Translators, translations, and paratexts in South Korea’s gender conflicts

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ID7530128
AuthorsSang-Bin Lee (0000-0003-2140-3266, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume29
Issue1
Pages84-99
Publication date2020-01-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0907676x.2020.1712441
OpenAlexW3002294393
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited17

In recent years, South Korea has witnessed an unprecedented wave of feminism. Many women have staged demonstrations against deep-seated patriarchal practices and attacked men's sexuality online in a provocative way. In addition, they have avidly read a wide range of feminist books and shared their gendered experiences in various internet forums. Against this backdrop, this study aims to show how translations and paratexts have been shaped, received, and used in South Korea's transition to a gender-conscious society. For this purpose, the study reviews three recent gender-related events/phenomena. First, it examines three types of paratexts in translations of feminist books (book titles, cover images, and translators' prefaces) to reveal what ideologies are most prominent in the translation paratexts. Second, it explores the parodic appropriations of misogynistic terms and discourses, with an emphasis on 'mirroring'. Third, it introduces political controversies over Korean translations of the terms gender equality and misogyny to show an ideological fault line between two gender groups. This article concludes with brief comments about the constructive effects of translations and paratexts on South Korea's gender awareness

Geography · Political science · Asian Culture and Media Studies

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