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The Grand Narrative
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Freelance writer & independent scholar on feminism and sexuality in South Korea. https://thegrandnarrative.com/
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 6h
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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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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Impy @wayward-imp.bsky.social · 23h
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.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 2d
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.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 4d
"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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 6d
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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 7d
"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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 8d
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 12d
‘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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 13d
Film Director Atsushi Funahashi in Conversation with Asato Ikeda: "Company Retreat" (2022), Sexual Violence, and the Unconscious of the Time

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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 13d
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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · 21d
Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls

A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.

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Bunny Yeager’s Feminist Pin-Up Girls
A new documentary, Naked Ambition, centers the photographer’s woman-forward approach to the nude subject.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 24
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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 22
'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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 22
‘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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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 18
My example, about boys being allowed to wear pants in the winter but girls having to wear skirts, was originally much more colorful. But the translation programs kept removing certain words. Huh. 🤔 2/2
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 18
Beginning to get the hang of this professoring thing...🤓

With the last, during the group work on giving their thoughts and feelings about school uniform rules, many students struggled to express themselves in English. So I relented and suggested they use translation programs. 1/
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 5
Japanese Police Consider Changing Anti-Stalking Law After Murder

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Japanese Police Consider Changing Anti-Stalking Law After Murder - Unseen Japan
Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) is considering the change after police in Kawasaki failed to protect a stalking victim.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Sep 5
Unknown Korean Artist, Tigers (smoking opium)

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · Aug 31
Thousands of women writing and speaking for decades with all the creativity and feeling possible about the wrongness of rape can’t make sexual violence stop or even be understood as real violence but RFK Jr croaking “beef tallow is the philosopher’s stone” has the force of policy now
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Aug 30
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
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“ILLEGALS” MY ASS!

Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.

He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Aug 26
The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms hyperallergic.com/1029741/mary...
The Woman Scientist and Artist Who Revolutionized the Study of Mushrooms
Scientists today still make use of Mary Banning’s research, examining the same mushrooms that she located, preserved, and packed away for posterity.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Aug 26
The Fear of Bare, Naked Ladies’ Faces

The mask, like the veil, is seen by the anxious West as concealing a racialized female subject in need of liberation from a backward culture.

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The Fear of Bare, Naked Ladies’ Faces - JSTOR Daily
The mask, like the veil, is seen by the anxious West as concealing a racialized female subject in need of liberation from a backward culture.
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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Aug 26
In South Korea, Rising Cost of Sanitary Pads Spurs Backlash and Calls for Support

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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Aug 26
"Blossom of Moonlight II" by Choi Yeong-Geol (Korean, B. 1968)

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The Grand Narrative @thegrandnarrative.bsky.social · Aug 26
How to get help at a Sunflower Center in Korea

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[Mature Content] From the korea community on Reddit: How to get help at a Sunflower Center in Korea
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