April 11, 2025 Aftermath of Martial Law: What South Korea Tells Us About Resistance and The Form of Democracy
THE CENTER FOR KOREAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA PRESENTS:
Aftermath of Martial Law
What South Korea Tells Us About Resistance and The Form of Democracy
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue: Center for Korean Studies Conference Room
The challenging political situation in South Korea is a moment for critical reflection about the fluctuations of democracy, which compels us to question its form. The Martial Law incident of December 3, 2024, has left a wake of sociopolitical distresses, whether for good or ill, including the impeachment and prosecution of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the fracturing of political parties, the public's distrust of elite politicians, and protests from the left to the right that are on-going. This dialogue is to ponder the legal, social, and political ramifications of December Third, as well as the meaning of democracy in South Korea and around the world.
Speakers:
TAE-UNG BAIK
Professor of Law at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and author of Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia
MYUNGJI YANG
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and author of From Miracle to Mirage: The Making and Unmaking of the Korean Middle Class, 1960- 2015, and an upcoming book on South Korea's right-wing movement
C. HARRISON KIM
Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and author of Heroes and Toilers: Work as Life in Postwar North Korea, 1953-1961
The event is free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding disability access, telephone the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. This event is in part supported by the Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Research Institute Program (AKS-2020-SRI-2200001).
The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity institution.
