Coalition building and mobilization: case studies of the comfort women memorials in the United States

McCarthy, Mary M.; Hasunuma, Linda

doi:10.1080/21565503.2018.1491865

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“…In this way, I understand material rhetoric as a bodily mode of experiencing with physical objects, in this case memorials (Biesecker and Lucaites, 2009; McGee, 1982). This research complements current studies on the Statue of Peace , which have focused specifically on the symbolic politics of the memorial to date (see, for instance, Kwon, 2019; Mackie, 2017; Matsumoto, 2017; McCarthy and Hasunuma, 2018; Son, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…Diaspora communities play a particularly crucial role in globalizing these “local” memories of atrocities (McCarthy and Hasunuma, 2018; Ward and Lay, 2019). For instance, Matsumoto (2017) examines the implications of erecting a “comfort women” memorial for the social relations of the Korean diaspora community in New York.…”

Section: Memory Politics Of the Statue Of Peacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…: 2700). McCarthy and Hasunuma (2018), meanwhile, explore how local communities in the US have become the site of contested debates over "comfort women" memorials.…”

Section: Peculiarity Of the Statue Of Peacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many observers have noted the symbolic memory politics of the Statue of Peace (see, for instance, Han and Griffith, 2017;Kwon, 2019;Mackie, 2017;Mackie and Crozier-DeRosa, 2019;Matsumoto, 2017;McCarthy and Hasunuma, 2018;Son, 2018). Activists, journalists, and scholars have provided detailed explanations about the symbolic meaning of (particular components of) the statue.…”

Section: Symbolicity Of the Statue Of Peace And Beyondmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Memorials’ politics: Exploring the material rhetoric of the Statue of Peace

Shim

2021

Memory Studies

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This paper discusses the material rhetoric of the Statue of Peace built in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Installed in 2011 to commemorate so-called “comfort women”—the former sex slaves forced to work in brothels during Korea’s occupation by the Empire of Japan—, several identical-looking copies of the statue have since spread throughout the country and beyond. While many observers have noted the symbolic politics of the sculpture, I argue for taking into account its material dimension too—with the aim of furthering our understanding of how commemorative practices are enabled by mnemonic installations. Building on the scholarship that has addressed the rhetoric of objects and places of remembrance, I ask how the statue acts on and engages with its viewers. Among others, site visits, observations, own experiences, interviews, and visual documentation serve as the basis of the discussion.

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Section: Memory Politics Of the Statue Of Peacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…: 2700). McCarthy and Hasunuma (2018), meanwhile, explore how local communities in the US have become the site of contested debates over "comfort women" memorials.…”

Section: Peculiarity Of the Statue Of Peacementioning

confidence: 99%