Obama’s Pivot to Asia and Its Failed Japan-South Korea Historical Reconciliation
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DOI: 10.1007/s12140-018-9304-7
Abstract: Since the 1980s, Japan’s war memory has strained its relations with South Korea and China, to a less degree, the USA. Two of the thorniest issues are the comfort women and the US atomic bombing… read more here.
Keywords: pivot asia; comfort women; reconciliation; south korea ... See more keywords
Going transnational? A feminist view of “comfort women” memorials
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DOI: 10.1080/12259276.2020.1808287
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sonyeosang (“comfort women” memorials) have become symbols of the memory war between Korea and Japan. Amidst heated nationalistic competition, the main battleground of this memory war is the U.S. This study observes how Kim… read more here.
Keywords: comfort women; women memorials; feminist view; going transnational ... See more keywords
Formulating Japan’s UNSCR 1325 national action plan and forgetting the “comfort women”
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DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2017.1413582
Abstract: ABSTRACT In September 2015, the Japanese government announced its first national action plan (NAP) to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325, just ten days after forcefully legislating controversial security bills that would effectively lift the… read more here.
Keywords: action plan; japan; comfort women; national action ... See more keywords
Double-Edged Network Effects on Disclosing Traumatic Experiences Among Korean “Comfort Women”
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605221148218
Abstract: This study examines the effects of social networks on the disclosure of stigmatizing and traumatic sexual assault experiences. We analyzed publicly archived oral histories of Korean “comfort women” from World War II, employing an innovative… read more here.
Keywords: social networks; comfort women; korean comfort; disclosure ... See more keywords
The counter-boomerang effect of transnational revisionist activism on the memory of ‘comfort women’
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DOI: 10.1177/17506980221134907
Abstract: This article focuses on the mechanism of the global memory politics revolving around the issue of ‘comfort women’, who were sexually exploited and abused by the Japanese military during the Asia-Pacific War (1931–1945). Informed by… read more here.
Keywords: memory; boomerang effect; effect transnational; comfort women ... See more keywords
The Sonyŏsang Phenomenon: Nationalism and Feminism Surrounding the "Comfort Women" Statue
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DOI: 10.1353/ks.2019.0006
Abstract: Abstract:This paper explores the cultural and social phenomenon surrounding Sonyŏsang, a bronze statue symbolizing the so-called "comfort women"—young women who were drafted for military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Fifteen Years… read more here.
Keywords: comfort women; sang; sang phenomenon; sony sang ... See more keywords