The Geography of Injustice in Postwar East Asia: Japan and Its Neighbors
The story of how we enter wars is a well-trodden journey of inquiry but how wars end, and how the aftermath surrounding their destruction gets remembered or forgotten, requires closer attention. Following the end of the Second World War the residue of war crimes trials in East Asia has formed a history that exerts an inertia of its own. These legal precedents play a vibrant role as tools of foreign policy, stand as slogans for political parties, and serve to underpin the legitimacy of the state. Unravelling the legacy of war crimes trials in East Asia is a crucial avenue to understand why the region is politically divided today and how these historical frictions cause discontent.
Date: 4/7 (Fri)
Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Dah Hsian Lecture Hall, 8/F, Dah Hsian Library, NCCU
Speaker: Barak Kushner 顧若鵬 (Professor of East Asian History, Chair of Japanese Studies; Co-chair of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, UK)
Moderator: Associate Professor Shichi Mike Lan 藍適齊, Department of History, NCCU
Discussant: Assistant Professor Po Liang CHEN 陳柏良, International college of Innovation, NCCU
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