Beschreibung:
This book explores gender, labour and class in Korea and Japan, both during the twentieth century and today. It shows how sexuality is inscribed in working-class identities, demonstrating that sexual and labor relations have been crucial factors in shaping the cultures of industrialization in both Japan and Korea.
1. Introduction: The Entanglement of Sexual and Industrial Labour 2. Sexing Class: "The Prostitute" in Japanese Proletarian Literature 3. Gender and Korean Labour in Wartime Japan 4. Military Prostitution and Women's Sexual Labour in Japan and Korea 5. Slum Romance in Korean Factory Girl Literature 6. Shipyard Women and the Politics of Gender: A Case Study of the KSEC Yard in South Korea 7. The Frailty of Men: The Redemption of Masculinity in the Korean Labour Movement 8. Gender and Ethnicity at Work: Korean "Hostess" Club Rose in Japan