UMA Feminist, The Korean Wave, Permanent Research Seminar

Years of duration: 2018-2021

Members:

  • Patricia Chica Morales: Responsible for the activity. Coordinator of the Korea Office. Vice-rectorate for Strategic Projects. Line of research on gender equality in Korea.
  • Antonio J. Domenech: Professor of the Degree in East Asian Studies. Doctoral thesis on the role of Korean women in religion. Current lines of research and teaching on gender issues.
  • Aurelia Martín Casares: Professor of the Degree in East Asian Studies.
  • Luis Alberto Botella Sánchez: Professor of the Degree in East Asian Studies.
  • Eun Kyung Kang: Professor of the Degree in East Asian Studies.
  • Da Eun Eo: Professor of the Degree in East Asian Studies.
  • Mathías Montenegro: Master’s Degree in Communication. Final Degree Project “Feminism and Satirical Communication”.
  • Maite Nuño, Beatriz Reyes, Rocío Gambero y Cristina Serradilla: Students of the East Asian Studies Degree.

Project content:

The objective of the activity is to create a series of “activities” framed as workshops and conferences that promote research with a gender perspective in Korean Studies and the dissemination of work that is already being done. These activities will be carried out jointly with the Korean Language Department of Incheon National University (South Korea) with whom we have been working previously in joint seminars and conferences. The ultimate goal of the activity is that, one more year, this initiative will be a space for debate for the university community of the UMA but also of the Incheon National University interested in issues related to gender equality in South Korea and East Asia.

Methodology:

Both in the workshops and conferences proposed, a horizontal structure will be established between the faculty and students participating in GEAOR. The proposed activities will be carried out online, thus reaching a larger number of interested parties.

La Ola Coreana, Políticas de Género en Corea del Sur
La Ola Coreana, Figuras Feministas en Corea del Sur

ACTIVITIES

  • Debate on Women in Asia: from South Korea to Mongolia: Four days that will be held on November 16, 18, 24 and 26, 2020 online (through the ZOOM platform) and live and will be divided according to the two geographical areas covered.

    November 16, 18: “Debates on women in Asia: Korea”. The social problems faced by women in South Korea will be addressed: sexuality, gender violence, masculinity or the situation of trans women, among other issues, taking into account the historical and socio-cultural context of South Korea. In addition, a comparison with the West will be carried out in order to empathize with the common reality. For this, we will have the presence of speakers from Korea and Spain who will transmit their own personal experience both in South Korea and Spain.

    November 24, 26: “Debates on women in Asia: Mongolia”. It will address the social realities faced by women in Mongolia: family, reverse gender gap, masculinity, gender violence, entrepreneurship and social and labor education, women in shamanism and feminist movements; taking into account the historical and socio-cultural context of Mongolia. For this, we will have the presence of speakers from Mongolia and Spain who will transmit us their own personal experience both in Mongolia and in Spain.

  • “Korea through the lens of gender”: a film and debate cycle that sought to give visibility to the situation of Korean women, their transcendence in society and history, while reflecting on the role of women in the audiovisual field from three perspectives: creator, spectator and protagonist. Various professionals from different fields participated in this debate.
  • Gender Policy in South Korea; The Korean Wave: exhibition of works on the evolution of gender policies in South Korea and the current situation of women in the country. This was accompanied by a talk on feminist movements and the #metoo in Korea, from the perspective of Spanish and Korean students; and with the contribution of the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Labor Studies, Ana Rosa del Águila.
  • Cinefórum; East Asian Cinema and its global circulation: together with the screenings, an introduction to the current situation of women in Asian cinematographies, which have experienced since the beginning of the 21st century an increase both in the number of productions and in the number of tickets sold. Cine Asia and the students of the group then held a discussion based on the films viewed and the reality reflected in them.
  • Korean Contemporary Feminist Figures: panel presentation where we made a brief review of the history of the most relevant Korean feminist figures of recent times. Women who have inspired a change in their nation, who bet on changing the rules and who today continue to inspire us to continue fighting for social equality.
  • Training seminar “Gender in Korean Studies”: training workshop Qualitative research with a gender perspective in the framework of Korean Studies research: building creative spaces of understanding that took place during three sessions at the beginning of the academic year 2021/2022. The objective of the workshop was to train students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies on how to approach qualitative research with a gender perspective in the aforementioned area.