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Interviews on music, history and society from across the Korean peninsula and around the world.

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In part three of a conversation with conscientious objector, pacifist and 1950s aid worker Joe Smucker, he discusses the paranoia and chaos that he witnessed in a country in the grip of a post-colonial and post-war reality. Plus, more on the... more
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Pacifist and conscientious objector Joe Smucker left for Korea by freighter in 1956 to help with the country's post-war reconstruction. His three years on the peninsula participating in relief work efforts were life-changing. In part two of our... more
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A pacifist and conscientious objector, Joe Smucker left for Korea by freighter in 1956 to help with the country's post-war reconstruction. His three years on the peninsula participating in relief work efforts with the Mennonite Central... more
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Corporate stereotyping, the cult power of Chaebol leadership and the structural differences before and after the 1997 IMF financial crisis. This is part three of a conversation with Michael Prentice, a PhD Candidate in the University of... more
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This is part two of a conversation with Michael Prentice, a PhD Candidate in the University of Michigan's Department of Anthropology, on South Korea's hugely influential Chaebol. Our fundraising campaign is now live at... more
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University of Michigan PhD Candidate Michael Prentice interned for a year at a Seoul-area corporation, conducting semi-covert academic research on the unique corporate culture of South Korea. Here, Prentice discusses the semantics,... more
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Born in Seoul and raised in the United States, Rachel Lee's first Gyeongju excavation was also her first visit to her country of origin. Join us for a conversation about the differences between household and mortuary... more
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Join us for a discussion with archaeologist Rachel Lee concerning her work on ‘Household Archaeology' excavations near Jinju in South Gyeongsang province and a conversation about the wider arc of her research concerning... more
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Matt VanVolkenburg is an MA student at the University of Seattle in Washington and the long-time host of the prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling', which recently celebrated it's 10th year of analysis on Korean society, history, urban... more
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Jenna Gibson is the Director of Communications at the Korea Economic Institute in Washington DC, a think tank working to promote dialogue and understanding on economic, political and security relations between South Korea and... more
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