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May 2012
Between Scylla and Charybdis: US Cold War Strategy and the Question of Democracy in South Korea, 1961-1972
Wednesday May 23, 2012
3:30PM
THO317
Sang-Yoon Ma
Center for Korea Studies
uwcks@u.washington.edu
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Sang-Yoon Ma
“Between Scylla and
Charybdis: US Cold War
Strategy and the Question of
Democracy in South Korea, 1961-1972”
Thomson Hall 317
Wednesday, May 23rd @ 3:30PM
Dr. Ma will explore the motives and considerations behind US policy towards the question of democracy and dictatorship in South Korea during the years 1960 to 1972.
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On May and Martyrdom: Suicide in the South Korean Democracy Movement Seen Through the Case of Park Seunghee
Tuesday May 29, 2012
3:30PM
THO317
Jung-hwan Cheon
Center for Korea Studies
uwcks@u.washington.edu
Jung-hwan Cheon
"On May and Martyrdom: Suicide in the South Korean Democracy Movement Seen Through the Case of Park Seunghee"
Thomson Hall 317
Tuesday, May 29th @ 3:30PM
This presentation deals with the social and ethical context of self immolation in Korea since the 1980’s. It examines, in particular, the ideology and ethical consciousness surrounding the death of a female university student, Seunghee Park.
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