Jinsook Kim
@jinsookkim.bsky.social
Feminist media scholar | Assistant professor, Media Studies, Emory University | Writing a book about digital media, online misogyny, and feminist activism in South Korea | she/her | Views my own
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Jinsook Kim
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· Feb 20
I wrote a short column reflecting on the transnational reach and popularity of the 4B movement. Check it out here:
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DKSC presents a roundtable discussion on the 10th anniversary of “Feminism Reboot,” on 9/26 (Fri) at 8PM EST. We will reflect on a decade of feminist and queer politics, activism, and scholarship in Korean Studies in both North America and South Korea. Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
DKSC presents a roundtable discussion on the 10th anniversary of “Feminism Reboot,” on 9/26 (Fri) at 8PM EST. We will reflect on a decade of feminist and queer politics, activism, and scholarship in Korean Studies in both North America and South Korea. Register here: bit.ly/46jg871
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Our June issue is now live! It kicks off with a forum on Media and Fascism, featuring a star-studded list of contributors.
Get started with this introduction by forum editors @paulachak.bsky.social and @ajbauer.bsky.social!
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Get started with this introduction by forum editors @paulachak.bsky.social and @ajbauer.bsky.social!
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Cruel capitalism: a forum on media and fascism
Abstract. This article introduces a forum on “Media and Fascism” by reading tech oligarch and right-wing political operative Elon Musk as a nexus of intern
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June 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Our June issue is now live! It kicks off with a forum on Media and Fascism, featuring a star-studded list of contributors.
Get started with this introduction by forum editors @paulachak.bsky.social and @ajbauer.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/ccc/article-...
Get started with this introduction by forum editors @paulachak.bsky.social and @ajbauer.bsky.social!
academic.oup.com/ccc/article-...
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In this short piece, I refuse to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising.
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Gwangju Isn’t Over | Origins
Gwangju, a major city in southwestern South Korea, has been widely recognized as a center of civil resistance since May 1980, when a brutal military crackdown targeted citizens protesting against dict...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In this short piece, I refuse to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising.
origins.osu.edu/read/gwangju...
origins.osu.edu/read/gwangju...
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We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
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South Korean President Yoon was removed from office 123 days after attempting martial law, following a unanimous Constitutional Court ruling. People across Korea are celebrating in the streets, while millions in the Korean diaspora watched the decision via livestream.
April 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
South Korean President Yoon was removed from office 123 days after attempting martial law, following a unanimous Constitutional Court ruling. People across Korea are celebrating in the streets, while millions in the Korean diaspora watched the decision via livestream.
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Check out mine and @desfreedman.bsky.social new article on the systemic failures of PSM coverage of Gaza via stories of Hind Rajab and Aaron Bushnell
Me and @sydneyforde.bsky.social find evidence of “systematic failures in public service media coverage of Gaza and highlight its use as an instrument perpetuating state power and control” doi.org/10.1093/ccc/...
Arm’s length or joined at the hip? Public service media’s coverage of Gaza
Abstract. Critiquing normative articulations of a public versus commercial media binary, we explore the contradictory juxtaposition of democratic expectati
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February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Check out mine and @desfreedman.bsky.social new article on the systemic failures of PSM coverage of Gaza via stories of Hind Rajab and Aaron Bushnell
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February 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“When one declared, “This country has abandoned women in their 20s and 30s, but we are here to save the nation,” I felt ashamed of my country. But I also saw its future in these women.”
DKSC shares Kang Kwang-seok’s firsthand account of the Namtaeryeong protest where farmers and citizens united against corruption in December 2024. This alliance between rural activists and urban youth reshaped Korean social movements.
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“28 Hours at Namtaeryeong: I felt ashamed of my country. But I also saw its future in these women.”
Image Credit: IKP News Translators’ Note: From December 16 to 21, 2024, the “Jeon Bong-jun Struggle Group,” a coalition of eight agricultural and food-related organizations, drove tractors and othe…
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February 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“When one declared, “This country has abandoned women in their 20s and 30s, but we are here to save the nation,” I felt ashamed of my country. But I also saw its future in these women.”
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In "The Return of Global Sisterhood? The Transnational Journey of the 4B Movement on TikTok" @jinsookkim.bsky.social explores the 4B movement as a transnational form of feminism that has been cultivated through digital platforms. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3c322z8y!
February 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In "The Return of Global Sisterhood? The Transnational Journey of the 4B Movement on TikTok" @jinsookkim.bsky.social explores the 4B movement as a transnational form of feminism that has been cultivated through digital platforms. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3c322z8y!
I wrote a short column reflecting on the transnational reach and popularity of the 4B movement. Check it out here:
www.flowjournal.org/2025/02/retu...
www.flowjournal.org/2025/02/retu...
February 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I wrote a short column reflecting on the transnational reach and popularity of the 4B movement. Check it out here:
www.flowjournal.org/2025/02/retu...
www.flowjournal.org/2025/02/retu...
“I’m a part of you, and you’re a part of me. Here, I’ve met people like me—people who wouldn’t hate me—and through all of you, I’ve finally found the courage to love this cruel world.”These powerful words remind us of the strength we find in solidarity. I’m always learning so much from the streets.
DKSC translates a powerful speech by a Korean pro-democratic protester calling for a new vision of democracy as a form of living-with-others. This speech was delivered during a mass demonstration on January 3, 2025, in response to the failed attempt to arrest the recently impeached president Yoon.
“We are all part of this shared struggle”
Image Credit: Emergency Coalition for Yoon Suk-yeol’s Immediate Resignation and Social Reform (윤석열즉각퇴진·사회대개혁 비상행동) Translators’ Note: On December 31, 2024, a district court in Seoul ordered t…
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February 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“I’m a part of you, and you’re a part of me. Here, I’ve met people like me—people who wouldn’t hate me—and through all of you, I’ve finally found the courage to love this cruel world.”These powerful words remind us of the strength we find in solidarity. I’m always learning so much from the streets.
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The most recent issue of Critical Times is just out: Solidarity’s Challenge edited by Robin Celikates and Samera Esmeir. It includes articles on various solidarity practices and two artistic interventions on Palestine solidarity.
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Volume 7 Issue 3 | Critical Times | Duke University Press
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February 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The most recent issue of Critical Times is just out: Solidarity’s Challenge edited by Robin Celikates and Samera Esmeir. It includes articles on various solidarity practices and two artistic interventions on Palestine solidarity.
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
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happy UK pub day to the English language translation of Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's new novel, We Do Not Part. Translators e. yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris have donated their author copies to W4G, which means ALL of the cost of the book will go toward the Sameer Project (plus any additional
February 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
happy UK pub day to the English language translation of Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's new novel, We Do Not Part. Translators e. yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris have donated their author copies to W4G, which means ALL of the cost of the book will go toward the Sameer Project (plus any additional
Reposted by Jinsook Kim
New short article with Sarah Banet-Weiser, about the digital mirror-world, and how it is populated by strange doppelgangers of feminism
'Through the looking glass: feminism and reactionary politics in the digital hall of mirrors'
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'Through the looking glass: feminism and reactionary politics in the digital hall of mirrors'
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February 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New short article with Sarah Banet-Weiser, about the digital mirror-world, and how it is populated by strange doppelgangers of feminism
'Through the looking glass: feminism and reactionary politics in the digital hall of mirrors'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Through the looking glass: feminism and reactionary politics in the digital hall of mirrors'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Join us for our DKSC workshop, “Bridging Korean and Korean American Studies,” on Fri, Feb 21. Where does Korean American Studies fit within different disciplines? Is it part of Korean Studies' efforts to globalize the field? We invite three interdisciplinary scholars to explore these questions.
January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join us for our DKSC workshop, “Bridging Korean and Korean American Studies,” on Fri, Feb 21. Where does Korean American Studies fit within different disciplines? Is it part of Korean Studies' efforts to globalize the field? We invite three interdisciplinary scholars to explore these questions.
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Content creators on TikTok worldwide have been rebuilding their communities on Xiaohongshu (or ‘Red Note’), which generates much research interest. It’s all great, but there are some points I have to get out of my chest. If you are planning to research or comment on the ‘TikTok Refugee’, pls read:
January 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Content creators on TikTok worldwide have been rebuilding their communities on Xiaohongshu (or ‘Red Note’), which generates much research interest. It’s all great, but there are some points I have to get out of my chest. If you are planning to research or comment on the ‘TikTok Refugee’, pls read:
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Please join us for our first "DKSC Reads" to discuss together Minwoo Jung's "Queer Korea Impossible." Links to the article in both Korean/Eng. will be sent upon registration participants are encouraged to read the article beforehand. The event will also be in both Korean/Eng.
January 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Please join us for our first "DKSC Reads" to discuss together Minwoo Jung's "Queer Korea Impossible." Links to the article in both Korean/Eng. will be sent upon registration participants are encouraged to read the article beforehand. The event will also be in both Korean/Eng.
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The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication @annenbergcargc.bsky.social at @asc.upenn.edu invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. We are esp. interested in candidates whose work connects media industries, popular culture, and citizenship. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
January 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication @annenbergcargc.bsky.social at @asc.upenn.edu invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. We are esp. interested in candidates whose work connects media industries, popular culture, and citizenship. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
“South Korean conservatives, who fervently support the country’s security alliance with Washington, have long displayed U.S. flags at rallies. But their recent adoption of “Stop the Steal” highlighted the increasing similarities between Yoon’s political rhetoric and Trump’s”
U.S. flags, “Stop the Steal” and the Virginia state motto are finding a home in a political battle halfway around the world from Washington, as supporters and critics of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol invoke familiar American political symbols of freedom and defiance.
Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan
Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” slogan to the Virginia state flag.
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January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“South Korean conservatives, who fervently support the country’s security alliance with Washington, have long displayed U.S. flags at rallies. But their recent adoption of “Stop the Steal” highlighted the increasing similarities between Yoon’s political rhetoric and Trump’s”
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⚠️⚠️ My departments is looking for an Asst Prof of Communication (open to PhDs and MFAs) www.academicdiversitysearch.com/job/college-...
Assistant Professor – Communication | Academic Diversity Search
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December 17, 2024 at 11:45 PM
⚠️⚠️ My departments is looking for an Asst Prof of Communication (open to PhDs and MFAs) www.academicdiversitysearch.com/job/college-...
“Experts believe that the striking participation of young women is the result of the Yoon administration's anti-feminist politics and the nation's online feminism movement.”
Where were young men in impeachment rallies?
While young Korean women have received local and global attention over the last two weeks for their overwhelming presence at the recent protests to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and their contributi...
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December 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
“Experts believe that the striking participation of young women is the result of the Yoon administration's anti-feminist politics and the nation's online feminism movement.”
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케이팝을 틀고 응원봉을 흔드는 집회 문화에 대한 생경함과 놀라움에 대한 언론 보도가 연일 이어지고 있는데, 그 배경에 있어서 잘 가시화되지 않은 점은 성소수자 운동이 이미 오랫동안 케이팝을 집회의 레퍼토리로 활용해왔다는 점이다.
December 15, 2024 at 9:33 AM
케이팝을 틀고 응원봉을 흔드는 집회 문화에 대한 생경함과 놀라움에 대한 언론 보도가 연일 이어지고 있는데, 그 배경에 있어서 잘 가시화되지 않은 점은 성소수자 운동이 이미 오랫동안 케이팝을 집회의 레퍼토리로 활용해왔다는 점이다.
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With President Yoon impeached by the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court must now certify the decision. In this moment, we’re sharing a preliminary list of English-language monographs and Korean documentaries to critically understand South Korean democracies: dkscollective.com/resources/3/
Resources
Decolonizing Korean Studies Collective aims to provide a timely compilation of articles, books, films, documentaries, and other materials on specific topics. Korean Queer Documentaries Read Rethink…
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December 14, 2024 at 5:41 PM
With President Yoon impeached by the National Assembly, the Constitutional Court must now certify the decision. In this moment, we’re sharing a preliminary list of English-language monographs and Korean documentaries to critically understand South Korean democracies: dkscollective.com/resources/3/
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At yesterday’s DKSC emergency roundtable, we explored feminist/queer perspectives on protests, the politics of remembering/forgetting, and the positionality of US-based Korean scholars, rethinking democracy beyond US-centric Cold War frameworks while interrogating heteropatriarchal nationalism.
December 14, 2024 at 5:40 PM
At yesterday’s DKSC emergency roundtable, we explored feminist/queer perspectives on protests, the politics of remembering/forgetting, and the positionality of US-based Korean scholars, rethinking democracy beyond US-centric Cold War frameworks while interrogating heteropatriarchal nationalism.
Good morning! I woke up to great news! Hope this is not the end, but the beginning of a journey into a new world.
South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law reut.rs/3VFZ0Ul
South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law bid
Under the constitution Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was appointed by Yoon, becomes acting president.
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December 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Good morning! I woke up to great news! Hope this is not the end, but the beginning of a journey into a new world.