The Making of Modern Subjects

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The Making of Modern Subjects is written by Sung Un Gang and published by transcript Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3839469295 (ISBN 10) and 9783839469293 (ISBN 13).

In the early 20th century, Korean women began to manifest themselves in the public sphere. Sung Un Gang explores how the women's gaze was reimagined in public discourse as they attended plays and movies, delving into the complex negotiation process surrounding women's public presence. In this first extensive study of Korean female spectators in the colonial era, he analyzes newspapers, magazines, fictions, and images, arguing that public discourse aimed to mold them into a male-driven and top-down modernization project. Through a meticulous examination of historical sources, this study reconceptualizes colonial Korean female spectators as diverse, active agents with their own politics who played a crucial role in shaping colonial publicness.