[KS] Book Announcement – Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture, Volume 14

Young Jun Lee youngjun.lee at gmail.com
Wed Jul 21 04:51:10 EDT 2021


Oops,
here comes the revised version,  typos removed!
Best, YJ

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 5:08 PM Young Jun Lee <youngjun.lee at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Book Announcement – Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture,
> Volume 14
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> Dear Colleagues:
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> I am pleased to announce that Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and
> Culture, Volume 14, is now available in print (currently in Seoul only) and
> in eBook (PDF) format.
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> (*The eBook is now live on Project MUSE*:
> https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/45091/print )
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> ISSN: 1939-6120
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> ISBN: 978-0-9993148-2-4
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> Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture Volume 14 (2020)
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> *Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture: Volume Thirteen*
> Edited by Young-Jun Lee, Professor, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
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> *Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture* promotes Korean
> literature among English-language readers. Each issue may include works of
> contemporary Korean writers and poets, as well as essays and book reviews
> by Korean studies professors in the United States. *Azalea* introduces to
> the world new writers as well as promising translators, providing the
> academic community of Korean studies with well-translated texts for college
> courses. Writers from around the world also share their experience of
> Korean literature or culture with wider audiences.
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> *Editor's Note*
> One of the most important recent shifts in Korean literature is found in
> gender conflict. This “Special Feature: Gender Trouble in Korean
> Literature,” guest edited by Lee Hye-ryeong, shows a fundamentally new
> perspective through six scholars reading Korean literature. Over the past
> decade, the #MeToo Movement has shaken the world, and Korean society has
> been no exception, as can be seen in Choi Young-mi’s poem “En,” introduced
> here with six critical essays. Even before its publication, “En” was the
> focus of media attention, and it remained a hot topic in Korean society for
> years due to Choi’s high-profile court battles.
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>  I am pleased to be able to introduce the paintings of Yoon Suk Nam as
> part of this special feature focusing on gender. A pioneer in feminist art
> since the late 1980s, she is often called the godmother of Korean feminist
> art. In particular, the paintings taken from this year's exhibition are
> portraits of female visionaries during the colonial period. These paintings
> give us a new understanding of the social roles and complexities navigated
> by Korean women during the colonial era, reminding us that a great deal of
> work remains to be done to more fully understand gendered realities
> emerging from that history.
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> The “Genre Fiction” feature, guest-edited by Bruce Fulton, also
> illustrates the change in Korean literature. If 20th-century Korean
> literature tended toward heaviness, favoring the perspective of the grand
> narrative through the historical and social particularities of a few
> individuals, the works gathered here show Korean literature putting down
> that weight and seeking another direction. The recent emergence of literary
> works that address speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, and LGBT issues,
> among others, correspondingly signal fundamental changes in Korean society.
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> Traditionally, progressive political forces have been supported by the
> younger generation, but recent years have shown the political orientation
> of the younger generation to be shifting unpredictably. Changes in women’s
> consciousness are also not easy to predict, unlike in the past. Current
> transformations in Korean literature are both the result and cause of
> social change. Fiction by Jung Young Moon and Hwang Jungeun illuminates the
> distinctive textures of Korean society in the 21st century: Jung Young Moon
> captures the chatter pouring out of our present as a snapshot of
> fragmentary thoughts without plot; Hwang Jungeun introduces hapless young
> people to a baffling countryside that strongly contrasts with the wealthy,
> glittery images which often characterize current portrayals of South
> Korea's city life.
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> The pandemic is still going on; by the time this phase has concluded,
> Korean society will be very different from before. We will record and read
> through literature what has changed—and what has remained the same.
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> Published by the Korea Institute, Harvard University
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> 이영준
> 경희대학교 서울캠퍼스 후마니타스 칼리지 학장
> 서울 동대문구 경희대로 26
> 경희대학교 청운관 208호
> 우편번호 02447
> 전화 02-961-9311 (연구소)
> 셀폰 010-6211-7012
> youngjun.lee at gmail.com
> youngjunlee at khu.ac.kr
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> Editor-in-Chief,
> Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture
> Korea Institute, Harvard University
> 1730 Cambridge St #228
> Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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이영준
경희대학교 서울캠퍼스 후마니타스 칼리지 학장
서울 동대문구 경희대로 26
경희대학교 청운관 208호
우편번호 02447
전화 02-961-9311 (연구소)
셀폰 010-6211-7012
youngjun.lee at gmail.com
youngjunlee at khu.ac.kr

Editor-in-Chief,
Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture
Korea Institute, Harvard University
1730 Cambridge St #228
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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