@article{ART003310499},
author={Park Dasom},
title={The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015},
journal={Journal of Popular Narrative},
issn={1738-3188},
year={2026},
volume={32},
number={1},
pages={209-250},
doi={10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park Dasom
TI - The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015
JO - Journal of Popular Narrative
PY - 2026
VL - 32
IS - 1
PB - The Association of Popular Narrative
SP - 209
EP - 250
SN - 1738-3188
AB - The various issues condensed into the term ‘conflict between mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law’ in our society, despite being a concrete reality faced by contemporary female subjects, have not been actively explored in Korean modern literary studies. Although the popularization of feminism after 2015 led to a flourishing of research into various female characters and their relationships within the Korean literary field, the status of the daughter-in-law or mother-in-law and their relationship have not been adequately addressed.
Based on this critical awareness, this paper analyzes two self-narratives by daughters-in-law published since 2015: The Wise Life of a B-Class Daughter-in-Law and You, Don't Cross That Line. Through this analysis, we aim to illuminate what ‘becoming a daughter-in-law’ means to young women in contemporary Korean society and propose ‘In-Laws’ Harassment’ as a replacement for the misnomer ‘conflict between mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law’. This re-naming allows us to realize that what we have mistakenly considered a private conflict between two women is, in fact, sexual discriminatory violence rooted in the structural hierarchy of the patriarchal family system.
By re-recognizing the suffering and its perpetuation experienced by female subjects as daughters-in-law as a form of gender-based violence within the family, this paper contributes to the expansion of the scope of family narrative studies.
KW - mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship;conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law;in-law’s violence;in-law’s harassment;uterine family;daughter-in-law;mother-in-law;in-laws;in-laws;essay;self narrative
DO - 10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
ER -
Park Dasom. (2026). The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015. Journal of Popular Narrative, 32(1), 209-250.
Park Dasom. 2026, "The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015", Journal of Popular Narrative, vol.32, no.1 pp.209-250. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom "The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015" Journal of Popular Narrative 32.1 pp.209-250 (2026) : 209.
Park Dasom. The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015. 2026; 32(1), 209-250. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom. "The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015" Journal of Popular Narrative 32, no.1 (2026) : 209-250.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom. The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015. Journal of Popular Narrative, 32(1), 209-250. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom. The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015. Journal of Popular Narrative. 2026; 32(1) 209-250. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom. The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015. 2026; 32(1), 209-250. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
Park Dasom. "The delusion of ‘conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’ - A study on daughter-in-law's self narrative after 2015" Journal of Popular Narrative 32, no.1 (2026) : 209-250.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2026.32.1.006
