Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sarah Son In brief Date - 12 February 2025Venue - Room G.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Sarah Son (University of Sheffield)Title - Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement About the eventby Dr Sarah SonThis seminar explores forms of “memory activism” practised among victims of North Korean state-sanctioned violence residing in South Korea today. These victims include both former residents of North Korea (refugees) and South Koreans who were victims of human rights violations perpetrated by the North Korean state following the division of the Peninsula in 1948, up to the present.I will investigate how non-state actors have appropriated and adapted global approaches to truth-seeking and accountability to develop practices of memorialisation, record-creation and symbolic action that challenge silences in official state narratives about incidents perpetrated by the North Korean state over the past seven decades.I will draw on rich ethnographic insights from within the civil society spaces working to adapt local mnemonic practices and introduce new methods of activism, including artistic performances, historical record creation and the pursuit of civil cases against alleged perpetrators.About the speakerDr Sarah A. Son is a Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies and Director of the Centre for Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining Sheffield, she spent a number of years working as Research Director of a civil society organisation in South Korea focused on documenting the human rights situation in North Korea.Her current research explores the methods and motivations driving activism within the North Korean human rights movement. She has published on themes including nationalism and identity in inter-Korean relations, human rights, migration, North Korean refugee settlement, transitional justice and the intersection of popular culture and international relations.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Feb 12 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sarah Son An in-person seminar by Dr Sarah Son (University of Sheffield), titled 'Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement'. Room G.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sarah Son In brief Date - 12 February 2025Venue - Room G.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Sarah Son (University of Sheffield)Title - Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement About the eventby Dr Sarah SonThis seminar explores forms of “memory activism” practised among victims of North Korean state-sanctioned violence residing in South Korea today. These victims include both former residents of North Korea (refugees) and South Koreans who were victims of human rights violations perpetrated by the North Korean state following the division of the Peninsula in 1948, up to the present.I will investigate how non-state actors have appropriated and adapted global approaches to truth-seeking and accountability to develop practices of memorialisation, record-creation and symbolic action that challenge silences in official state narratives about incidents perpetrated by the North Korean state over the past seven decades.I will draw on rich ethnographic insights from within the civil society spaces working to adapt local mnemonic practices and introduce new methods of activism, including artistic performances, historical record creation and the pursuit of civil cases against alleged perpetrators.About the speakerDr Sarah A. Son is a Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies and Director of the Centre for Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining Sheffield, she spent a number of years working as Research Director of a civil society organisation in South Korea focused on documenting the human rights situation in North Korea.Her current research explores the methods and motivations driving activism within the North Korean human rights movement. She has published on themes including nationalism and identity in inter-Korean relations, human rights, migration, North Korean refugee settlement, transitional justice and the intersection of popular culture and international relations.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Feb 12 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sarah Son An in-person seminar by Dr Sarah Son (University of Sheffield), titled 'Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement'. Room G.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Feb 12 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Sarah Son An in-person seminar by Dr Sarah Son (University of Sheffield), titled 'Holding North Korea to Account? Memory, Activism and the North Korean Human Rights Movement'.
