North Korean women and defection: human rights violations and activism

Presenting in-depth accounts of North Korean women defectors living in the UK, this book examines how the harrowing experiences they endured and their utopian dream of a better future for fellow North Korean women have become an impetus for their activism

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1. Verfasser: Lim, Hyun-Joo (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol Bristol University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Gender and sociology
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Zusammenfassung:Presenting in-depth accounts of North Korean women defectors living in the UK, this book examines how the harrowing experiences they endured and their utopian dream of a better future for fellow North Korean women have become an impetus for their activism
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Front Cover -- Series page -- North Korean Women and Defection: Human Rights Violations and Activism -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The DPRK since 1994 -- Refugees and asylum seekers in the global context -- Hostile treatment of forced migrants -- Everyday bordering -- Gendered and racialized bordering -- Justice for North Korean female forced migrants -- DPRK human rights debates -- North Korean women's human rights activism -- Meanings of activism and human rights activists
North Korean defector activism and reactions from the Kim Jong Un regime -- Structure of the book -- Notes -- References -- 2 Researching North Korean Women's Human Rights: Methodological Considerations -- Introduction -- Phenomenological understanding -- Intersubjectivity in phenomenology -- Phenomenology and the life history -- The power of storytelling -- Feminist approach -- Accessing and recruiting participants -- Data analysis -- Ethical challenges -- Challenges faced by a South Korean academic researching North Korean defectors' stories -- Insider and outsider
Question of authenticity and truth -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3 Cycle of Oppression: Violations of Human Rights against North Korean Women -- Introduction -- Human rights abuses inside North Korea -- Human rights abuses outside North Korea -- Human rights abuses during and after repatriation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 North Korean Women's Human Rights Activism -- Introduction -- Changing subjectivities: from invisible 'victims'1 to activists -- Critical awareness as a starting point -- Sharing stories as an act of resistance -- A sense of responsibility towards others
Connections with the lead activist -- A sense of guilt stemming from collective conscience -- Challenges of activism -- Deep pain and desire to forget the past -- Fear -- Finance -- Language barriers -- Tactics and strategies -- Learning English -- Studying and educating oneself continuously -- Building networks -- Looking to the future -- Significance of North Korean women's rights and the voices of defector activists -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5 Altruistic Political Imagination -- Imagination -- Imagination, will and wilfulness -- Imagination, intersubjectivity and moral ethics
Altruistic Political Imagination -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Conclusion -- North Korean women's human rights -- Defector human rights activism -- Impact of human rights activism -- Limitations -- Recommendations -- References -- Index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 189 Seiten)
ISBN:9781529215465
DOI:10.46692/9781529215465

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