North Korean Women and Defection : Human Rights Violations and Activism / Hyun-Joo Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Hyun-Joo, author.

Series:

Gender and Sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women political activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Bristol University Press, [2024]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

3 Cycle of Oppression: Violations of Human Rights against North Korean Women

Human rights abuses inside North Korea

Human rights abuses outside North Korea

Human rights abuses during and after repatriation

4 North Korean Women's Human Rights Activism

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

5 Altruistic Political Imagination

Imagination

Imagination, will and wilfulness

Imagination, intersubjectivity and moral ethics

Altruistic Political Imagination

6 Conclusion

North Korean women's human rights

Defector human rights activism

Impact of human rights activism

Limitations

Recommendations

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5292-1547-1

1-5292-1546-3

OCLC:

1409683657