of gender has been developed from binary opposition to the diversity of gender. The movements that were aimed at advocating feminism caused by some events reminded us of that we should pay attention to the equalization of the gender. We can see that people want to liberate themselves from the sexual stereotype through these social phenomenons. Meanwhile, animation advertising has also experienced a transformation, which is from that to shape a role under sexual stereotype to that to pay more attention to the diversity of gender during the progress of shaping a role. During the initial stage of the animation advertising's prosperity, what it described was based on the male. The male was the permanent theme. On the contrary, the female only played a subordinate role. However, with the development of feminism, to realize self-worth of the female and to fight for the gender equality have been mentioned more and more frequently. All these factors have prompted the animation advertising to break the stereotype when shaping a new role and change the sexual stereotype in order to create new animation figures.

• Issues in Feminism
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.81-120
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• 2019

This study looks into the history of Silla in terms of the theory of goddess culture recently rising in the Western academia. Goddess culture was introduced in the 1980s by Marija Gimbutas, a pioneering archaeomythologist. She showed us the lives of goddess-worshipping prehistoric Europeans which was peaceful, matrifocal, egalitarian and sedentary. It has been recognized that Silla society reveals it's own unique aspects in comparison with other kingdoms of the time. And those aspects seem to be in consonance with goddess culture, such as goddess-worship, the presence of 3 queens, respect for the motherline, the Hwabaek(council of nobles) and the Wonhwa(priestesses) etc. The study concludes that there was a culture in Silla that could be named as goddess culture. The culture shows the following 5 characteristics. The first one is the life-centered thought. Most of indigenous deities of Silla were goddesses and there was a celebration of the birth of life at the center of the goddess worship. The second one is egalitarianism. Silla society was not only prominent in gender equality but also seems to have maintained economic and social equality in relatively good level until the 5th century, based on communitarianism. The third one is political consensus. The politics of Silla rooted in a tradition of governance and consensus, as the Hwabaek tells which was run by the rule of unanimity. The fourth one is non-patriarchal masculinity. The masculinity of Silla society can be partly understood through the Hwarang, a group of men whose activities were based on aesthetic and life-centered spirituality. The fifth one is relatively weak belligerence. Silla was not a hostile, militant country, and kings were meant to be the guardians of a peaceful life rather than a conqueror.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.66-74
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• 2021

As femvertising has raised a great deal of attentions in Korea and abroad, femvertising which focuses on women's equality and empowerment has also brought much pubic attentions. Despite of much attentions, research on femvertising has been scarce. Thus, this study is designed to examine antecedents and consequences of attitude toward femvertising. For antecedents, this study proposes perceived congruence and perceived authenticity; as consequences, it proposes attitude toward brand, purchase intention, and e-word-of-mouth intention. A total of 278 college students participated in the study in return for course credits. Study results suggest that both perceived congruence and perceived authenticity are positively related to attitude toward advertising. In sum, when consumers perceive that femvertising messages are congruent with the company's brand image and the ad messages are authentic, positive attitude toward ads is likely to increase. Findings also suggest that attitude toward femvertising is positively related to attitude toward brand, purchase intention, and e-word-of-mouth-intention. In the last section of this paper, we discuss theoretical and practical implications..

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.9
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• pp.510-520
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• 2018

This study explored the phenomenon of heterosexual women embracing Boys' Love manga within the heteronormativity context from a feminist psychological perspective. Specifically, the issue of genre characteristics of Boys' Love manga, women's psychological mechanism of reading Boys' Love manga, and the functions and effects of embracing Boys' Love manga were discussed. As a theoretical framework of analysis, I started from the classical psychoanalysis and critically adopted the concepts of the various camps of feminism, queer theory, and Huizinga's Homo Rudens. The results show that Boys' Love manga can be classified as a sub-category of the romance genre, which fulfills heterosexual women's desires of eternal love and equal partnership. From these wish-fulfilling fantasies, heterosexual women attempt to be decontextualized from the heteropatriarchism, to enjoy distancing and voyeuristic separation from the characters in the texts, and to disturb the dichotomous gender system through gender reversal identification. These processes, which can be regarded as a women's play challenging sexual rigorism, ultimately bring about an awareness of the female sexual subjectivity.

• Issues in Feminism
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.79-111
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• 2009

This paper analyses the stories of 38 women of the in-depth survey, enforced by the Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University. This survey focused on motherhood, but many memories were told by most of women. That shows strong existence of fatherhood in the process of personality formation in Korean society. The stories of 38 women could be divided into 5 types: (1) 5 cases where there is no mention about father; (2) 5 cases where simple and negative mentions are made about fathers; (3) 6 cases where no instrumental fatherhood but expressive fatherhood is found; (4) 11 cases of women who experienced both instrumental and expressive fatherhood, and (5) 12 cases (1 case is overlapped with one of the 3rd type) where the relationship between daughter and father is very close. The analyses denies the dichotomy of instrumental and expressive fatherhood, and the theories of "New Men" with expressive fatherhood who appeared as a result of social change and feminist movement. It also shows the various aspects of expressive fatherhood, and that close relationship between father and daughter plays an important role for the empowerment of daughter.