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Dear Friends,</div>
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You are warmly invited to a seminar in the Korean Studies Colloquium Series of the University of Auckland. The next one is \u201cMemory and Competitive Victimhood in Northeast Asia" by Dr. Ria Shibata from the Toda Peace Institute.</div>
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Join us as Dr Ria Shibata examines how narratives of wartime trauma and victimhood shape Japan\u2019s relations with its neighbours in Northeast Asia.</div>
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<b>Event details</b></div>
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Date & Time: Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 2:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM (NZDT)</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt;">
Location: Arts Building 206 \u2013 Room 209, University of Auckland / Online via Zoom</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8pt;">
Online Participation: You can join directly via Zoom using this link (NO pre\u2011registration required):
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<div role="presentation" class="elementToProof">Time zones: As the event will be in New Zealand, participants outside New Zealand are encouraged to check the time difference in advance using the Time Zone Converter \u2013 Time Difference Calculator:
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This event is part of the University of Auckland\u2019s Strategic Research Hub in Korean Studies, generously supported by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS).</div>
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<b>About the talk</b></div>
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<i>Conflicts that persist are often rooted in historical memories of violence. Acknowledging collective intergenerational responsibility for past injustices is essential in fostering reconciliation between perpetrators and victims. The collective memory of
violent trauma is conveyed through narratives in official textbooks, mass media, rituals, commemorations, popular culture, and personal storytelling. Japan has frequently been criticized for downplaying its wartime atrocities, such as the Nanjing Massacre
and the coercion of \u201ccomfort women,\u201d in its official discourse. This lecture explores how current generations of Japanese citizens \u201cremember\u201d the war and how exposure to narratives emphasizing Japanese victimhood may influence their willingness to accept responsibility
for the nation\u2019s past wrongdoings. This, in turn, may hinder Japan\u2019s efforts toward reconciliation with its neighbors in Northeast Asia, particularly China and South Korea.</i></div>
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<b>Speaker bio</b></div>
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<i>Dr Ria Shibata serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the New Zealand Centre for Global Studies and the Toda Peace Institute in Japan. She is also a Visiting Scholar at the Japanese Studies Centre at the University of Auckland. Shibata\u2019s primary research
interest is in the dynamics of reconciliation in Northeast Asia, with a particular focus on the complex aspects of national identity, historical memory and victimhood narratives.</i></div>
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We look forward to your participation.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Changzoo Song<br>
Strategic Research Hub in Korean Studies<br>
University of Auckland, New Zealand<br>
Email: </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA8ce4b9d6-55c0-0d3a-1e34-dad3edab7953" href="mailto:ch.song@auckland.ac.nz">ch.song@auckland.ac.nz</a></u></span></div>
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