Biography
My dissertation project situates the history of modern feminist activism with the growth of the anti-sexual violence movement (1980-) and contemporary online activism. In particular, I frame contemporary feminist activism as a response to an enduring history of misogyny and socioeconomic discrimination complicated by current issues, such as illegal spy cameras, revenge pornography, and prosecution biases against victims of sexual violence. By casting a critical gaze on recent feminist movements, such as the global Me Too movement, my dissertation examines the ways in which contemporary South Korean feminists use social media tools (hashtags, crowdfunding) to create and define their own political communities. This project follows modern feminist movements from the late 1980s to today, and argues that, by creating new grassroots communities and community networks, contemporary feminist activism requires a reconsideration of the ways in which we theorize social justice and political organizing in South Korea.