#Me Too in Korea - Flowers by Fire by Hawon Jung

Season 5 Episode 1 - CONTENT NOTE: Discussions of sexual harrassment and assault

This season we discuss the book Flowers of Fire by Hawon Jung

Episode 1 is about the #MeToo cases in Korea of Seo Ji Hyun and Kim Ji Eun.

We also discuss the concepts of Hoesik and Flower Snakes.

Links:

• Hawon Jung: Bio [BenBella Books]

• KBS World Interview w/ Author Hawon Jung [KBS World]

• Anthony Rapp Opens Up About Kevin Spacey Lawsuit in First Comments Since Trial: ‘A Courtroom Is Not a Safe Space for Trauma’ [Variety]

• 4 women testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial that they were sexually abused. Here’s what they said [CNN]

• Seo Ji-hyun, The South Korean Prosecutor Who Spoke Up & Sparked The Country's MeToo Movement | TIME [YouTube]

• Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment [The Korea Herald]

• 'Hoesik' can help blow off steam, or spark unfortunate events [The Korea Herald]

• Young South Koreans are fighting against the return of hoesik — 'compulsory' after-work and weekend gatherings — as COVID-19 restrictions ease [Insider]

• As South Korean government proposes flexible overtime rules, some fear workers may suffer [Reuters]

• This country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas [CNN]

• In the throes of South Korea’s #MeToo, it’s “very hard to speak up” [Mic]

• More women coming forward with stories of sexual abuse following Seo Ji-hyun’s allegations [Hankyoreh]

• Seoul's Mayor Championed Women's Rights. The #MeToo Allegations Against Him Have Bitterly Divided Korea [TIME]

• #MeToo: South Korea gives more jail time to harassers [USA Today]

• How #MeToo movement is pushing for revision of South Korea’s defamation law [The Korea Herald]