@article{ART003276069},
author={Yoon, Eun-seo},
title={K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life},
journal={International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구},
issn={2951-2808},
year={2025},
volume={8},
number={8},
pages={155-161}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yoon, Eun-seo
TI - K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life
JO - International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구
PY - 2025
VL - 8
IS - 8
PB - K-culture Convergence Research Society
SP - 155
EP - 161
SN - 2951-2808
AB - The process of rediscovering and reinterpreting historically marginalized figures demonstrates the enduring power of Korean literature. Many individuals in Korean history, particularly women of low social status such as ginyeo (courtesans), were overlooked due to both their gender and social position. Reexamining these lives through a contemporary lens not only restores their narrative presence but also challenges entrenched social prejudices. Literature functions as more than an act of writing; it serves as a bridge between past and present, enabling forgotten voices to reenter cultural memory. By breathing new life into the stories of forgotten ginyeo and sharing them with a global audience, Korean literature can extend its cultural influence and ethical resonance. The monument dedicated to Jeon Gyesim stands at the threshold of this potential, symbolizing the beginning of a broader literary and cultural reawakening that foregrounds suppressed histories and reclaims them as meaningful narratives for the present.
KW - ginyeo (courtesans);Jeon Gyesim;women’s narratives;historical rediscovery;literary reinterpretation;cultural memory
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Yoon, Eun-seo. (2025). K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life. International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구, 8(8), 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. 2025, "K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life", International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구, vol.8, no.8 pp.155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo "K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life" International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구 8.8 pp.155-161 (2025) : 155.
Yoon, Eun-seo. K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life. 2025; 8(8), 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. "K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life" International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구 8, no.8 (2025) : 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life. International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구, 8(8), 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life. International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구. 2025; 8(8) 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life. 2025; 8(8), 155-161.
Yoon, Eun-seo. "K-Intangible Heritage, The Epigraphic Traces of Kisaeng Life" International Journal of K-Culture/K-Culture융합연구 8, no.8 (2025) : 155-161.
