South Korean Evangelical Narratives on North Koreans and Homosexuals
- Authors
- Lee, Wondong; Yi, Joseph
- Issue Date
- Oct-2021
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- South Korea; Christian; evangelical; homosexual; North Korea; media
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY, v.68, no.12, pp.1923 - 1949
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- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY
- Volume
- 68
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 1923
- End Page
- 1949
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/140944
- DOI
- 10.1080/00918369.2020.1715140
- ISSN
- 0091-8369
- Abstract
- This paper analyzes how South Korean (SK), evangelical media discuss two outgroup categories: North Korea and homosexuality. Analysis of SK media over two decades-mainly longitudinal analysis of evangelical newspaper Kidok Sinmun (1998-2019)-generates several findings. First, homosexuality is catching up to North Korea as the leading outgroup in SK Christian discourse. Second, both outgroups are subjects of dual, competing narratives: one (threat) frames outgroups, and their supporters, as threats to the liberties and/or values of Christians; another (outreach), as subjects of Christian love and personal relationship. The threat and outreach narratives, in turn, are, respectively, associated with right-wing and non-right politics on the outgroup. We argue that the dual narratives are shaped by American evangelical culture; cross-national communications (e.g., South Korea and USA); and cross-national events (e.g., presidential elections) that influence the perceived threats posed by, or opportunities to outreach to, outgroup members.
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