[KS] Upcoming Talk: Experiencing the Korean War by Dr. Heonik Kwon, Dec. 8 at 8-9:30 PM (EST), 10-11:30 AM (KST)

[Emily A. K. Williams]

 Hi!

I think I sent my reply to the list instead of Dr Kal who sent the
announcement. Do you know how I can send it to him instead?

Sincerely,
   Emily

On Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 10:20 H. K., <hongkusno at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
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> I am pleased to announce a talk *Experiencing the Korean War* by* Dr.
> Heonik Kwon, *Senior Research Fellow in Social Science and Professor of
> Social Anthropology at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and author
> of several prize-winning books on the Vietnam War and Cold War social
> histories. His new book is *After the Korean War: An Intimate
> History (Cambridge University Press, 2020). *
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> *When: **Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, 8 PM - 9:30 PM (EST) **10-11:30 AM
> (KST) v**ia Zoom*
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> *Abstract: *What constitutes "experience" in the experience of war
> continues to be a subject of debate in the social and cultural studies of
> modern warfare, especially with reference to the 1914-1918 war, a
> foundational episode of modern Europe and in the history of decolonization.
> In this talk, professor Kwon will extend this debate to the theatre of the
> Korean War, a pivotal episode of modern Koreas and in the history of the
> postcolonial Cold War. The focus will be on the non-combatant experience of
> the 1950-1953 war and on the interplay between traditional and modern
> political subjectivities in the making of this historical experience. It
> will also briefly consider this war experience in the broad context of the
> 70th anniversary of the Korean War in 2020 and in the diverging public
> memories of this war in the two Koreas as well as between the United
> States and China.
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> This event is presented by Education (KORE) at York University which is
> supported by the Academy of Korean Studies.
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> This is a free event but *registration is required*. Upon registration,
> you will receive a Zoom link.
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> Please register here:
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> https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-mvrT8uEtJ81FPe58vZZiuKYjV8XIOK
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> For more information: kore at yorku.ca || https://kore.info.yorku.ca/
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> Hong KAL
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> Associate professor
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> Department of Visual Art and Art History
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> York University, CANADA
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