Transcending constraints: female bodily discipline and resistance in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian

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Transcending constraints: female bodily discipline and resistance in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian

Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (2015/2007) has been the subject of numerous scholarly explorations. Nevertheless, few studies have applied Michel Foucault’s theory of the body to examine the protagonist Yeong-hye’s struggle against societal norms. This paper fills this gap by analyzing how Yeong-hye’s bo...

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Main Authors:	Nie, Zhixing, Kaur, Hardev
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2025
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121031/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121031/1/121031.pdf

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