Solidarity with Gangnam street vendors
Weekly cultural street festival in solidarity with street vendors who are facing violent raids in Gangnam. Every Tuesday, in front… more
News
Why immigrant kids become homeless: a Toronto study
Toronto Star: “Why immigrant kids become homeless: Groundbreaking study says strife over Canadian culture versus tradition, as well as disapproval over sexual orientation, are the top reasons newcomer youth become homeless.”… more
S Korean ferry tragedy – deregulation, complacency, and incompetence, not ‘culture.’
I was quoted in today’s article by Kai Ma in TIME: “Culture Blaming and Stereotyping in the South Korean Ferry Tragedy”… more
HotDocs 2014: Korean films
Looking forward to seeing these three Korean films at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: The Basement Satellite… more
a new queer Koreans and allies project
This is from a friend in Korea working on a bilingual website to provide support and resources for queer Koreans and allies. Especially given the recent Christian opposition to anti-deimiscrimination legislation in Korea, it’s certainly a timely and important project to support. It’s called Queer Koreans Alliance — please take a moment to sign up as an ally.… more
Academics condemn undercover filming in North Korea
The recent news of unethical and inexcusable misconduct by a BBC journalist in North Korea has prompted an important letter from UK-based scholars of North Korea. While some have dismissed the controversy as “fuss,” there are huge implications for both academic research and political engagement.… more
한겨레: 정치인들은 왜 ‘영남 불교도’와 ‘강남 크리스천’에 쩔쩔매는가
Kang In-cheol, the renowned scholar of religion and politics in Korea has just published the latest of his 5-volume series. Certainly a must read for any student of contemporary religion in Korea.… more
AAG brought to you by the CIA…
Here’s a disturbing reminder of the imperial legacy of the discipline of geography. Today’s “AAG SmartBrief” email from the Association of American Geographers was sponsored by none other than the Central Intelligence Agency. Interestingly, the email header image had fragments of Korean (“can do”) and Chinese (and what looks to me like Arabic?) with the headline, “Be a CIA Open Source Analyst.”
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