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UID:pretalx-wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026-XVTYLR@pretalx.com
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DESCRIPTION:Throughout South Korea\, there are close to 150 statues of “c
 omfort women” and there are about 30 in other countries\; some of the st
 atues are modeled on actual wianbu (the term for “comfort women” in Ko
 rean)\, many are not\, but all serve the same purposes: to educate the pub
 lic about the history of the 'comfort women' system\, to keep their fight 
 for justice going\, and to raise awareness about the current state of huma
 n trafficking. In the past two years\, statues placed in Germany and Italy
  have been widely supported while also garnering vociferous protest: how g
 overnment and citizenry react to the statues is both a local and global re
 sponse which causes debate about raising the specter of events Japan denie
 s and the victims suffered. \n\nIn this presentation*\, I will juxtapose w
 ianbu testimony with images of some of the worldwide Sonyeosang to discuss
  how they function as narratives while they also function as calls for act
 ivism and justice for victims of sex trafficking in the present day Outsid
 e the framework of globalization\, the statues are models of interconnecti
 on and interdiction that call into question the intentionality of how art 
 designed as public memorial and activist protest can be regional and inter
 national at the same time. My presentation will explain why it is essentia
 l to keep the statues where they are and to continue to add more around th
 e world\, especially in the wake of more than 100 South Korean women suing
  the US military for forcing them to work as prostitutes near US bases in 
 Korea for three decades.\n*research for this study was partly funded by a 
 grant from the AKS
DTSTAMP:20260412T123932Z
LOCATION:Room 204 PC Desk (Seats 30)
SUMMARY:'I was chosen because I was beautiful': Intersections of ‘Comfort
  Women’ Testimony and Art - Dr. Marcy Tanter
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/XVTYLR/
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