The Male Malady of Globalization

Cheng, Sealing

doi:10.1086/711664

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“…Feminist studies also speak of the 'phallocentric' characteristics of Korean nationalism, where 'planting the Korean flagpole' becomes a symbolic act of sexual invasion on a foreign land, with the pole becoming the 'penis' and the penetrated, non-Korean White woman's body, standing for the invaded land/territory of conquest. Such male fantasies were shared in certain expressions in Korean language, such as "taegukirul-gotda (planting the flag)" and "baekmarul-tada (riding a White horse)" (Cheng, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2023: Official Conference Proceedings

2023

KAMC Official Conference Proceedings

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All-Out Sundays, more known as AOS, is a weekly musical variety show in GMA Network. While it shares most of the elements present in rival ABS-CBN's All-Star Afternoon Party (ASAP), humor is one of the show's distinct features through the AOS Lounge segment. The AOS Lounge segment is known for situational and observational comedy through hugot statements and gossips. While hugot is often associated with melodrama, it is presented humorously by using the melodies of Filipino children's folksongs, such as "Ako Ay May Lobo" (I Have A Balloon) and "Leron, Leron Sinta" (Leron, Leron, My Dear). To expound this discourse, I intend to apply Apte's (1985) approach on institutionalized humor. As this segment deals with satires of children's folksongs, I also explore through Titon's definition how the segment creators produce affect through the use of children's folksongs in an adult context.

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confidence: 99%

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“…In contrast, those who form relations with undesirable or "bad" women experience a downward shift in their status. For instance, Cheng (2021) claims that white women are perceived as icons of desirability among some Korean men. Hence, those who have sex with white women are admired rather than criticized as traitors.…”

Section: Racialized Eroticism and The Cult Of Domesticitymentioning

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“…Instead of being treated as precious subjects, white women are objectified as sexual objects to be conquered and possessed to prove Korean men’s virility and Korea’s national power. These women are colloquially nicknamed “white horses” whom Korean men should “ride” and sexually “conquer” (Cheng 2021). In other words, “the emergence of the Western Woman as the new subject of desire and dominance represents a new commodity frontier for men in the emerging economies of the East” (Kim and Fu 2008, 513).…”

Section: Racialized Eroticism and The Cult Of Domesticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“Korean Women All Make Bad Wives”: Misogyny and Nationalism in Online Discourses Promoting Interracial Relationships Between Korean Men and White Women

Lee

2024

Men and Masculinities

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South Korea, which has, for a long time, prided itself as a mono-racial nation, is experiencing a significant shift in its demographic from racial homogeneity to multi-raciality. Such change is fueled by the rise in interracial relationships between Korean men and non-Korean women. In this article, I address the question: How are Korean masculinity and national identity reconceptualized through interracial relationships? I build on feminist theories on race and eroticism to critically examine the YouTube videos uploaded by couples comprised of Korean men and white women. These videos garner hundreds of thousands of views and become spaces of lively debate about issues of masculinity, nationalism, and femininity. I argue that the viewer responses to the videos mobilize misogynistic binaries that pit supposedly problematic Korean women against the supposedly ideal white women. I demonstrate how misogyny in Korea is being rearticulated to conform to the nation’s demographic shift.

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“…Alongside this, Korea's rapid economic success was escalated by military-centred industrialisation between the 1960 and 1990s, and a military order-and-command culture increases a sense of loyalty, working towards targets and reaching success (Hemmert, 2012). The colonial roots of how this military-centred industrialisation has affected the perception of masculinity within South Korean society have been explored elsewhere (Kim and Choi, 1998;Miyoshi-Jager, 2003;Lee, 2019;Cheng, 2021). Generally, as military service is mandatory for almost all Korean men, its impact on society has been instrumental in sustaining Korea's male-dominant system and culture (Cho et al, 2021).…”

Section: Research Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The colonial roots of how this military-centred industrialisation has affected the perception of masculinity within South Korean society have been explored elsewhere (Kim & Choi, 1998;Miyoshi-Jager, 2003;Lee, 2019;Cheng, 2021). Generally, as military service is mandatory for almost all Korean men, its impact on society has been instrumental in sustaining Korea's maledominant system and culture (Cho et al, 2021).…”

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Gender inequalities in Korean family business: contradictions between show and tell

Kim,

2023

IJGE

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PurposeThis paper explores how gender-related issues are communicated in Korean family-run conglomerates (chaebols) and the roles of women within these businesses. It also addresses to what extent the communication of chaebols about female employment and career development reflects the perception of gender representation in these organisations.Design/methodology/approachBy paying attention to gendered discourse in Korean chaebols, this paper examines what is said and written about gender issues in glottographic statements (texts) and non-glottographic statements (charts and other visuals) of annual reports (ARs) published by five chaebols since 2010. The paper uses a Foucauldian framework to develop the archive of statements made within these ARs.FindingsAlthough there is an increase in female-employee ratios, ARs show that number of women at the board or senior management level continue to be small. ARs tend to provide numbers related to female employment and retention in their non-glottographic statements, yet these numbers occasionally differ from and frequently are not explained by glottographic statements. The strategies used by chaebols to improve career prospects for their female staff are only vaguely described and rarely evaluated.Originality/valueThis paper looks beyond the existing discourse analysis on “talk and text” by also investigating claims made through graphic and linear/pictorial elements and their interplay with text. This approach opens new understandings of how gendered discourses are constructed and how they (unintentionally) fail to resolve issues and perceptions related to female employment and career development in Korea.

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The Male Malady of Globalization

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2023: Official Conference Proceedings

The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2023: Official Conference Proceedings

“Korean Women All Make Bad Wives”: Misogyny and Nationalism in Online Discourses Promoting Interracial Relationships Between Korean Men and White Women

Gender inequalities in Korean family business: contradictions between show and tell

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