Flowers of Fire
The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
$23.97
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
3 July 2023
Summary
Listed in the best books of 2023 by The Economist
“Invigorating debut … a full-throated rallying cry.” -Publishers Weekly
One of Ms. Magazine’s “most-anticipated feminist books of 2023”
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—one that the world should be watching.
Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individua…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637742419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 163774241X |
| Author: | Hawon Jung |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 153mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
”““The urge to tell stories as an act of compassion and support animatesFlowers of Fire… Each instance of sexism … is powerful on its own; collectively, they are incendiary.””
—The Economist
”“Hawon Jung’s timely, engrossing, and deeply reported book shines a much-needed light on the new generation of feminists rising up against South Korea’s patriarchal traditions. Flowers of Fire is essential reading for anyone curious about why so many women in East Asia are turning their backs on marriage and child-rearing.””
—Leta Hong Fincher, author of Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China and Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China
““From the battle against spycam porn to the ‘birth strike’ against pressures to marry, Hawon Jung’s engaging, lively, and thoroughly reported book offers a vivid portrait of the remarkable and ongoing fight for gender equality in South Korea. Flowers of Fire brings to life the hopes and struggles of women in Asia in the #MeToo era and will resonate with women around the world.””
—Sheridan Prasso, author of The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls & Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient
“”Flowers of Fire is not just a riveting account of South Korean women’s ongoing battle against a culture of gender subordination, where sexual assault, sexual harassment, nonconsensual pornography, and reproductive coercion are commonplace. It is also a warning about the harms inflicted by misogyny and male fragility everywhere they are allowed to take root, and a model for the solidarity, strength, and ingenuity that will be needed to burn it all down.“”
—Mary Anne Franks, professor of law at the University of Miami, president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, and author of The Cult of the Constitution
““This is a powerful book telling the story of South Korea’s #MeToo movement: how thousands of courageous and determined women demanded—and won—change. It is also a #MustRead for anyone interested in challenging the global epidemic of intimate image abuse.””
—Clare McGlynn, professor of law at Durham University, UK, and an expert on feminism, law, and intimate image abuse“
Hawon Jung
Hawon Jung is a journalist and former Seoul correspondent for the AFP news agency with more than a decade of experience writing about the two Koreas. She covered the 2011 death of then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-Un, South Korea’s presidential impeachment, and K-pop’s rise on the world stage. Her coverage of South Korea’s #MeToo movement was shortlisted in the 2019 Awards for Editorial Excellence by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Born and raised in South Korea, she earned a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Jung currently divides her time between South Korea and Germany.
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