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[Human Asia News Letter] October 2017

31 Oct 2017
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Human Asia Newsletter

October 2017 No.89

 

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BOOK
 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Written by Heinrich Böll/ Published by Penguin Classics (2009)
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First published in 1974, and now one of Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum examines how violence develops and where it can lead. This book is a reflection on the power of tabloid journalism, and its power over what we read and believe. It follows a series of events in the life of an ordinary woman (Blum) hunted by the media who experiences steep downfall of her good name and reputation. When she decides to take a gun to the reporter who was responsible for her downfall, someone declares that the shots she fired were aimed at the freedom of the press.
Journalists are expected to be unprejudiced, watchful and honest. Nonetheless, any reader will realize how journalists claim that Blum is a communist, (while increasing hysteria in the society and feeding off from story-hungry readers) are not giving any proof of it. The freedom of the press could be easily used as a disguise that hides false accusations and propaganda, because readers rarely check facts. The author shows that the freedom of the press is not only about speaking openly, but speaking honestly and taking responsibility for each word. 
MOVIE
 MISSING: Woman
2016/ Directed by Lee Eon-hee/ Starring Gong Hyo-jin, Uhm Ji-won
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MISSING, the movie portrays the many issues women and migrants face in the Korean society, and of course making it difficult to watch as a mom, and a woman. However, upon reflection, I realized it was not a movie about a mother's affection, but also about societal inequality, discrimination and unfairness. The relationship between 'Gab('dominant') amd 'Eul('subordinate')' is seen from two perspectives: Jisun and Hanmae.
Jisun
 falls under three: a working woman, a single mom, as well as a divorced woman. She is discriminated against by society, and judged by others at her workplace, and not the least, by her-in-laws. Due to the prejudice and different treatments Jisun is forced to endure, she has to struggle until late into the night, thereby not allowing her to spend a minute with her child. She constantly has to prove herself to others, that she is not inferior to them, just because she has a child. It clearly portrays the reality of the male-oriented Korean society, in which...
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