Theodore Jun Yoo duikt in de complexiteit van de Koreaanse literatuur en cultuur, met een bijzondere focus op politiek en gender. Zijn wetenschap onderzoekt hoe historische en maatschappelijke krachten de Koreaanse literaire expressie hebben gevormd. Yoo biedt inzichtelijke perspectieven op auteurs en hun werken die zowel toegankelijk als verhelderend zijn voor lezers.
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"--