Lecture with author Park Jeong-Mi on her book, "The State's Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea"About this Event
Join us for a riveting lecture on the role of prostitution in South Korea’s post colonial nation building!
The GW Institute for Korean Studies invites you to join us for this special lecture with author Park Jeong-Mi on her new book with the University of California Press, The State’s Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea. The State’s Sexuality uncovers how the lives and work of women engaged in prostitution, long considered the most abased members of society, have been strategically intertwined with the lofty purpose of building South Korea’s postcolonial nation-state. Through a complicated, contradictory patchwork of laws and regulations, which Park Jeong-Mi conceptualizes as a “toleration-regulation regime,” the South Korean state did not merely exclude sex workers from ordinary citizenship; it also mobilized them for national security, national development, and the making of a gendered citizenry. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to engage with the author. Register now to be part of the inaugural event of the SJP Lecture Series: New Books in Korean Studies!
Event Venue
1957 E St NW room b17, 1957 E Street NW, Washington, United States
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