Gendered limitations to psychotherapy: madwomen in Korean literature
What purpose does “functioning” serve in our capitalist society? Why are we encouraged to pay for medications/therapy/etc. to make us “normal?” To be in therapy is to signal to others that you are invested in yourself, your mental health, and improving your relationship with trauma. Being in therapy has become a colloquial shorthand for introspection…
Your Metamorphosis by Kim Ewhan (너의 변신, 김이환)
Your Metamorphosis is an extraordinary short story that challenges the boundaries of the bodily. Through his gripping science fiction, author Kim Ewhan places us teetering on the edge of medical speculation, pushing us to consider the corporeal consequences of human identity. When presented with the opportunity to surgically achieve the perfect body, how far can…
The Best Books I Read in 2021
2021 was a year of transition—I moved back to America after almost three years living in Korea, I threw myself into language study, and I tried to avoid feeling stagnant as I moved back in with my parents and worked from home. I can remember most of my year from what books I was reading…
Human Acts by Han Kang
Please be aware that there is a content warning for graphic violence, death, and trauma from real historical events. Human Acts is part historical account of the Gwangju Uprising and part lucid dream of grief and trauma. Han Kang muses about the cruelty human beings are capable of, and wonders if this brutality is fundamentally…
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