Seoul: Post 1960s Genderised Cityscape
“The apartment block was an architectural monument to a phallocentric world.” Source here The contemporary Seoul cityscape, as well...
K-pop is being trashed: the waste behind it
If you grew up with the rise of pop music, you probably shifted from cassettes to CDs that came...
Not in Education, Employment, and Training
Of any society and nation, the youth are its future and main agents for social change. This kind of...
Prostitute: Female Sacrifice in South Korean ‘Hostess’ Cinema (1974-1982)
Female mobilisation for the building of the Korean nation has been a recurring theme in modern Korean history, and...
S5;E4: Yonsei Students Discuss Accessibility in Seoul
Season 5, Episode 4: Yonsei students Hsu Chia Yu (Via) and David Yompian discuss accessibility in Seoul and what...
Cyberbullying: the case of South Korean celebrities
The invention of social media has brought about a number of positive and negative changes in global society. People’s...
“Our teachers deserve better”; Yonsei KLI Teacher Protests
On the day of Yonsei’s 137th anniversary celebration, I went to a protest. It was organized by Yonsei’s Korean...
S5;E3: Is Our News Really Neutral?
Season 5, Episode 3: Yonsei students Imme van Oudheusden and Hsu Chia Yu (Via) discuss news sources from traditional...
Dwindling Corporate Governance in South Korea : A Call for Change
The world today views South Korea as the ‘mecca’ of technological advancement, modernity and holistic development. The miracle of...
New Women: The Rise & Fall of the first Korean Feminists
More properly, we may speak of it (her status) as her want of position; for the principle is, in...