[KS] New Book - Monuments, Memory, and Identity

[Guy Podoler]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

(Apologies for cross posting)

I am happy to share with you the news of the publication of my new book:

Monuments, Memory, and Identity: Constructing the Colonial Past in South Korea
by Guy Podoler (Bern: Peter Lang AG, 2011)
ISBN 978-3-0343-0660-7

Synopsis:

Between 1910 and 1945 Korea was subjected to Japanese colonial rule.
Monuments, Memory, and Identity investigates ways how postcolonial South Korea
commemorated this difficult past in light of changing political and social
conditions, and against the background of the divided nation. By analyzing
museums, memorial halls, parks and monuments, the author deciphers and maps the
South Korean commemorative landscape. He analyzes the layouts of the country's
well-known "sites of memory" and explores the on-site plaques, exhibits, and
photos as well as the booklets and publications. This book underpins the shifts
and trends in recollecting this important historical period by addressing the
following questions: How has postcolonial South Korea been constructing and
reconstructing its colonial past? Why were certain narratives and images chosen
at different times? What debates, controversies, and challenges were involved in
this dynamic process? Furthermore, the author discusses the South Korean case
within the broader context of the postcolonial discourse.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Notes on Transliteration, Translation, and Photographs
Introduction
Chapter 1: Roots Constructed
Chapter 2: The Face of Colonialism
Chapter 3: The Struggle
Chapter 4: The Structure of Patriotism
Conclusion: Tangible History in South Korea - Its Features and Politics

For further information:
http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseite
n&seitentyp=produkt&pk=61202&concordeid=430660

All the best,
Guy Podoler
Department of Asian Studies,
University of Haifa.
gpodoler at research.haifa.ac.il

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