In war, women are used as sexual instrument rather than existing as a human being. Such violence hurts women mentally as well as physically. And to Koreans, such wound has remained as an unhealed social issue: the issue of Jeong-sin Dae. However, in plays, such physical violence is not...
Marine uniforms during the Korean War. These women are a lost generation of women Marines who stepped into the breach between two wars and preserved the opportunity to be a Marine for those who were as yet unborn. They were, in fact, a thin green line--and they stood fast, just like ...
WOMEN leadersPEACE treatiesThe article discusses the role of women in formally ending the Korean War, citing women leaders' crossing of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on May 24, 2015. Topics discussed include the contribution of women in peace building, the history of the division of the ...
where everyone knows everyone, spending most of her time alone in the apartment in the care of Sista, while her father is at his office and her mother is out teaching piano lessons. She adores herquiet,delicatemother, who keeps to herself and treats her daughter like a friend, while...
The aim of this thesis is to explore the way in which sexualities and identities areinvolved in the creation of patriarchal relations, ethnic hierarchies and colonialpower in the context of "Comfort Women". The women were considered sexualslaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II. I attemp...
Hindu nationalist women as ideologues: The 'Sangh,' the 'Samiti' and their differential concepts of the Hindu Nation This essay from a book on the communalization of womens sexuality in South Asia describes and contrasts the concepts of Hindu nationalism embraced by the w... P Bacchetta - 《...
In her book entitled In Memory of Her: a feminist theological reconstruction of Christian origins, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza illustrated how the New Testament gives glimpses of the first women who helped spread the Christian faith. Fiorenza argued that accounts of Christian history contain selected ...
China's National Tourism Day falls on May 19 every year starting the year of 2011. The date was chosen to commemorate the day when China's ancient travel book writer Xu Xiake (1587-1641) began writing his masterpiece "Travel Notes of Xu Xiake". Special friendship cuts across species China...
Women's war histories are out there. Whether you're interested in reading about soldiers on the front lines or the ones who supported war efforts from home, there's a book about women in war for you. Although the books on this list certainly do not represent all women, it is my hope...
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