From henryem at gmail.com Wed Jul 2 01:09:00 2025 From: henryem at gmail.com (Henry Em) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 14:09:00 +0900 Subject: [KS] Korea Journal special issue - Anticommunism in South Korea Message-ID: Dear colleagues, *Korea Journal* is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue, “Anticommunism, the National Security Law, and Thought Control in South Korea.” In Cold War United States and Western Europe, anticommunism generally served as a component of liberal democracy. In South Korea, however, from its inception in 1948, anticommunism has functioned as a de facto state ideology and has come to assume a quasi-religious, supra-constitutional norm. In the introduction, Kim Dong-Choon argues that the sacralization of anticommunism has acted as a form of cultural violence, compelling all Koreans to internally verify and externally profess their anticommunist credentials. Korea Journal, established in 1961, supports gold open access. All articles are published under a CC-BY-ND license and may be freely distributed with proper attribution, provided the work is not modified. You can click the links to download the articles. Henry EM (he/him) Jooyeun SON (she/her) Deputy Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor 1. [On this topic] Anticommunism, the National Security Law, and Thought Control in South Korea by Dong-Choon KIM (SungKongHoe University) 2. Salvific Violence: The Hungnam Evacuation and Anticommunist Rescue in US-Occupied North Korea by Sandra PARK (University of Arizona) 3. Under Occupation, After Armistice: Stories of Enemy and Traitorous Property by Theodore HUGHES (Columbia University) 4. Vagrant Optics: The Seosan Pioneer Corps and Cold War Visual Culture in South Korea by Thomas RYAN (Korea University) 5. South Korea’s Conversion Policy against Leftist Prisoners: Regime Security and Politics of Thought Control in Cold War Korea by Dong-Choon KIM (SungKongHoe University) 6. Legal Mechanisms of Thought Control Through Anticommunism in South Korea: Focusing on the National Security Law by Dong-suk OH (Ajou University) 7. “There is a Spy Living Next Door”: The Spy Reporting System and Everyday Life Under the Anticommunist Policy of the Park Chung-hee Government by Hyukeun KWON (Seoul National University) 8. A War for the Coming Multipolar World?: How Anti-Hegemonism Sometimes Evolves into a Pro-Putin Stance among the South Korean Left by Vladimir TIKHONOV (Oslo University) 9. [Book Review] Walking into Memory: Wounding Love and the Transfusion of Life from the Dead by We Jung YI (Vanderbilt University) 10. [Book Review] The Speech that Produces the Impossible by Yoon Jeong OH (New York University) 11. [Book Review] Development and Defense in the Cold War New Village by Inga KIM DIEDERICH (Colby College) 12. [Book Review] The (Un)making of Hanyeo in Modern Korea by Haeun BAE (DGIST) -- *Henry Em *(임흥순 | he, him) (+82) 10-7232-2626 Academia.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From songhee3101 at korea.ac.kr Wed Jul 2 01:42:23 2025 From: songhee3101 at korea.ac.kr (Songhee Lee (Korea Univ)) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 14:42:23 +0900 (KST) Subject: [KS] Announcement: 2025 Summer Connections Koreanist Meet-Up Registration In-Reply-To: <563989406.214175.3992.1751380732115@hiworksMail> References: <563989406.214175.3992.1751380732115@hiworksMail> Message-ID: <2094058813.236930.3992.1751434831749@hiworksMail> Dear Colleagues,We are delighted to announce the upcoming 2025 Summer Connections Koreanist Meet-Up, proudly hosted by the Korea University Institute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration.This event has been specially organized to foster and strengthen networking opportunities among Korean Studies scholars, both in Korea and internationally. We sincerely hope many of you will join us to connect, share insights, and build valuable relationships within our academic community. Event Details:▐ Date: July 25▐ Venue: Korea University▐ Language: Korean / English▐ Registration : https://forms.gle/jHtLhS6pHYadNDF37Please note that the registration link will be closed on July 18. After that, please contact at songhee3101 at korea.ac.kr.  Schedule:▐ 3:00 PM: Open-topic Workshop (서관 West Hall 314A, 314B)▐ 5:00 PM: Networking Gathering (중앙광장 Central Plaza B1 CCL)All are warmly welcome to join us for an engaging workshop and a valuable opportunity for networking. We eagerly anticipate your presence and look forward to an enriching gathering.   Best regards,Songhee Lee, Ph.D.Koreanist Summer Connections CoordinatorInstitute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration (IGHRC)+82-10-2733-3019 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The issue features a collection of essays, interviews, creative writing, and mixed-media art. MENT continues its mission to argue for K-media’s place in our popular and political cultures writ large. We hold that Korean media can offer insight into issues of gender, race, capital, labor, geopolitics, and technology—the very issues at stake in our global moment of political and social crisis. As we foster a conversation that moves, like Korean media itself, across borders and into the broader public sphere, we hope to open up new ways of imagining community and building solidarity. *Table of Contents for Issue 002:* *Statement* “On Noise, Dissonance, and Political Possibility” by MENT Editors Andrea Acosta and Yin Yuan *Appointments* "Re-enchanting Our World: Haejoang Cho on Memory, Hallyu, and Mutual Care”— Haejoang Cho in conversation with MENT Magazine "'Reacting to the K: An Interview with Emma Chang”—Emma Chang in conversation with MENT Magazine *Arguments* "The Cold War Ended, and Orion’s Choco Pie Won” by Madeleine Han “Visibility That Bothers: #LoveInTheBigCity and Brazilian Fan Activism” by Ligia Prezia Lemos and Mariana Marques de Lima “K-pop, Sex Work, and Parasocial Intimate Labor” by Adan Jerreat-Poole "The Rise of the Murder Rom-Com” by Anisa Khalifa “The Modern South Korean Revenge Fairytale: Women in Cancer and Love” by Sue Hyon Bae *Attachments* “To Where the Flowers Are Blooming: Gwangju’s Literary and Material Memoirs” by Yoojin Kim “This isn’t Stray Kids fanfiction, but…” by Camille Chong “Fan Artist Spotlight: Izumo’s Natural Imperfections”—Izumo in conversation with MENT Magazine You can read the second issue at mentmagazine.com/issue002. We invite submissions for future issues. Please consult the About page ( mentmagazine.com/about) for proposal guidelines. Questions can be directed to Dr. Yin Yuan at yy8 at stmarys-ca.edu or editors at mentmagazine.com Thank you! Best, Yin Yuan -- Yin Yuan, Ph.D. Author of *Alimentary Orientalism: Britain's Literary Imagination and the Edible East *(Bucknell UP) Associate Professor Department of English Saint Mary's College of California -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: