Eunha Koh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4975372 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eunha Koh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eunha |
| FAMILY NAME | Koh |
| SIGNATURE | KOH E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From National Sister to National Hero
Heroes, Sisters and Beauties
This chapter examines how sportswomen were represented in a Korean newspaper, Donga Ilbo, during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. To locate this discussion within a cultural context, a brief introduction to the media’s role in Korean society is provided. Second, previous feminist research regarding sports media reports in Korea is presented. Finally, before embarking on the ideological content of the newspaper representation, the method is detai…
South Korea and the Asian Games
Despite the fact that 1986 Seoul Asian Games was the first international mega-event ever staged in Korea, the significance of the Games has been largely underestimated due to the emphasis on the impact in Seoul Olympics held in 1988. This contribution explores the politics and power structure surrounding the Games; discusses the influence of nationalism, globalism and Orientalism on the Games and examine the significance of the Games and its impa…
Chains, challenges and changes
Gender discrimination and inequality in sport have always been witnessed in the East and the West alike. However, it is different in Korea from Western countries due to the fact that female bodies had been hidden from public view until recently. Confucian tradition had held to the opinion that sport, especially active contact sport, was not proper for girls and women in Korea and excluded women from sports fields since the introduction of modern …
South Korea and the Asian Games
Despite the fact that 1986 Seoul Asian Games was the first international mega-event ever staged in Korea, the significance of the Games has been largely underestimated due to the emphasis on the impact in Seoul Olympics held in 1988. This contribution explores the politics and power structure surrounding the Games; discusses the influence of nationalism, globalism and Orientalism on the Games and examine the significance of the Games and its impa…
Chains, challenges and changes
Gender discrimination and inequality in sport have always been witnessed in the East and the West alike. However, it is different in Korea from Western countries due to the fact that female bodies had been hidden from public view until recently. Confucian tradition had held to the opinion that sport, especially active contact sport, was not proper for girls and women in Korea and excluded women from sports fields since the introduction of modern …
Chains, challenges and changes
Gender discrimination and inequality in sport have always been witnessed in the East and the West alike. However, it is different in Korea from Western countries due to the fact that female bodies had been hidden from public view until recently. Confucian tradition had held to the opinion that sport, especially active contact sport, was not proper for girls and women in Korea and excluded women from sports fields since the introduction of modern …
South Korea and the Asian Games
Despite the fact that 1986 Seoul Asian Games was the first international mega-event ever staged in Korea, the significance of the Games has been largely underestimated due to the emphasis on the impact in Seoul Olympics held in 1988. This contribution explores the politics and power structure surrounding the Games; discusses the influence of nationalism, globalism and Orientalism on the Games and examine the significance of the Games and its impa…
Heroes, Sisters and Beauties
This chapter examines how sportswomen were represented in a Korean newspaper, Donga Ilbo, during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. To locate this discussion within a cultural context, a brief introduction to the media’s role in Korean society is provided. Second, previous feminist research regarding sports media reports in Korea is presented. Finally, before embarking on the ideological content of the newspaper representation, the method is detai…
From National Sister to National Hero
Political science (4 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (2 works) · Art (1 works)