baume à l'âme

Baume à l'âme (Korean: 봄알람) is a South Korean feminist publishing house that opened its doors in 2016 with the publication of "We Need Language: Feminism That Opens the Mouth" (우리에겐 언어가 필요하다—입이 트이는 페미니즘), a book released in the wake of the 2016 Gangnam Station murder case. The publisher's name is French for "balm for the soul," reflecting its mission to intervene immediately in a sexist reality, amplify women's voices, and offer stories that give women the imagination to live as human beings. The company emerged from the publishing team of Femidia (페미디아), a feminist information producer collective that began activities on May 9, 2016. Its first publication was a crowdfunded project on Tumblbug. Since then, Baume à l'âme has published books on the history of the women's movement, the movement to abolish the abortion ban, the issue of surrogacy, and records of victims of sexual violence. Notable titles include "I Am Kim Ji-eun" (김지은입니다, 2020), a 554-day record of the sexual violence accusation against Ahn Hee-jung; "The Politics of Patriarchy" by Christine Delphy; "Escape from Marriage" (결혼 탈출); and "Europe Abortion Travel" (유럽 낙태 여행). The publisher is led by editor-in-chief Lee Du-ru (이두루), with designer Uyuni (우유니) and planner Lee Min-kyung (이민경). It operates as a private, independent company based in South Korea. Its catalog includes the "Exit Series" (출구 총서) and "Women's Basic Rights" (여성의 기본권을 찾아서) series, among others. Baume à l'âme also engages in public events such as the "Misogyny Eradication Club" (여혐 말살 클럽) and maintains an active online presence through its website, blog, YouTube channel, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Baume à l'âme (봄알람) is a South Korean feminist publishing house that began in 2016. Its origins trace back to Femidia (페미디아), a feminist information producer collective that started activities on May 9, 2016. The publishing team within Femidia launched the publisher's first project, "We Need Language: Feminism That Opens the Mouth" (우리에겐 언어가 필요하다—입이 트이는 페미니즘), written by Lee Min-kyung. This book was published in response to the 2016 Gangnam Station murder case and was crowdfunded on Tumblbug. The success of this project led to the formal establishment of Baume à l'âme as a publishing house. In its early years, the publisher focused on titles that addressed urgent feminist issues in South Korea. In 2016, it published "We Have a Genealogy Too" (우리에게도 계보가 있다) by Lee Min-kyung and "The Rebellion of Megalia" (메갈리아의 반란) by Yoo Min-seok. In 2017, it released "LGBT+ First Steps" (LGBT+ 첫걸음) by Ashley Mardell, "A Thinking Woman Sleeps with a Monster" (생각하는 여자는 괴물과 함께 잠을 잔다) by Kim Eun-ju, and "Finding Lost Wages" (잃어버린 임금을 찾아서) by Lee Min-kyung. In 2018, it published "Women Who Draw Dreams" (꿈을 그리는 여자들), an illustrated biography and coloring book by the Baume à l'âme editorial team, "Europe Abortion Travel" (유럽 낙태 여행) by Uyuni, Lee Du-ru, Lee Min-kyung, and Jung Hye-yoon, and "Queering Feminism!" (페미니즘을 퀴어링!) by Mimi Marinucci. In 2019, the publisher released "Sounds Like a Surrogate" (대리모 같은 소리) by Renate Klein, translated by Lee Min-kyung. In 2020, it published "I Am Kim Ji-eun" (김지은입니다) by Kim Ji-eun, a 554-day record of the sexual violence accusation against Ahn Hee-jung. The publisher also launched series such as "Exit Series" (출구 총서) and "Women's Basic Rights" (여성의 기본권을 찾아서). Recent titles include "The Politics of Patriarchy" by Christine Delphy, translated by Kim Da-bom and Lee Min-kyung, and "Abolishing the Ancestral Rites" (제사를 폐함) by Kang Yeo-reum. The publisher continues to operate under the leadership of editor-in-chief Lee Du-ru, with designer Uyuni and planner Lee Min-kyung, and remains active in feminist publishing and activism in South Korea.

• 2024

  Publishes 'Abolishing the Ancestral Rites' (제사를 폐함) by Kang Yeo-reum.

• 2023

  Publishes 'The Politics of Patriarchy' by Christine Delphy.

• 2022

  Publishes 'So-Young from Prison' (감옥으로부터의 소영) by Jung So-young.

• 2021

  Publishes 'Escape from Marriage' (결혼 탈출) by Maeng Jang-mi.

• 2020

  Publishes 'I Am Kim Ji-eun', a 554-day record of sexual violence accusation.

• 2019

  Publishes 'Sounds Like a Surrogate' by Renate Klein.

• 2018

  Publishes 'Women Who Draw Dreams', 'Europe Abortion Travel', and 'Queering Feminism!'.

• 2017

  Publishes 'LGBT+ First Steps', 'A Thinking Woman Sleeps with a Monster', and 'Finding Lost Wages'.

• 2016

  Femidia collective begins activities on May 9; publishing team launches first book 'We Need Language' via Tumblbug crowdfunding.

• 2016

  Baume à l'âme formally opens as a publishing house.

• 2016

  Publishes 'We Have a Genealogy Too' and 'The Rebellion of Megalia'.

Independent feminist publisher intervening in sexist reality and amplifying women's voices.

• 2016

  우리에겐 언어가 필요하다 (We Need Language)

• 2016

  우리에게도 계보가 있다 (We Have a Genealogy Too)

• 2016

  메갈리아의 반란 (The Rebellion of Megalia)

• 2017

  LGBT+ 첫걸음 (LGBT+ First Steps)

• 2017

  생각하는 여자는 괴물과 함께 잠을 잔다 (A Thinking Woman Sleeps with a Monster)

• 2017

  잃어버린 임금을 찾아서 (Finding Lost Wages)

• 2018

  꿈을 그리는 여자들 (Women Who Draw Dreams)

• 2018

  유럽 낙태 여행 (Europe Abortion Travel)

• 2018

  페미니즘을 퀴어링! (Queering Feminism!)

• 2019

  대리모 같은 소리 (Sounds Like a Surrogate)

• 2020

  김지은입니다 (I Am Kim Ji-eun)

• 2021

  결혼 탈출 (Escape from Marriage)

• 2022

  감옥으로부터의 소영 (So-Young from Prison)

• 2023

  가부장제의 정치경제학 (The Politics of Patriarchy)

• 2024

  제사를 폐함 (Abolishing the Ancestral Rites)

• 여혐 말살 클럽 (Misogyny Eradication Club)

  Regular gatherings to combat misogyny.

1. 1봄알람 공식 홈페이지baumealame.com
2. 2봄알람 소개baumealame.com
3. 3Wikidata entry for baumealamewikidata.org
4. 4봄알람 - 위키백과ko.wikipedia.org