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Safeguarding the ‘Pride of Jeju’: The Framing of Jeju Haenyeo Protection in Regional Media

Coelho, Mariana (2023) COSM40 20231
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
This research focused on the media framing of the issue of protection and safeguarding of the Haenyeo community in Jeju Island, South Korea. The Haenyeo are a community of fisherwomen who free dive to harvest sea life and are representative of the matriarchal cultural tradition of Jeju Island. This study aimed to analyze how the issue is framed in regional media and explored the reasons portrayed for the protection of the community, the strategies suggested for safeguarding and their significance for intangible cultural heritage protection in Jeju. Through the framing analysis of newspapers articles, this research highlighted the importance of Haenyeo for Jeju’s identity and appraised the existing policies. The findings suggested that... (More)
This research focused on the media framing of the issue of protection and safeguarding of the Haenyeo community in Jeju Island, South Korea. The Haenyeo are a community of fisherwomen who free dive to harvest sea life and are representative of the matriarchal cultural tradition of Jeju Island. This study aimed to analyze how the issue is framed in regional media and explored the reasons portrayed for the protection of the community, the strategies suggested for safeguarding and their significance for intangible cultural heritage protection in Jeju. Through the framing analysis of newspapers articles, this research highlighted the importance of Haenyeo for Jeju’s identity and appraised the existing policies. The findings suggested that while the community is framed as being widely celebrated and promoted domestically and internationally, the current measures may not effectively resolve the challenges faced by Haenyeo. This study contributed to the field of heritage studies by focusing on the media’s framing of the management of intangible cultural heritage. Further research is recommended to examine the perspectives of the community itself and to consider a broader sample size for a more comprehensive understanding of the topic. (Less)
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author
Coelho, Mariana
supervisor
organization
course
COSM40 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Cultural heritage management, Framing analysis, Intangible cultural heritage, Jeju Haenyeo, News framing, South Korea
language
English
id
9133661
date added to LUP
2023-08-08 13:39:23
date last changed
2023-08-08 13:51:40
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  abstract     = {{This research focused on the media framing of the issue of protection and safeguarding of the Haenyeo community in Jeju Island, South Korea. The Haenyeo are a community of fisherwomen who free dive to harvest sea life and are representative of the matriarchal cultural tradition of Jeju Island. This study aimed to analyze how the issue is framed in regional media and explored the reasons portrayed for the protection of the community, the strategies suggested for safeguarding and their significance for intangible cultural heritage protection in Jeju. Through the framing analysis of newspapers articles, this research highlighted the importance of Haenyeo for Jeju’s identity and appraised the existing policies. The findings suggested that while the community is framed as being widely celebrated and promoted domestically and internationally, the current measures may not effectively resolve the challenges faced by Haenyeo. This study contributed to the field of heritage studies by focusing on the media’s framing of the management of intangible cultural heritage. Further research is recommended to examine the perspectives of the community itself and to consider a broader sample size for a more comprehensive understanding of the topic.}},
  author       = {{Coelho, Mariana}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Safeguarding the ‘Pride of Jeju’: The Framing of Jeju Haenyeo Protection in Regional Media}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}