Theodore Jun Yoo explore les complexités de la littérature et de la culture coréennes, en se concentrant particulièrement sur la politique et le genre. Ses recherches examinent comment les forces historiques et sociétales ont façonné l'expression littéraire coréenne. Yoo offre des perspectives perspicaces sur les auteurs et leurs œuvres, à la fois accessibles et éclairantes pour les lecteurs.
Examines how the concept of Korean woman underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them.
"Korea is one of the last divided countries in the world. Twins born of the Cold War, one is vilified as an isolated, impoverished, time-warped state with an abysmal human rights record and a reclusive leader who perennially threatens global security with his clandestine nuclear weapons program. The other is lauded as a thriving democratic and capitalist state with the thirteenth largest economy in the world and a model that developing countries should emulate. In The Koreas, Theodore Jun Yoo provides a ... gateway to understanding the divergent developments of contemporary North and South Korea. In contrast to standard histories, Yoo examines the unique qualities of the Korean diaspora experience, which has challenged the master narratives of national culture, homogeneity, belongingness, and identity"--