The Past under the Shadow of the Present: The Case of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

Podoler, Guy

doi:10.1080/10357823.2017.1332573

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“…(Yang, 2016)Because of their thematic focus on contestations of authority, the Chun Tae-il, Comfort Women and democracy movement memorials all symbolically frame Seoul’s public realm as a forum for democratic debate between competing actors. This is different to larger, government-led commemorative projects like the 2012 National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, which seek to advance historical reconciliation between conservative and progressive perspectives within South Korean society (Podoler, 2017).…”

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Decision-making processes for public memorials in Seoul: How well do they reflect and contribute to South Korea’s democracy?

Stevens

2020

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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This paper examines public planning processes for a very specific element of the urban environment: memorials that are placed within the public realm. It explores how the decision-making processes for these installations shape and approve their themes, forms, and placements, through interviews with the key protagonists of a series of public memorial projects that have been created in Seoul over the past 15 years. It focuses on evaluating if and how these decision-making processes are democratic.

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Decision-making processes for public memorials in Seoul: How well do they reflect and contribute to South Korea’s democracy?

Stevens

2020

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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The CNN Effect and South Korea’s Humanitarian Response to North Korea: A Media-Driven Policy?

Yeger,

Podoler

2024

East Asia

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This study explores the intersection of media and policy in inter-Korean relations, focusing on the impact of South Korean media on the government’s response to the North Korean famine. Examining the famine through the “CNN effect” and Robinson’s “policy-media interaction model,” we move beyond simplistic cause-and-effect narratives and assess the media’s potential to drive policy change in a unique context: a divided nation marked by both deep animosity and shared cultural ties. Our analysis reveals that the South Korean media predominantly conveyed informative narratives rather than emotional ones during the coverage of the North Korean famine. We argue that, consistent with the interaction model, the media primarily functioned to solidify societal consensus on humanitarian aid, rather than directly shaping government policy. Robinson’s framework supports this finding, suggesting that media influence diminishes when policy goals are clearly defined, as they were for South Korea’s response to the famine. However, this study also addresses the limitations of Robinson’s model, noting that it may oversimplify media behavior by neglecting crucial cultural, political, and historical factors. Ultimately, this study sheds light on the nuanced dynamics of media, policy, and inter-Korean relations in the face of a humanitarian crisis.

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From the Berlin Olympics marathon to a park in Seoul: Sohn Kee-Chung and the construction of sports heritage in South Korea

Podoler

2021

Sport in Society

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The Past under the Shadow of the Present: The Case of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

Decision-making processes for public memorials in Seoul: How well do they reflect and contribute to South Korea’s democracy?

Decision-making processes for public memorials in Seoul: How well do they reflect and contribute to South Korea’s democracy?

The CNN Effect and South Korea’s Humanitarian Response to North Korea: A Media-Driven Policy?

From the Berlin Olympics marathon to a park in Seoul: Sohn Kee-Chung and the construction of sports heritage in South Korea

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