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The Japanese Military “Comfort Women” and the Multilayeredness of Coercion

How has our understanding of “coercion” in forced labor and the Japanese military “Comfort Women” system changed over time? This essay examines the multilayered nature of these issues, moving beyond nationalist narratives and historical denialism toward a broader understanding through the lens of universal human rights.

Jie-Hyun Lim

A “Comfort Woman” Who Has Yet to Return Home, a Memory That Has Yet to Be Mourned: The Name Bae Bong-gi

Is it still possible to remember Bae Bong-gi’s life and mourn her death beyond the adversarial structure between nations?

Kim Shin Hyun-gyung

A Conversation with Stanislava Staša Zajović of Women in Black Belgrade (1)

Women who dare to speak out about sexual violence experience overwhelming anxiety across various aspects of their lives.

Stanislava Staša Zajović

Women’s Solidarity in Our Troubled Times of Gendered Violence and War

Rada Iveković

본 온라인 대담은 팀과 커뮤니티를 위한 민주주의 플랫폼 '빠띠'에서 이루어졌다_1

Online Interview between Jeong Yeong-hwan & Pak Noja - The issue of the ‘comfort women’ that needs to be viewed from a post-division perspective DAY 1

Written by Jeong Yeong-hwan, Professor at Meiji Gakuin University, and Pak Noja, Professor at the University of Oslo

Jeong Yeong-hwan

Online interview between Jeong Yeong-hwan & Pak Noja The issue of the 'comfort women’ that needs to be viewed from a post-division perspective DAY 2

Written by Jeong Yeong-hwan, Professor at Meiji Gakuin University, and Pak Noja, Professor at the University of Oslo

Jeong Yeong-hwan

Online interview between Jeong Yeong-hwan & Pak Noja The issue of the ‘comfort women’ that needs to be viewed from a post-division perspective DAY 3

Written by Jeong Yeong-hwan, Professor at Meiji Gakuin University, and Pak Noja, Professor at the University of Oslo

Jeong Yeong-hwan

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