As a follow up to my previous post linking to Bum Lee’s project, here’s a link to a short film made by Chris and Shirley Gelken at Daechuri last weekend. Well worth a look. There’s some great written coverage and photos on their blogs. A sample of Chris’s photos is shown above. See the full … [Read More]
Tag: US Military
Selected publications
- Gary Bloomfield: The Devil’s Playground: Inside America’s Defense of the Deadly Korean DMZ, Rowman + Littlefield 2019
- Blaine Harden: King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America’s Spymaster in Korea, Mantle 2018
- Sallie Yea: Trafficking Women in Korea: Filipina migrant entertainers, Routledge 2015
- David Straub: Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea, Shorenstein APARC 2015
- Katharine HS Moon: Protesting America: Democracy and the U.S.-Korea Alliance, University of California Press 2013
- Sealing Cheng: On the Move for Love: Migrant Entertainers and the U.S. Military in South Korea, University of Pennsylvania Press 2010
- Martin Limón: Sueño and Bascom mystery series, Soho Press 2003
- John A Wickham Jr: Korea On The Brink: A Memoir of Political Intrigue and Military Crisis, Potomac 2000
- William H Gleysteen Jr: Massive Entanglement, Marginal Influence: Carter and Korea in Crisis, Brookings Institution 1999
The art of Daechuri
Many thanks to David Kilburn for pointing out a video project by Bum Lee, animation artist and illustrator. It’s a short film that he shot at Daechuri, a farming village which is to be evacuated to make way for the expanded US base at Pyongtaek. David’s take: I found it creative both in film making … [Read More]
DPRK e-bulletin: “Ulji focus lens” exercises
Apologies for the delay in posting this and the following e-bulletin from the London embassy of the DPRK: KPA Panmunjom Mission Terms “Ulji Focus Lens” War Action Panmunjom, August 22 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People’s Army issued a statement Tuesday condemning the “Ulji Focus Lens” joint military exercises … [Read More]
Explanation of Operational Control
Courtesy of Tom Coyner, here’s an explanation of what operational control is all about. The recent Washington Post article is a reasonably good survey of some of the current tensions between Korea and the U.S., specifically over their respective policies toward North Korea and over a number of alliance issues involving the U.S. military presence … [Read More]
Is The Host anti-American (spoilers)?
The packed performance of The Host at Frightfest on Monday went down well. We were told by the organisers that we were watching the longest possible print. Whether that means there are cuts in other theatrical versions I don’t know. One of the things about The Host is that it’s generated a lot of noise … [Read More]