Fictions of Liberation: A Paradoxical "Palimpsest of Colonial Identity" of Chong (Jeong)

Within Asian/American feminist theology, this article addresses specifically Korean/American feminist theological discourse of chong. I argue that by employing racialized signifiers such as han and chong, we are marginalizing ourselves. Such discursive identity markers of Korean/American feminist th...

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Auteur principal: Moon, Hellena (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
Dans: Journal of pastoral theology
Année: 2018, Volume: 28, Numéro: 3, Pages: 160-174
RelBib Classification:FD Théologie contextuelle
KBM Asie
KBQ Amérique du Nord
NCB Éthique individuelle
TK Époque contemporaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B nationalist historiography
B Nationalism
B feminist liberation theology
B Imperialism
B Postcolonialism
B American feminist theology / Asian
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Résumé:Within Asian/American feminist theology, this article addresses specifically Korean/American feminist theological discourse of chong. I argue that by employing racialized signifiers such as han and chong, we are marginalizing ourselves. Such discursive identity markers of Korean/American feminist theologians have been constructed by utilizing colonialist historiography and methods that the Japanese first used in their efforts to justify colonial rule of Korea (1910-1945), thereby reproducing and reinforcing the racialized discourses of the colonial era. This author implores Asian/American pastoral theologians to engage in a more critical, complex analysis of power during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). I argue for the importance of historiographical analysis as being central to understanding how Korean/American theological identity came to embrace the cultural signifiers it does. Our task, then, as critical feminist liberation theologians is to engage in ongoing critiques and analyses of patri-kyriarchal power in colonialism(s) and imperialism(s) in order to dismantle its structures and influences.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2018.1547959