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Selected publications

Anthology: Digital Media, Online Activism, and Social Movements in Korea ed Hojeong Lee and Joong-Hwan Oh, Lexington Books 2021

Mad Cow scare prevents blood donations

posted 5 Apr 2010 updated 8 Mar 2013 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

Korea Times says Brits can’t donate blood to save a Korean with cancer because we’ve got mad cow disease http://bit.ly/dqku2r # [Read More]

The London Korean Links Awards 2008

posted 31 Dec 2008 updated 25 Jul 2020 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

Here are the winners and losers of the third annual LKL Awards. Again, a personal and unscientific selection. Cultural event of the year (UK) There was a lot of competition for this particular award this year, but the winner is the Dano Festival in Trafalgar Square. The performance of Noridan was almost enough on its … [Read More]

The King Baeksu counterblast to Amnesty International

posted 28 Jul 2008 updated 17 Feb 2022 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

J Scott Burgeson, aka Scott Bug, aka King Baeksu, has been monitoring the anti-FTA mad cow protests in Seoul pretty much nightly since they started. He’s been filing some detailed and extended eyewitness accounts over on his bulletin board. A week or so ago Amnesty International called for the “excessive force” used by South Korean … [Read More]

Candle-lit vigil in central London

event date Sat 07 Jun 2008 posted 8 Jun 2008

It is the weekend when Korean culture is on display in Central London: today sees the Dano Korea Summer Festival, with traditional dancing, food, fan-making and more contemporary music in Trafalgar Square. Last night another traditional Korean activity was on show – the street protest. An estimated 250 Koreans gathered in Whitehall opposite Downing Street … [Read More]

Mad Cows: President Lee’s apology

posted 24 May 2008 updated 17 Feb 2022 by Philip Gowman 5 minute read

The following is the full text of President Lee Myung-bak’s statement in a live TV broadcast at Cheong Wa Dae on 22 May to address the resumption of U.S. beef imports and ratification of the Korea-U.S. FTA. Courtesy of the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOIS). For those who haven’t been following the Mad Cow … [Read More]