Queer Korea

Since the end of the 19th century, the Korean people have faced successive waves of foreign domination, authoritarian regimes, forced dispersal, and divided development. Throughout these turbulent times, 'queer' Koreans were ignored, minimised, and erased in narratives of their modern nation, East Asia, and the wider world. This interdisciplinary volume challenges such marginalisation through critical analyses of non-normative sexuality and gender variance. Considering both personal and collective forces, contributors extend individualied notions of queer neoliberalism beyond those typically set in Western queer theory.