Revealing New Understandings of Korean Webtoon Through Fan Translation: Two Translations of Cherry Blossoms After Winter

dc.contributor.advisor Krolikoski, David
dc.contributor.author Granoff, Hannah Britteny
dc.contributor.department East Asian Language & Literature
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-23T23:56:59Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-23T23:56:59Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.degree M.A.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/104638
dc.subject Literature
dc.subject BL
dc.subject Korean literature
dc.subject queer
dc.subject webtoon
dc.title Revealing New Understandings of Korean Webtoon Through Fan Translation: Two Translations of Cherry Blossoms After Winter
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract The BL, or “boys’ love,” genre of webtoons has continuously grown in popularity in South Korea since its introduction to the peninsula in the late 1980s via Japanese manga (genre was called yaoi at the time). As many BL narratives present toxic and oftentimes violent romantic relationships, the recently popular webtoon Cherry Blossoms After Winter (Kyŏul china pŏtkkot • 겨울 지나 벚꽃, 2017-2022) by author/artist Bamwoo stands out from other webtoons. Cherry Blossoms is a prime example of a BL webtoon that provides positive representation of young queer love and approaches the sensitive subject of discovering one’s sexuality and coming out in a sympathetic manner. Along with its general significance to a queer audience, I also analyze two English translations (the official translation and one fan translation) and the variations of the narrative that they reveal.
dcterms.extent 73 pages
dcterms.language en
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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