The Grand Narrative
@thegrandnarrative.bsky.social
Freelance writer & independent scholar on feminism and sexuality in South Korea.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Just HAD TO buy this once I saw that title 🤓
Alas, the "변태" actually meant "metamorphosis," not...🥺
Alas, the "변태" actually meant "metamorphosis," not...🥺
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Just HAD TO buy this once I saw that title 🤓
Alas, the "변태" actually meant "metamorphosis," not...🥺
Alas, the "변태" actually meant "metamorphosis," not...🥺
YouTuber’s sexual assault confession sparks renewed #MeToo movement in Korea
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YouTuber’s sexual assault confession sparks renewed #MeToo movement in Korea - The Korea Times
A 22-year-old YouTuber publicly revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver last year, prompting an outpouring of support and reignit...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
YouTuber’s sexual assault confession sparks renewed #MeToo movement in Korea
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www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/l...
Yes, it's a dirty job. And yes, strictly speaking, the 송혜교 ad wasn't all *that* necessary...
But *someone* had to teach these damn kids. So, I was determined to make this potentially awkward subject as lighthearted and fun as possible. Especially for me! 😍
But seriously though...1/
But *someone* had to teach these damn kids. So, I was determined to make this potentially awkward subject as lighthearted and fun as possible. Especially for me! 😍
But seriously though...1/
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Yes, it's a dirty job. And yes, strictly speaking, the 송혜교 ad wasn't all *that* necessary...
But *someone* had to teach these damn kids. So, I was determined to make this potentially awkward subject as lighthearted and fun as possible. Especially for me! 😍
But seriously though...1/
But *someone* had to teach these damn kids. So, I was determined to make this potentially awkward subject as lighthearted and fun as possible. Especially for me! 😍
But seriously though...1/
*cough* Korean *cough* dramas *ahem*
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
*cough* Korean *cough* dramas *ahem*
EPISODE SIX - THE STORY OF SOUTH KOREA, FROM REGULATION TO DEEPFAKE
What can we learn about age verification, regulation, tech based abuse and deep fake technology from Korea?
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What can we learn about age verification, regulation, tech based abuse and deep fake technology from Korea?
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THE REALITY OF | original podcast series
The Reality Of is a new in-depth series that unravels the issues shaping our world. Through multiple immersive episodes, we challenge assumptions, explore all sides of the story, and bring clarity to ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
EPISODE SIX - THE STORY OF SOUTH KOREA, FROM REGULATION TO DEEPFAKE
What can we learn about age verification, regulation, tech based abuse and deep fake technology from Korea?
www.headlineproductions.net/originalpodc...
What can we learn about age verification, regulation, tech based abuse and deep fake technology from Korea?
www.headlineproductions.net/originalpodc...
OPEN ACCESS Book Announcement! Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora
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Book Announcement! Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora – Ju Hui Judy Han 한주희
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October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
OPEN ACCESS Book Announcement! Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora
judyhan.com/post/5381
judyhan.com/post/5381
소...my apartment is at the far end of my floor's hallway—many people posting fliers just don't bother with my door. Or if they do, they just half-ass it, or post things on the 소화전 cover next to it. OR... 🤗
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
소...my apartment is at the far end of my floor's hallway—many people posting fliers just don't bother with my door. Or if they do, they just half-ass it, or post things on the 소화전 cover next to it. OR... 🤗
The Women Who Fought Japan’s Empire
"Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life in two recent novels."
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"Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life in two recent novels."
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The Women Who Fought Japan’s Empire
Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life i...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Women Who Fought Japan’s Empire
"Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life in two recent novels."
jacobin.com/2025/10/lite...
"Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life in two recent novels."
jacobin.com/2025/10/lite...
About all the clickbait BS out there, which unfortunately is immensely popular. Applies to content about Korea too.
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What is Happening to Japan?
YouTube video by Abroad in Japan
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October 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
About all the clickbait BS out there, which unfortunately is immensely popular. Applies to content about Korea too.
youtube.com/watch?v=jEWh...
youtube.com/watch?v=jEWh...
After the deadly 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, South Korea faced a failure of prevention—and mourning. A group of anthropologists explores how grief was managed, marginalized, and ultimately erased, raising questions about who we remember and why.
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www.sapiens.org/culture/mour...
The Politics of Mourning After Itaewon
A group of anthropologists explore why South Korea faced a failure of prevention—and mourning—after the deadly 2022 Itaewon disaster.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
After the deadly 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, South Korea faced a failure of prevention—and mourning. A group of anthropologists explores how grief was managed, marginalized, and ultimately erased, raising questions about who we remember and why.
www.sapiens.org/culture/mour...
www.sapiens.org/culture/mour...
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Slowly creeping closer to recognizing gay marriage. It is probably inevitable given the way their current constitution is structured, but we'll see.
It might, if accompanied by an associated reduction in other stigmas and restrictions, even help with the birth rate.
It might, if accompanied by an associated reduction in other stigmas and restrictions, even help with the birth rate.
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/s...
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census
South Korea has officially announced it plans to recognise same-sex couples in the upcoming national census.
www.thepinknews.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Slowly creeping closer to recognizing gay marriage. It is probably inevitable given the way their current constitution is structured, but we'll see.
It might, if accompanied by an associated reduction in other stigmas and restrictions, even help with the birth rate.
It might, if accompanied by an associated reduction in other stigmas and restrictions, even help with the birth rate.
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/s...
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census
South Korea has officially announced it plans to recognise same-sex couples in the upcoming national census.
www.thepinknews.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
South Korea officially recognises same-sex couples in national census www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/22/s...
"Sometimes, it seems like everyone hates women for simply existing."
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"I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki"
Bestselling author Baek Se-hee dead at 35
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October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Sometimes, it seems like everyone hates women for simply existing."
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open.substack.com/pub/jaehakim...
Do Dreams Give Voice to the Divine?
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Do Dreams Give Voice to the Divine?
An anthropologist immerses herself in Islamic dream culture to understand how the divine plays a role in everyday lives.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Do Dreams Give Voice to the Divine?
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www.sapiens.org/culture/drea...
"Bad Bad Girl" by Gish Jen asianreviewofbooks.com/bad-bad-girl... via @BookReviewsAsia
“Bad Bad Girl” by Gish Jen
Regardless of culture, mother-daughter relationships can be fraught and tensions incomprehensibly continue to be passed down generation after generation. Gish Jen addresses her own contentious rela…
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October 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"Bad Bad Girl" by Gish Jen asianreviewofbooks.com/bad-bad-girl... via @BookReviewsAsia
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
‘I survived at 40kg’: K-pop idols speak out about extreme dieting and health struggles
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‘I survived at 40kg’: K-pop idols speak out about extreme dieting and health struggles - The Korea Times
A growing number of K-pop idols are opening up about the physical toll of extreme dieting, sparking concern among fans over the industry’s long-sta...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
‘I survived at 40kg’: K-pop idols speak out about extreme dieting and health struggles
www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainmen...
www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainmen...
Film Director Atsushi Funahashi in Conversation with Asato Ikeda: "Company Retreat" (2022), Sexual Violence, and the Unconscious of the Time
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October 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Film Director Atsushi Funahashi in Conversation with Asato Ikeda: "Company Retreat" (2022), Sexual Violence, and the Unconscious of the Time
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda
Book Review: How Childbirth Has Shaped Civilization undark.org/2025/10/10/b... via @undarkmag
Book Review: How Childbirth Has Shaped Civilization
In "Born," Lucy Inglis reexamines history through the lens of gender roles, medical authority, and bodily autonomy.
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October 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Book Review: How Childbirth Has Shaped Civilization undark.org/2025/10/10/b... via @undarkmag
Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
hyperallergic.com/1043390/bunn...
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
hyperallergic.com/1043390/bunn...
Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
hyperallergic.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
hyperallergic.com/1043390/bunn...
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
hyperallergic.com/1043390/bunn...
Half of all anorexia patients in 2024 were teenagers, 82% of them girls
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Half of all anorexia patients in 2024 were teenagers, 82% of them girls
Half of all Koreans treated for anorexia last year were teenagers, government data showed Friday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Servic
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September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Half of all anorexia patients in 2024 were teenagers, 82% of them girls
www.koreaherald.com/article/1057...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1057...
'Keep it on': Shirtless joggers are frowned upon in Korea, but some push back
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'Keep it on': Shirtless joggers are frowned upon in Korea, but some push back
At Seoul’s Yeouido Hangang Park, the mecca for the city's running crews, four new taboos are shifting the vibe of the jogging trail. A banner, posted along the
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September 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
'Keep it on': Shirtless joggers are frowned upon in Korea, but some push back
www.koreaherald.com/article/1057...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1057...
‘Men don’t know why they became unhappy’: the toxic gender war dividing South Korea
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‘Men don’t know why they became unhappy’: the toxic gender war dividing South Korea
Toxic masculinity is a global phenomenon, but nowhere is it more virulent than in this hypermodern, connected society. What can other countries learn from this ‘ground zero’ of misogyny?
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September 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
‘Men don’t know why they became unhappy’: the toxic gender war dividing South Korea
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