You are cordially invited to a special online event.
A Webinar
Central U.S. (UTC -6)May 5, 7-8:30 PM | South Korea(UTC +9)May 6, 9-10:30 AM
Via Zoom
Standing Up for Democracy: Studies of Democratic Renewal in Korea
Register: https://bit.ly/42opayM
As democracy faces mounting challenges around the globe, what can the world learn from the efforts of ordinary citizens to mobilize in South Korea’s recent political crisis?
On May 5, join the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU), the Global Programs Office in the Brown School at WashU, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at WashU, the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, the International Consortium for Social Development, and the International Association of Schools of Social Work for an event featuring a discussion with distinguished experts about the republic’s vigorous history of citizen engagement for democracy and the insights it offers for today.
PRESENTATIONS
· Political Subjectivities and Solidarities in Anti-Martial Law Protests in Korea, Yoonkyung Lee, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
· Martial Law, the Far Right, and Authoritarian Legacies in South Korea, Myungji Yang, PhD, University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, USA
· Necropolitical Living under South Korean Subimperialism, Veda Hyunjin Kim, PhD, Ohio Wesleyan University, USA
· Present in Absence: N. Korea, Japan, and the U.S. in Yoon’s Martial Law Episode, Jae-Jung Suh, PhD, International Christian University, Japan
Discussant | Yunju Nam, PhD, University at Buffalo, USA
Discussant | Jamie Doucette, PhD, University of Manchester, UK
Moderator | Michael Sherraden, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Presentations in this event are based on papers from a forthcoming special section of the journal Critical Asian Studies.
Registration is free but required. To learn more and register, visit https://bit.ly/42opayM
SPONSORS
Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)
Global Programs Office in the Brown School at WashU
Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at WashU
School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo
International Consortium for Social Development
International Association of Schools of Social Work
