The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii is hosting a Zoom talk by Prof. YouJeong Oh (U of Texas, Austin)
- Title: Decolonization Movement Against Development in Jeju, South Korea
- When: April 19 at 3:00pm-4:30pm (HST).
- Presenter: YouJeong Oh, Associate Prof., University of Texas at Austin
- Discussant: Vernadette Gonzalez, Prof., American Studies, UHM
- Moderator: Young-a Park, Associate Prof., Asian Studies, UHM.
- Zoom Meeting ID: 912 9352 3622 · Passcode: CKS
The legislation of the Special Act on Jeju-do Development in 1991 – one that imposed a host of exceptions to ordinary development policy, including expedited land confiscation and relaxed land use and environmental regulations – sparked an extensive resistance movement. The island-wide movement catalyzed public discussions over how development projects colonize local places and people by dispossessing land and public resources, extracting development profits out of place, and excluding locals in the decision-making process. Jeju islanders challenged the official promises of development by holding street rallies, announcing statements and manifesto, and producing their own knowledge through written texts. Defining Jeju people’s collective resistance against the Special Act as a decolonization movement pursuing right-claiming and self-determination, this presentation decenters the decolonization movement from the geographies previously colonized by the West.
This presentation is supported by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2020-SRI-2200001). Center for Korean Studies events are free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding access for the handicapped, telephone the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.