@article{ART003285125},
author={Jinwon Lee and Min Joo Lee},
title={Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings},
journal={Journal of Human Rights Studies},
issn={2635-4632},
year={2025},
volume={8},
number={2},
pages={133-168},
doi={10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jinwon Lee
AU - Min Joo Lee
TI - Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings
JO - Journal of Human Rights Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 8
IS - 2
PB - Korean Association of Human Rights Studies
SP - 133
EP - 168
SN - 2635-4632
AB - Folktales are an integral part of the South Korean education system. However, these folktales, originating hundreds of years ago, portray problematic gender dynamics that normalize the sexual objectification and victimization of women. Consequently, there have been attempts to rewrite the folktales to fit the contemporary cultural milieu. In this article, we ask: Are these modern-day adaptations of ancient folktales more empowering for women? This article comparatively examines the original versions of two Korean folktales, The Story of Ondal and The Fairy and the Woodcutter, their televisual remakes in the form of popular television drama series, and feminist authors’ plays and novels that rewrote the folktales. We use feminist theoretical frameworks on women’s erotic agency to argue that only remakes that consciously use feminist purview can erotically empower women.
KW - Folktales;Remakes;Television Dramas;Ondal;The Fairy and the Woodcutter
DO - 10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
ER -
Jinwon Lee and Min Joo Lee. (2025). Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 8(2), 133-168.
Jinwon Lee and Min Joo Lee. 2025, "Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings", Journal of Human Rights Studies, vol.8, no.2 pp.133-168. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee, Min Joo Lee "Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings" Journal of Human Rights Studies 8.2 pp.133-168 (2025) : 133.
Jinwon Lee, Min Joo Lee. Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings. 2025; 8(2), 133-168. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee and Min Joo Lee. "Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings" Journal of Human Rights Studies 8, no.2 (2025) : 133-168.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee; Min Joo Lee. Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings. Journal of Human Rights Studies, 8(2), 133-168. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee; Min Joo Lee. Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings. Journal of Human Rights Studies. 2025; 8(2) 133-168. doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee, Min Joo Lee. Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings. 2025; 8(2), 133-168. Available from: doi:10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
Jinwon Lee and Min Joo Lee. "Remaking Korean Folktales: Comparative Analyses of Folktales, Televisual Remakes, and Feminist Rewritings" Journal of Human Rights Studies 8, no.2 (2025) : 133-168.doi: 10.22976/JHRS.2025.8.2.133
