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“Hashtag activism found in translation: Unpacking the reformulation of #MeToo...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Do any of you reading this in Korea volunteer for a local feminist organization? As a Western male feminist, or feminist ally if that’s your jam, frankly I’ve never...
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“Yoni Garden” Exhibition Opens in Gwangalli Tonight!
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Image sources: (@gallery_gwangan) left, right. Sorry for the last-minute notice for tonight’s opening from 6 to 8pm. But fortunately the exhibition itself, about...
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“Return to Seoul” (리턴 투 서울, Retour à Séoul) Now Playing in Korean Cinemas
Estimated reading & viewing time: 5 minutes. Now, the most important thing to take away from this post is to appreciate what good taste I have. For *I* decided I liked this film, and booked a...
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Tidy Desk, Tidy Mind: Smug Cliché about the Power of Decluttering Proves to...
Hey, I’m annoyed too. But here’s hoping how I got over my writer’s block inspires your own breakthroughs! Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Photo by Wei Ding on Unsplash. So, we all know real writers...
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Why, oh Why, do we Need Mosaics on Women’s Nipples?
Well, we don’t, actually. But for those who want to learn more about why not, and laugh themselves silly in the process, Nipple War 3 (젖꼭지 3차대전) is available for streaming on indieground until July 30!...
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Upcoming Zoom Lectures and Webinars You Should Totally Register for ASAP!
Reading time: 4 minutes. Image source: Photo by Fausto García-Menéndez on Unsplash First, on Friday September 29, from 09:00-10:15 Korean Time (Yes—very soon!). The University of San Francisco Center...
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How to Persuade Many More Women to Think Daily About the Roman Empire! (And...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Photo (cropped) by Juliana Malta on Unsplash. Without further ado, let me introduce Erica Stevenson of Moan Inc. (love the name), who “dives into the mythology,...
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Upcoming Zoom Lectures and Webinars You Should Totally Register for ASAP
They just KEEP coming. Grrr… Reading time: 3 minutes. Photo by Fausto García-Menéndez on Unsplash. First, on Friday 6 October at 09:00 Korean Time, Professor Sarah Mellors Rodriguez (Missouri State...
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Please Help Some Struggling Students by Filling in Their Quick Surveys on...
Less than 20 years ago, Korean women could get assaulted for publicly smoking. Less than 2 days ago, a short-haired woman in Jinju did get assaulted for the same, real reason—openly defying restrictive...
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Visions of Corporeality | Artists at the Institute: Misha Japanwala—Webinar,...
(Also available as an in-person lecture at 6PM, Monday, November 13 at The Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York.) Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Image source (cropped): NYU The...
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Remedy, Mobility, and the Feminized Consumption of Beauty in...
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Please register here, and see here for more details. Here’s a quick summary from the latter: [Dr. So-Rim Lee from the University of Pennsylvania] will discuss remedy...
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“Sex, Sass, and Sensibility in South Korea”뭐야?
Okay, this is far too long and honest, damnit. Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. Image by Riki Ramdani at Unsplash (account since discontinued). Sorry for being so inconsistent with my posting...
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The Not So Korean Podcast, Ep. 38: James Turnbull (INTERVIEW) – Sexuality,...
Podcast Running Time: 1 hour 12 minutes. Apologies all, for any distress caused at suddenly discovering I’m not a 20-something Korean-American woman (no, seriously—it happens a lot!), and thanks very...
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WOMEN WE LOVE Bookclub Event—Sunday, February 11, 2-4pm
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. Just a heads-up to let you all know about this upcoming event, to give you time to order and read the excellent Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave (2023)...
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How my boyfriend CHEATED with another Asian girl
Finally, this segment of her show gives me just the excuse I need to let The Grand Narrative readers about my favorite Chinese-Australian comedian Jenny Tian! Especially when you realize “Alex” is...
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Webinar: “What is ethical p*rn and what are its boundaries?” 11pm, Thursday...
A conversation with Erotic Film Director Erika Lust, Performer & Intimacy Coordinator Maria Riot, and Sex Health Educator Tessy Vanderhaeghe. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. “Heldischer Tanz”...
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WEBINAR—International Women’s Day Event: A Conversation with “Convenience...
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. From the event website: To celebrate International Women’s Day this March, Tokyo College’s “Gender, Sexuality & Identity” collaborative research group will host a...
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