[KS] "PROMISES OF THE FATHERLAND: ESCAPE TO NORTH KOREA" MUKSRH 3rd talk is coming!

[Soyeon Kim]

Dear Korean Studies members,

I am writing to invite you to register for the forthcoming talk at Monash
University in Melbourne, Australia.
*Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH)* has been holding
seminars on various topics related to Korean Studies, and our series for
this year has a number of interesting talks.
Please see our website for the previous talks information and videos.

*https://www.monash.edu/arts/languages-literatures-cultures-linguistics/korean-studies-research-hub/engagement/archived-events
<https://www.monash.edu/arts/languages-literatures-cultures-linguistics/korean-studies-research-hub/engagement/archived-events>*

Our third talk is going to be held in 2 weeks time as an online seminar.
Please see the details below:

The Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MURSRH) is proud to
present:

*"PROMISES OF THE FATHERLAND:*

*ESCAPE TO NORTH KOREA"*

by Dr. Markus Bell (Research Officer UN International Organisation for
Migration & Research Fellow La Trobe University)

*18th May Wednesday 4pm (AEST)*


*Abstract*

Between 1959 and the early 1980s, 93,000 people migrated from Japan to
North Korea. They went seeking a better life in Kim Il-sung’s Korean
People’s Republic; they went seeking a place to call home. But the promises
of the Fatherland would prove hollow. Recently, some 300 men and women have
escaped North Korea and returned to Japan. In this special talk, Dr. Markus
Bell reveals why so many left Japan for North Korea, what happened to them
in their new home, and what this hidden history can teach us about forced
migration in the world today.



Biography

Dr. Markus Bell is an anthropologist specializing in refugees and labour
migration, with over a decade of experience working with displaced people
and migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region. He has taught at the
Australian National University, University of Sheffield, and Goethe
University, Frankfurt. He earned his PhD from ANU in 2016 and is currently
a Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Melbourne. His new book, Outsiders,
Memories of Migration to and from North Korea is available from Amazon
<https://www.amazon.com/Outsiders-Memories-Migration-North-Forced-ebook/dp/B0912TR6T3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38A3CHPWGBFEY&keywords=outsiders+memories&qid=1646642530&sprefix=outsiders+memori%2Caps%2C324&sr=8-1>.
Tweets @mpsbell




Please register your interest here https://forms.gle/snbWRDA62kFq1VUC6
Registration closes on the 16th May and the zoom links are going to be sent
out on the 17th May.
Please feel free to contact me directly by replying to this email if you
have questions about the talk.

Warmest regards,

*Soyeon Kim*

PhD candidate/ Teaching associate
Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) research assistant
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, 3800
Australia

Email: Soyeon.Kim at monash.edu
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