Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025):
Reseñas

Kim Ji-Young, born in 1982:: “Gender as a social category within the classroom”

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  • Marta de la Torre Cano
Marta de la Torre Cano
Universidad de Málaga, España.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51896/easc.v3i2.1088

Published 2025-12-18

Keywords

  • Anthropology,
  • South Korea,
  • education,
  • gender,
  • feminism,
  • women,
  • women and development,
  • pedagogical guidance,
  • psychology,
  • critical sociology
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de la Torre Cano, M. (2025). Kim Ji-Young, born in 1982:: “Gender as a social category within the classroom”. Revista Internacional De Educación Y Análisis Social Crítico Mañé, Ferrer & Swartz, 3(2), 606–628. https://doi.org/10.51896/easc.v3i2.1088
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Abstract

Kim Ji-young, born in 1982, is a novel by Cho Nam-Joo that has become a resounding success both in her native South Korea and abroad (it has been translated into more than 10 languages). Compared to other bestsellers, its synopsis seems "simple" and will disappoint those looking for action, mystery, or fantasy. Within its pages, we find an "ordinary" life, seemingly without any major ups and downs or anything noteworthy. The protagonist has no superpowers, doesn't experience a passionate love story, and doesn't make an astonishing discovery that changes the fate of the world. It is an intimate and realistic tale. Why, then, has the story of a South Korean woman's everyday life resonated around the world? Because it is not the story of one woman: it is the story of many.

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