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Dear colleagues,
I hope you will join us on March 7 (KST) for a hybrid workshop on Intellectuals in Dark Times.
Writings by Korean intellectuals under Yusin dictatorship (1972-1979) are read and cited for historical context, to a lesser extent as intellectual history, but for the most part, not as theorists or intellectuals in the Gramscian sense.
Our aim is to examine a number of these figures—their writings and praxis—as public intellectuals, producers of critical ideas, and activists who helped form (affective) solidarities.
At the workshop on March 7 (KST), four papers will be presented. For the Winter 2026 special issue of Korea Journal, we expect to publish eight research articles along with a photo essay. Most of the papers and a significant portion of the discussion will be in English.
Please see below for the Zoom information and workshop schedule.
All best,
Henry Em, KJ Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Jooyeun Son, KJ Managing Editor
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Korea Journal workshop
Saturday, March 7, 2026. 9:30~12:15 KST
“Intellectuals in Dark Times: Emergency Rule and Resistance”
- working papers for the Winter 2026 Korea Journal special issue
Languages English and Korean. No translation will be provided.
Format Hybrid: online, open to the public; in-person at the Academy of Korean Studies
AKS, Munhyeonggwan, large seminar room. B107
Zoom Info ID: 947 8595 0114 / Password: KJ2019
https://zoom.us/j/94785950114?pwd=2hHJARb1j4AT1kyxbSQCWGiTRnbbUU.1
Workshop Schedule
Saturday, March 7, 2026 — 9:30–12:15 KST
09:30 — Welcome — Myounhoi DO (KJ Editor-in-Chief);
Henry EM (Co-Editor of the special issue)
09:40–09:45 — Moderator / Introductions & Format — S. Clara HONG (Yonsei University)
09:45 — 1st Presenter — Jeyeon OH (Sungkyunkwan University)
Presentation — “Political Oppression and Resistance: Focusing on Student Movements”
Discussant — Myounhoi DO (Korea Journal)
Comments & Suggestions — Contributors & Participants
Presenter’s Response — Jeyeon OH
10:20 — 2nd Presenter — John DUNCAN (UCLA, ret.)
Presentation — “Kang Man-gil and Historical Understanding in a Time of Division”
Discussant — Tae Gyun PARK (Seoul National University)
Comments & Suggestions — Contributors & Participants
Presenter’s Response — John DUNCAN
10:55–11:05 — 10-minute stretch / Break
11:05 — 3rd Presenter — Susan HWANG (UC Santa Barbara)
Presentation — “From Division to Democracy: Reassessing Paik Nak-chung’s Theories for Contemporary South Korea”
Discussant — Youngju RYU (University of Michigan)
Comments & Suggestions — Contributors & Participants
Presenter’s Response — Susan HWANG
11:40 — 4th Presenter — Henry EM (Korea Journal)
Presentation — “Ham Seok-heon and Anti-Communist Pacifism in the 1950s”
Discussant — Sang-rok LEE (National Institute of Korean History)
Comments & Suggestions — Contributors & Participants
Presenter’s Response — Henry EM
12:15 — End of Public Session
— 5-minute break
12:15–12:25 — Contributors to the Special Issue — Discussion & Deadlines
* If attending in-person, rsvp to:
Ms. Jooyeun Son. Managing Editor, Korea Journal
Telephone: (+82) 31-730-8745
Email: <koreajournal@aks.ac.kr>
Location Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam-si Bundang-gu Haogae-ro 323
https://grad.aks.ac.kr/com/cmm/EgovContentView.do?menuNo=1010190000&lang=kor
Campus Map https://grad.aks.ac.kr/com/cmm/EgovContentView.do?menuNo=1010180000&lang=kor
