Theodore Jun Yoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1259020 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodore Jun Yoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodore Jun |
| FAMILY NAME | Yoo |
| SIGNATURE | YOO T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2359-4214 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cultivating Effective Educators
The global rise in Korean language education, driven by the growing influence of the Korean Wave (Hallyu), has sparked a need for innovative teaching methods to effectively address the needs of an increasingly diverse community of learners. This study examines the effectiveness of experiential learning programs in Korean language teacher education, focusing on their role in developing pedagogical competencies, shaping professional identities, and…
Battling coronavirus and mental illness in South Korea
The Koreas
"Korea is one of the last divided countries in the world. Twins born of the Cold War, one is vilified as an isolated, impoverished, time-warped state with an abysmal human rights record and a reclusive leader who perennially threatens global security with his clandestine nuclear weapons program. The other is lauded as a thriving democratic and capitalist state with the thirteenth largest economy in the world and a model that developing countries …
The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea
This study examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, oth…
Eugene Y. Park.A Family of No Prominence
According to the National Statistic Office, out of the 250 surnames in use in South Korea, the three surnames Kim, Lee, and Park account for more than half of the country's population of over 50 million. For much of Korean history, only a handful of privileged nobility and royalty had family names, to distinguish themselves from commoners, which explains this lack of diversity in surnames. After the adoption of patrilineal concepts such as primog…
The Biography of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk and the Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea
The Biography of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk and the Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea Theodore Jun Yoo (bio) On the margins of Korean history lies the forgotten life story of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk (1905–1932), the first Korean woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in political economy at Stockholm University in 1931. She was a pioneer who crossed the boundaries of culture, education, and gender in her quest to emancipate Korean working women from the dual oppression…
The Politics of Gender in Colonial KoreaEducation, Labor, and Health, 1910-1945
This study examines how the concept of “Korean woman” underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. The book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, others took…
The ‘New Woman’ and the Politics of Love, Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Korea
This study seeks to explore the changing discursive forces that competed to define Korean women's identity and roles within the context of the new spaces created by colonialism and modernity. It argues that a small coterie of literate women seized the initiative to enhance their education, define the politics of physical aesthetics and con‐tribute to the debate about the changing gender roles and expectations in Korean society all under the guise…
The ‘New Woman’ and the Politics of Love, Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Korea
This study seeks to explore the changing discursive forces that competed to define Korean women's identity and roles within the context of the new spaces created by colonialism and modernity. It argues that a small coterie of literate women seized the initiative to enhance their education, define the politics of physical aesthetics and con‐tribute to the debate about the changing gender roles and expectations in Korean society all under the guise…
The ‘New Woman’ and the Politics of Love, Marriage and Divorce in Colonial Korea
This study seeks to explore the changing discursive forces that competed to define Korean women's identity and roles within the context of the new spaces created by colonialism and modernity. It argues that a small coterie of literate women seized the initiative to enhance their education, define the politics of physical aesthetics and con‐tribute to the debate about the changing gender roles and expectations in Korean society all under the guise…
The Politics of Gender in Colonial KoreaEducation, Labor, and Health, 1910-1945
This study examines how the concept of “Korean woman” underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. The book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, others took…
The Biography of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk and the Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea
The Biography of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk and the Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea Theodore Jun Yoo (bio) On the margins of Korean history lies the forgotten life story of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk (1905–1932), the first Korean woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in political economy at Stockholm University in 1931. She was a pioneer who crossed the boundaries of culture, education, and gender in her quest to emancipate Korean working women from the dual oppression…
Eugene Y. Park.A Family of No Prominence
According to the National Statistic Office, out of the 250 surnames in use in South Korea, the three surnames Kim, Lee, and Park account for more than half of the country's population of over 50 million. For much of Korean history, only a handful of privileged nobility and royalty had family names, to distinguish themselves from commoners, which explains this lack of diversity in surnames. After the adoption of patrilineal concepts such as primog…
The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea
This study examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, oth…
The Koreas
"Korea is one of the last divided countries in the world. Twins born of the Cold War, one is vilified as an isolated, impoverished, time-warped state with an abysmal human rights record and a reclusive leader who perennially threatens global security with his clandestine nuclear weapons program. The other is lauded as a thriving democratic and capitalist state with the thirteenth largest economy in the world and a model that developing countries …
Battling coronavirus and mental illness in South Korea
Cultivating Effective Educators
The global rise in Korean language education, driven by the growing influence of the Korean Wave (Hallyu), has sparked a need for innovative teaching methods to effectively address the needs of an increasingly diverse community of learners. This study examines the effectiveness of experiential learning programs in Korean language teacher education, focusing on their role in developing pedagogical competencies, shaping professional identities, and…
History (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Colonialism (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (3 works) · History (3 works)