Cold War History Workshop
Science, Remembrance, and System of the Cold War
– Time: Thursday, February 6, 2020, 10:00 – 18:00, and Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 9:30 – 11:30
– Place: Grand Conference Room, Pyonghwa Kwan, IFES, Kyungnam University
– Hosts: IFES, Kyungnam University, and the History and Public Policy Program, Wilson Center
– Organizer: The Korean Association of the Cold War Studies
Program
February 6, 2020
Opening Address: Kwan-Sei Lee (IFES)
Congratulatory Message: Christian Ostermann (Wilson Center)
First Session: The Cold War & Science and Technology and Energy Warfare
Moderator: Jong Dae Shin (University of North Korean Studies)
Presenters:
- Seong-Jun Kim (National Museum of Korean Contemporary History): “The Sociotechnical System of Nuclear Technology: The Case of 1950-70’s Korea”
- Jeong-ha Lee (Seoul National University): “Oil, the Dollar, and the Collapse of the USSR”
- Won-seon Cho (Korea Military Academy): “The US’s Asia-Pacific Strategy and Energy Security during the Cold War”
Discussants: Young Joo Lee (UNIST), Kyung Deok Roh (Ewha Woman’s University), and Yong Choi (Korea Military Academy)
Second Session: The Formation of the Lines of Division and a Culture of Remembrance
Moderator: Won-Dam Paik (Sungkonghoe University)
Presenters:
- Wonkeun Chun (Sookmyung Women’s University): “The Formation of the Border Region Strategic Hamlet in the 1960-70’s and the Cold War Landscape in Cheorwon”
- Yeong-shin Jeong (Catholic University of Korea): “Modern Paju, Born from Division: Centered on the Formation of City Infrastructure and Local Community”
- Young Hoon Song (Kangwon National University): “Criticism of the Goseong DMZ Museum’s Exhibits on the Cold War and Division”
Discussants: Seong-hyeon Kang (Sungkonghoe University), Kim Min-hwan (Hanshin University), and Young-Sun Jeon (Konkuk University)
February 25, 2020
Third Session: The Formation of the San Francisco System
Moderator: Myongsob Kim (Yonsei University)
Presenters:
Wook Hee Shin (Seoul National University): “The Treaty of San Francisco: The Hierarchy of US-Korea-Japan Trilateral Relations”
Byung Joon Jung (Ewha Woman’s University): “The Issue of Korea’s Participation in the Treaty of San Francisco and the Process of its Exclusion”
Ki Jeong Nam (Seoul National University): “The San Francisco System and Korea-Japan Relations: The Origin of the Cold War between Korea and Japan”
Discussants: Heesik Choi (Kookmin University), Seok-Woo Lee (Inha University), and Yong-Il Moon (IFES, Kyungnam University)
