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<P>Hartmut</P>
<P>You might want to ask Peter Hyun, the writer, for advice. His brother, whose name I'm afraid I don't know, was a minjung theologian and he may be able to offer suggestions - probably more for primary contacts than for secondary sourcing. Peter is at <A href="mailto:pwHyun@aol.com">pwHyun@aol.com</A></P>
<P>Mike<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: David Mason <MNTNWOLF@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Korean Studies Discussion List <KOREANSTUDIES@KOREAWEB.WS>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Korean Studies Discussion List <KOREANSTUDIES@KOREAWEB.WS>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [KS] minjung movement
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:32:32 -0700 (PDT)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Well, I don't know if he could be considered part
<DIV></DIV>>of any "minjung movement", but for the part about
<DIV></DIV>> > the role of culture or the invention/rediscovery
<DIV></DIV>> > of traditions (i.e. shamanism, rural communitar-
<DIV></DIV>> > ianism) in countering the state nationalism (with
<DIV></DIV>> > a populist nationalism)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>you might check out the career of the late Zo Zayong
<DIV></DIV>>who started an "Old Village Movement" featuring a
<DIV></DIV>>modernized rural-community Shamanism, explicitly to
<DIV></DIV>>counteract the ill effects of Park's New Village
<DIV></DIV>>Movement. An introduction to Zo may be found on my
<DIV></DIV>>web-site, starting at:
<DIV></DIV>> http://san-shin.org/Zo-01.html
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Sincerely,
<DIV></DIV>>David A. Mason
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>--- "Welscher,H" <H.WELSCHER@LSE.AC.UK>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> > Dear all:
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > I am currently working on my Master dissertation on
<DIV></DIV>> > the minjung movement. As you know, the dominant
<DIV></DIV>> > narrative in Development Studies mostly portrays
<DIV></DIV>> > Korea's modernisation as "smooth process", focusing
<DIV></DIV>> > on the reason for its economic miracle, the state -
<DIV></DIV>> > business relationship, the developmental state,
<DIV></DIV>> > selective industrial policies, middle-class led
<DIV></DIV>> > democratisation etc.- all in all it seems Korea is
<DIV></DIV>> > the last resort of orthodox modernisation theory.
<DIV></DIV>> > In my dissertation I want to critically engage with
<DIV></DIV>> > this narrative, focusing on the social and cultural
<DIV></DIV>> > resistance against the state-led modernisation and
<DIV></DIV>> > its negative impacts. Concentrating on the minjung
<DIV></DIV>> > movement, I especially want to emphasize the role
<DIV></DIV>> > of culture or the invention/rediscovery of
<DIV></DIV>> > traditions (i.e. shamanism, rural communitarianism)
<DIV></DIV>> > in countering the state nationalism (with a
<DIV></DIV>> > populist nationalism) and creating broad social
<DIV></DIV>> > coalitions. I would be very grateful if anyone of
<DIV></DIV>> > you could help me with any personal discussion
<DIV></DIV>> > comments, suggestions for readings, past papers
<DIV></DIV>> > etc. on the above topic.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Thank you very much.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Best regards,
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Hartmut Welscher,
<DIV></DIV>> > MSc Candidate in Development Studies
<DIV></DIV>> > London School of Economics ( LSE)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
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