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<span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800;">A public online lecture from Bath Spa University's Research Centre for Environmental Humanities </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 26px; font-weight: 800;">'North Korean Ghost Ships'</span><br>
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<b style="font-weight: 800"><span>Thursday 7 May, 2020</span><br>
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM<br>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 22px"><span>Google Meet – please RSVP<span> </span><a href="mailto:r.winstanley-chesters@bathspa.ac.uk" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 126, 172); transition: color 0s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s">r.winstanley-chesters@<wbr>bathspa.ac.uk<span> </span></a>to
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 22px">Lecturer in Human Geography at Bath Spa University, Robert Winstanley-Chesters has spent the last five years research fishing and fishing communities in North Korea and neighbouring nations, research which constitutes his recent
monograph 'Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours' published as an Open Access book by Springer.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 22px">During this research, Robert became familiar with ghostly ecologies and ruined environments of the seas surrounding North Korea, China and elsewhere in East Asia and was intrigued by the phenomena of 'Ghost Ships' from North
Korea washing up on the coasts of northern Japan and the Russian Federation with skeletal cargoes of dead North Koreans causing fear and anxiety among the Japanese.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 22px">The ghost ships and the necro-mobilities of the bodies of these unexpected and unwelcome visitors has become Robert's next research project and he will soon publish his first journal article on the subject for the Journal of
International Diaspora and Cultural Criticism.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 22px">Robert was particularly inspired by the work of Nicholas Ahlmark and this event also features an online showing of his film 'North Korean Ghost Ships' for Channel News Asia's 'Undercover Asia' documentary strand. Since graduating
from the University of Westminster, Nicholas has built an incredible international career and reputation, working on short and long-form documentaries for broadcasters like Vice, CNBC, and Al Jazeera English, focusing on the Asia Pacific region and online
branded content for major global clients such as Booking.com, Phillips, and Samsung, among others. Nicholas will also be attending to offer a Director's Q&A.</p>
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How to attend</h3>
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 22px">This will be an online event, hosted on Google Meet. Please RSVP to Robert Winstanley-Chesters (<a href="mailto:r.winstanley-chesters@bathspa.ac.uk" style="color: rgb(0, 126, 172); font-weight: 800; transition: color 0s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s">r.winstanley-chesters@bathspa.ac.uk</a> or
<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>r.winstanley-chesters@leeds.ac.uk</b></span>), who will add you to the list of invitees.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 22px">If you are unable to join the session or would like to view the film in advance, you can watch it on the<span> </span><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/undercover-asia-s6/north-korean-ghost-ships-11303202" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 126, 172); font-weight: 800; transition: color 0s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s">Channel
News Asia website</a>.]</p>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 22px"><a href="https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/north-korean-ghost-ships/" id="LPNoLP105153"><b>https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/north-korean-ghost-ships/</b></a><br>
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<b><a href="https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/research-centres/environmental-humanities/" id="LPNoLP703397">https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/research-centres/environmental-humanities/</a><br>
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