As millions of women and girls left country towns to generate Korea's manufacturing boom, the factory girl emerged as an archetypal figure in twentieth-century popular culture. This book explores the factory girl in Korean literature from the 1920s to the 1990s, showing the complex ways in which she has embodied the sexual and class violence of industrial life.
| ISBN: | 9780520289765 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2017 |
| Author: | Ruth Barraclough |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Series: | Global, Area, and International Archive |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups Asian history Literature: history and criticism |
As millions of women and girls left country towns to generate Korea's manufacturing boom, the factory girl emerged as an archetypal figure in twentieth-century popular culture. This book explores the factory girl in Korean literature from the 1920s to the 1990s, showing the complex ways in which she has embodied the sexual and class violence of industrial life.
Factory Girl Literature features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups, Asian history, Literature: history and criticism
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Factory Girl Literature was written by Ruth Barraclough and published by University of California Press
Factory Girl Literature has 196 pages
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