The rapid improvement of women’s social status in Korean society has led to the coexistence of a generation that was stifled by a patriarchal culture and a generation that is no longer so. This article highlights the conflicts between the generations and the need to understand and communicate with women’s inner struggles. Looking back over the past 100 years, Korean society has...
Book Review – What is Communication? The question posed by My Brilliant Life
Kim Ae-ran’s My Brilliant Life explores the meaning of communication through Areum, a boy with progeria. This blog post explores communication and understanding in her story. About Areum The parents of Areum, the protagonist of the Korean novel My Brilliant Life, start a family a little differently. She became a parent to a child at the age of a high school student, a little earlier...
Book Plot – Vatsyayana’s Kama Sutra, Pleasure or Philosophy?
Is the ancient Indian erotic scripture Kama Sutra a simple book of pleasure or a profound book of philosophy? We explore Vatsyayana’s wisdom on love and life. A barren land where even goats think deeply As the world becomes more chaotic, more and more people are going to India. This is because a different universe from that of the ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi, the pinnacle of...