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Problems in the Ethics of Female Representation

A Conversation between Gina Kim and Han Sang Kim

Kim Gin-a

Now/here, the inside and outside of the 'comfort women' films (Part 1)

Written by Son Hee-jung, Yonsei University Institute of Gender Studies

Son Hee-jung

Art as Witness

What can art accomplish beyond aesthetics? Randy Jayne Rosenberg examines how it can preserve marginalized histories, support survivor testimony, and move audiences from observation toward ethical responsibility.

Randy Jayne Rosenberg

The Power of Art: Conversation with Artist Chang-Jin Lee COMFORT WOMEN WANTED Project and More (2)

The Power of Art: Conversation with Chang-Jin Lee (2)

In this interview with Kyeol, artist Chang-Jin Lee discusses the vision behind her work and the power of art to communicate, connect people, and inspire change.

Chang-Jin Lee

When Art Interrupts Silence: Conversation with Chang-Jin Lee (1)

At times, a single poster can speak more powerfully than a hundred-page book. Kyeol had a conversation with New York-based artist Chang-Jin Lee regarding her COMFORT WOMEN WANTED project and how art can shed light on questions of gender, identity, and memory.

Chang-Jin Lee

What Sensations Do Artificial Intelligence(AI)-Based Testimonies of Presence Create?

the blanks in written language can connect us to the past more powerfully than the original voice, depending on how we relate to the testimonies.

Song Hye-rim

AI 인터랙티브 증언 콘텐츠 ©한국여성인권진흥원 일본군‘위안부’문제연구소

Testimony, Common Voice - An Exhibition of the AI Interactive Testimony Content, “Encountering Testimonies”

This is where the validity of the questions posed by this tangible AI interactive testimony content to the viewer lies: bringing up issues again about what to ask, not what to listen to. That’s because asking well must be accompanied by the constant consideration of the questioner. This, of course, would be to restore asking within the process of listening, not a reconversion or return to asking.

Bae Ju-yeon

The Past and Future of Testimony Presented by the “Comfort Women” : Testimony as Evidence and as Actions

This achievement of historical research will serve as a basis for listening to testimonies in depth beyond the narrow standard of “fact verification.”

Lee Jieun

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Gazing at the “Death Pit” and Representation of the Memories of “Comfort Women” Victims

She deals with the issues of how the victimization of women in the post-colonial Korean society is represented, what type of gaze operates here, and what the gaze ultimately strives to see.

Kim Han-Sang

The End of the Tunnel - Interview with Kim Dae-wol, the Head Curator of the House of Sharing

Kim Dae-wol, Head Curator of the House of Sharing

Kim Dae-wol

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