Posts Tagged ‘Bruce Cumings’
Below the Divide: A Review of ‘Fractured Liberation’, by Kornel Chang
Fresh account of societal and political dynamics in south Korea under US occupation brings local perspectives to the pre-Korean War era.
These Bloody Ties: A Review of “The Unloved Republic” by Brian Myers
In a new essay, James Constant reviews the latest book by one of the boldest writers in Korean Studies, B.R. Myers. The fundamentals of South Korean state identity are tabled for discussion.
The Manchurian Myth: History and Power in North Korea
As the smoke clears from Kaesong and succession talk swirls around Kim Yo-jong, Sino-NK revisits one of the key foundations of North Korean history education.
Yongusil 66: Suzy Kim, Cross-Currents and the (De)Memorialization of the Memorial
Suzy Kim, author of Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, has guest edited a special edition of Cross-Currents, an open access journal at University of California, Berkeley, engaging in a deep examination of ill-remembered and heavily contested moments of modern Korean history.
Yongusil 64: Sino-NK, AAS, and the Windy City
The Association of Asian Studies annual conference surely must be the largest gathering of Asia focused academics in the United States, if not globally. Traditionally it is also a nexus for Koreanists, so naturally three members of Sino-NK were there.
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