About this Event
The Korean peninsula exerts an outsized influence on almost every facet of the world today. South Korea has emerged as one of the largest economies in the world, whose exports include everything from advanced technologies to popular culture. North Korea remains an authoritarian regime, whose efforts to challenge its international isolation threatens to ignite a global conflict. The peninsula is thus a critical engine of the global economy and a volatile flashpoint of geopolitical tensions. It is too important to be overlooked, let alone ignored.
This series, Rethinking Korea: New Perspectives on a Critical Region, invites distinguished scholars of culture, transnational history, environment, and international relations to offer novel perspectives on Korea while situating its complex place within global developments. We invite speakers to share their work that will not only shed light on the internal dynamics and rich history of Korea but also explore the complex relationship between this critical region and the larger world.
The fourth and final lecture in the series will feature Dr. Gregg Brazinsky. Gregg Brazinsky is Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University. His work focuses on US-East Asian relations during the Cold War. He is the author of two books: Nation Building in South Korea and Winning the The Third World. His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and a number of other publications. He is currently working on two books: one covering Sino-North Korean relations and the other covering American relations with Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
Dr. Brazinsky's talk will be titled "Empathy at War: The Korean War and Sino-North Korean Relations."
The speakers series is made possible by the South Korea Initiative Fund, which is dedicated to helping establish an institutional commitment to Korean Studies at Northeastern, offering financial support to students studying or working in Korea, and educating the community about important issues regarding Korea in the world.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Renaissance Park, Room 909, 1135 Columbus Avenue, Boston, United States
USD 0.00