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DESCRIPTION:According to Laura Doyle (2020)\, “inter-imperiality” is a 
 condition in which empires continually shape one another through overlappi
 ng infrastructures\, labor regimes\, and affective economies. From Japanes
 e coloniztion to U.S. military occupation\, Cold War division\, and ongoin
 g geopolitical pressures\, Korean history reveals how inter-imperial force
 s reformed and reoccupied colonial infrastructures within shifting regiona
 l and global orders. This panel explores how dynamics in modern Korea form
 ed different sites of culture\, mobility\, and everyday practice. \nTo pur
 sue this approach\, this panel addresses vernacular forms of connectivity 
 and sovereignty within the inter-imperial field of Cold War Korea. Followi
 ng Anna Tsing’s (2004) observation that global connections arise in loca
 l frictions\, we use “vernacular” to highlight the situated\, improvis
 ed\, and relational practices through which ordinary actors rework imperia
 l forces in everyday life. Breaking away from state-centric narrative\, we
  examine how ordinary or marginalized groups forged transnational connecti
 ons and enacted alternative forms of sovereignty through everyday cultural
  practices.\nTo elaborate\, Lee examines transnational parallels of Korean
  women artists and those from Eastern Europe and Latin America in performi
 ng arts\; Auo analyzes cross-border affective histories embedded in Korean
  and Japanese popular music\; Yoo investigates sensory and material networ
 ks of smuggling that structured everyday economic life\; and Hassan delves
  into print media revealing Koreans’ understanding of contemporary polit
 ical circumstances. Collectively\, our papers demonstrate that these cultu
 ral approaches were not peripheral to the making of the modern Korean stat
 e\; rather\, they constituted crucial sites in which imperial legacies wer
 e reworked\, Cold War structures negotiated\, and new forms of agency emer
 ged.
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LOCATION:Room 403 PC Desk (Seats 30)
SUMMARY:Vernacular Culture\, Connectivity and Sovereignty - Alina Hassan\, 
 Dain Lee\, Jiyoon Auo\, Jieon Yoo
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/SYAY3F/
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