Wartime Sexual Violence and Public History Forum


  • Date: November 27th, Friday, 2020 10:25 – 16:40
  • Online forum via Zoom

Title Wartime Sexual Violence and Public History
Time Contents
2020.
11. 27.
(Fri)
Time Presenter
Session 1: The Historical Memory of Wartime Sexual Violence

ModeratorKeun-Sik Jung (SNU)

10:25~10:50 Gabsaeng Jeon (Researcher at ISDPR): The Process of POW Handling of Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Victims at Prisoner Camps of Allied Forces
10:50~11:15 Ajung Sim (Independent research activist): The Japanese ‘Comfort Women’ Issue in Books, Magazines, and Lawsuits –  Beyond Comparative History and into an Intersectional Perspective
11:15~11:40 Ho-keun Choi (Professor, Dept. of History, Korea University): Between Resentment and Compassion – Various Ways to Represent Wartime Violence
11:40~12:40 Discussion: Ho-Gi Jung (Chonnam National University), Youngjim Lee (Kangwon National University)
Session 2: The Cultural Politics of the Statue of Peace and the Future of Memory

Moderator: JaeHyung Kim (Korea National Open University)

13:40~14:05 Jin-sung Chun (Professor, Dept. of Social Education, Busan National University of Education): The Statue of Peace and the Reification of Memory
14:05~14:30 Sejin Kim (Artist): The Past, Present, and Future of the Statue of Peace
14:30~14:55 Jiyoung Lee (Researcher at the Institute of Japanese Studies, Dongguk University): The Political Dynamics Around the Establishment of Monument for ‘Comfort Women’ – With cases of the Peace Monument in Glendale and “Comfort Women” Column of Strength in San Francisco
14:55~15:15 Break
15:15~15:40 Jiho Won (Artist): Ready-Built War Monuments
15:40~16:40 Discussion: Kyung Hyo Chun (SNU IPUS), Jeong‑Kyung Seo (SNUAC)
※ This event will be held in Korean.
※ Registration: https://bit.ly/3no4qzZ