Project Leader: Naomi Chi (Ph.D Candidate, School of Law, Hokkaido
University) gThe Imjin War (Bunroku-Keichou no eki/ Renchen Weiguo Zhanzheng) as East Asian elieu de memoiref after 1945h Speaker: Hinrich Homann (Ph.D. Candidate, Trier University, Germany) Commentator: Dr. Yonson Ahn (East Asia Studies Institute, University of Leipzig) Chairperson: Naomi Chi (Ph.D Candidate, School of Law, Hokkaido University) Date and Time: March 20th, 2006 (Mon.) 3pm-6pm Place: W301, Humanities and Social Sciences Bldg., Hokkaido University |
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ƒSummary and Objective„ Mr. Homannfs research is not concerned with some kind of ghistorical truthh or
to take sides with one special analysis of the tragedy of the Imjin War. The
research focuses rather on the de-construction of different historical images of
the event and their respective changes in the fields of East Asian public
remembrance after 1945 (e.g. the appropriation of Admiral Yi Sun-sin by the
government of Park Chung-Hee in South Korea or the Imjin War as symbol of the
moral qualities of Chinese foreign policy in the People's Republic). In order to handle this rather broad field of study, Mr. Homann confines the research to a selection of somewhat comparable and representative examples in the form of descriptions in historical textbooks, museological depictions (e.g. at the National Imjin War Museum in Jinju/SK or the Japanese Nagoyajo Museum in Kyushu) and historical television series/movies. The underlying rationale of this study is that an analysis and de-construction of the national narratives of this highly emotional historical issue from an East-Asian perspective will contribute to the constructive discussion about historical consciousness in Japan, Korean and China. We have the honour of having with us Dr. Ahn, from the East Asia Institute, Leipzig University, as the commentator, to share with us her expertise on her take on this topic, from the perspective of a Korean historian, on how to re-captualize history in post war East Asia. Her recent work include topics on gComfort Womenh and gJapanese Revisionismh. |