April 28

History Forum Presentation by Robert York

“Public Executions and North Korea’s Right to Death”
Thursday, April 28th
12 Noon until 1:30
Sakamaki Hall A-201, History Department Library

Mr. York will discuss the recent spate of high-profile executions of officials in North Korea. Some have followed public denunciations and credible sources suggest rather gruesome fates for the victims, including being shot at close range by anti-aircraft weaponry. What is going on and why? Mr. York considers a range of sources in Korean and English to ponder how the charges and executions are connected to North Korea’s modernization process and the ruling Kim family’s adaptation of public pageantry. Black market activities following the Great Famine of the 1990s contributed to these developments. Mr. York is majoring in Korean history and spent seven years in South Korea. In addition to his studies, our speaker is Chief Editor of NK News, a website specializing in North Korea- related news and analyses. Please join us.

Free and Open to the Public. Questions? Please contact Prof. Peter H. Hoffenberg at 956-8497.

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