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Article Evaluation: Choi Seung-hee
Although everything within the article for Choi Seung-hee seemed relevant to the subject, the lack of sources and citing here does bother me. I don't know if I would have her death date noted at the top of the page in the manner it is either, as from everything we've covered, her death seems to be a bit speculative. I feel like there could be more information within this article in general as well.

Choi Seung-hee
Already brought up through the last assignment, the topics of Choi Seung-hee's life and death are fascinating to me. The article presented about her feels a bit barebones, and I feel that there could be a lot of information added within her article highlighting certain events and aspects of her life. As far as I can tell, there hasn't been any conversation on Wikipedia regarding Choi Seung-hee or her article since 2008. From what we've read in class on her life seems to be covered here, but I feel that there should be more information presented on her dancing, as well as the interactions that she had with well-known authors and artists like Picasso and Kawabata. Perhaps I'm just stretching things to fit what I'm interested in, but I'd like in learn more about Choi Seung-hee's life, cultural impact, and legacy. I haven't found any detailed information through the library yet, but I want to keep searching for new sources.

Yoshiki Hayama
I found it interesting after looking up Yoshiki Hayama's article that there is very few information posted about his life, as well as his work. Through this page, the reader is only introduced to two of his works, in vague detail at that. The talk page for this article is completely empty of any discussion. It's difficult to pinpoint what exactly needs to be focused on, as everything here is pretty barren, but I feel that details on his life are pretty much nonexistent aside from his birth and death dates, as well as the fact that he was in jail.Through use of the library's website, there seems to be a few different sources and books that discuss Hayama, but they are written in Japanese. I feel that if needed, I could read through and utilize these texts to hopefully expand information on the subject of his life and writing.

Yi Tae-jun
As far as I could find, there was not even an English page written about Yi Tae-jun. There are, however, Wikipedia articles in French and Korean on the author. Perhaps it would be useful to create an article in English and add new information. Through a translation, his life biography and a bit of his writing have can be seen here, but it seems that a few things should be cleaned up and expanded upon, regarding his life, works, and family. I have found a few articles online written in Korean that point to written sources, as well as his own work within the library, that may be useful in translating and expanding upon what's already written. The discussion page on the French and Korean articles for this topic are empty as well.

Proletarian literature
This article isn't necessarily void of all information, but it does not contain any reference to proletarian writing within Korea. KOPF is mentioned through discussion of this literature within Japan, but the idea of Korea's role in the matter is absent. KOPF lacks an article in English as well, so there's not a link that would give more information to the reader on this topic. I think this would be a good opportunity to highlight some of the works that we've read in class while providing important information. The talk page on this article already has a bit of discussion on the matter of the page being inadequate, someone even refers to it as being a "piece of text full of hatred." People also refer to the article on Proletarian novel as essentially being the same thing, but even that page lacks information on Korean proletarian literature.

This seems to be the topic that I'll be going with. Considering that a Korea section on the page does not exist, I feel that adding base information is a good place to start. I believe that Sayward will be working on this topic as well, and we've found a few sources so far that I feel will get the ball rolling. After base information, I think that it would useful to write on the history of proletarian literature within Korea, as well as some of the more famous and prominent works in the genre pertaining to the country. The relation to Japan and the role it played on proletarian literature within Korea might be something to think about as well. I feel that we should try to follow a similar layout to what has already been presented in regards to this genre within other countries, as to not make parts of the page seem out of place. We may have to also edit other areas of this page so that the added information does not sound clunky or inconsistent as well.

Bibliography of Possible Sources and Their Authors
The Proletarian Gamble, Ken Chester Kawashima Recasting Red Culture in Proletarian Japan, Samuel Perry Literature and Film in Cold War South Korea, Theodore H. Hughes Important Dates in China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in Proletarian Arts, unknown author✔️ Proletarian Sensibilities: The Body Politics of New Tendency Literature, Kimberly Mee Chung✔️ Imperial Genus: The Formation and Limits of the Human in Modern Korea and Japan, Travis Workman Tales of Seduction: Factory Girls in Proletarian Literature, Ruth Barraclough✔️ Mass Politics and Visual Culture: Proletarian Literature of 1920's and 1930's Colonial Korea, Kimberly Mee Chung✔️ Bridging the Colonial Divide: Japanese-Korean Solidarity in the International Proletarian Literature Movement, Nikki Dejan Floyd✔️ Japanese-Korean Exchange within the Proletarian Visual Arts Movement, Emiko Kida, Brian Bergstrom✔️

Draft (blueprint?) and initial ideas of an addition of Korean proletarian literature to the Proletarian Literature article
As stated before, I feel that it will be important to stay similar to the initial format that can be seen on the article pertaining to the history and content of proletarian literature in other countries. As an example, the sub-topic of Britain's proletarian literature breaks down different centuries and time periods in which this genre can be seen. Also similar to other sub-topics, we should be introducing some of the more prominent titles that were written in Korea. These works, along with their authors and a smaller idea about what was written about within the texts, why they were written, and what sort of effect and reaction was drawn from the work, if anything regarding that is specifically noted or prominent. If these additions don't end up being enough of a contribution, perhaps it would be useful to dig deeper into some of the more prominent Korean authors in this genre and add to their pages with this new information, if it is not already included. The addition of the sub-section's and its placement does not seem to matter when comparing other country's and their place on the page. Initial dates and history of this genre does not seem to alter where these countries are placed on the page, but perhaps that is something we should alter as well. Similar to the writing on NAPF in Japan, ideas on Korean Artist Proletarian Federation should be highlighted in this sub-section as well.

Similar to a lead in to a full article, we should initially start the introduction of Korean proletarian literature with information on what lead to its emergence, what sort of goals and intentions were set by the authors who wrote in this genre, and a small amount of information on what the genre and its works lead to. The issues in Japanese and Korean relations will most likely hold a large role in this sub-section, and it should be the first thing that is brought up. The idea of "New Tendency Literature" should be touched on, as well as early authors of the genre including information on their work. Dates should space out who is placed where on this timeline, and KAPF should be brought up and written on around the spot of 1925. Some sources include a variety of ideas on Marxism and writings pertaining to similar theories, but they do not seem that they would be useful to bring up. This history of this genre seems to span quite a few decades within the country, and writings pertaining to situations after the Korean war should be brought up as well. Depending on if we find any useful information on the influence of Korea within Japan's proletarian movement and the genre of literature within the country, we might touch on the sub-section of Japan as well, as the page does not have one mention of Korea as of now.

Still reading through sources to plan out what exactly should be in here. There have been a couple duds with less than useful information, but writings by Kim Chung seem that they will hold a decent amount of information to use. Two of these sources are written by her as well, with different information in both texts. The more I read the more I feel that we’ll have to write more about Japan’s role in the matter of Korean proletarian literature. I will be updating this later during the week (as of now this is more of a blueprint of where the information we find will fall into) for a streamlined version and draft of what the sub-section in the article should look like after gathering more information from sources, especially in regards to the initial history of the genre within the country. As we will be touching on Japan within the Korean sub-topic, I feel that we’ll have enough information to add to the Japan sub-topic as well. I haven’t found anything substantial on more modern takes on the genre, but I feel that we should seek out more recent publications as well, for the end of the sub-section. I’ve been communicating a bit with how Seyward is approaching the article and how I feel about what the format should be, and would like to compare what we both find for the eventual final draft.

Actual Draft SKRRT SKRRT
The proletarian literature movement in Korea was initially driven by the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910 and the state of conditions that followed within the country. Proletarian literature acted as a movement that attempted to unify Korea against the shift into imperialism and capitalism that was brought forth by colonial Japan and its government that occupied Korea from the point of annexation until the end of World War II in 1945. The Korean proletarian literature movement became most prominent in the late 1920s and early 1930s, with the formation of multiple social and cultural groups that created, discussed, and revolved around proletarian arts. A large portion the movement in colonial Korea was shaped to highlight the living conditions of the lower and proletariat classes along with how the Japanese occupation of the country affected and altered this situation. However, the goals of the proletarian literature movement were not solely for an isolated change and social synthesis in Korea. Groups and writers around this time also pursued the idea of an international class-based unification and movement between Japan and Korea, with the objective of ending the imperial government and rule that had been in control of both countries.

Yi Kwang-su (in development)

March 1st Movement (in development)

Cultural movements, especially those of left-wing politics, were fundamental in driving the proletarian genre and movement in Korea. Yŏmgunsa, meaning Torch of the Masses, was a group and movement formed in 1922 that was led by the writer Song Yŏng, and built on a focus towards literature pertaining to social issues and class politics. PASKYULA was a group that reacted to and discussed commonplace literature and art, with more of a focus on the cultural aspects of the materials. These groups were two largely important circles in the movement of unification that represented the mix of proletarian and bourgeois ideals that initially propelled the genre of proletarian literature in Japan-occupied Korea. In August of 1925, Yŏmgunsa and PASKYULA merged into one group, forming the Korean Proletarian Arts Federation. This group, which would later be known as KAPF, was centered on the development and spread of literature that touched on proletarian issues and promoted unity, among other similar social and cultural topics. With the Japanese colonial government's rule in Korea pushing against proletarian arts and literature at the time, and a lack of organized representation for the lower and working class, KAPF became the principal leftist and proletarian cultural organization.

Leader of Yŏmgunsa, and a key author in KAPF's circle, Song Yŏng primarily wrote with the intention of forming a solidarity within Korea as well as with Japan through his writing. Two works, "Our Love" in 1929, and "Shift Change" in 1930 highlight Yŏng's ideology of unification within his writing, as well as the idea of moving away from cultural nostalgia and an idyllic past. In "Our Love", the process of industrialization and its resulting urban cities are portrayed as locales of potential opportunity rather than iniquitous environments, depicting a contrasting opinion to other works produced within KAPF. This is first shown through Yong-hee, a primary character within the story who eventually leaves the Korean countryside and travels to Tokyo, in pursuit of escaping her hometown's oppressive patriarchal culture and finding unity, independence, and equality in urban Japan's workforce. Set in Japan, "Shift Change" focuses more on the working class movement itself through a group of feuding Korean and Japanese workers. The resolution results in a reconciliation through combined effort, encouraging a combined effort from both the Japanese and Korean proletariat.