SexViolHist Bib: Society: Memorials: Statues of Peace

»The Peace Statue is a monument located in Union Square in the Moabit district of Mitte, Berlin for the "comfort women" (girls and women who were forced into prostitution in Japanese military brothels during World War II). It also serves as a general symbol against sexual violence against girls and women. The monument was initiated by the "Action Group Comfort Women" of the Korea Verband and was unveiled on September 28, 2020.[1] The statue has sparked a discourse on commemorative cultures among local, state, and diplomatic levels.[2]
The bronze statue was designed by the South Korean artist couple Kim Eun-sung (b. 1965) and Kim Seo-kyung.[3] It is the first statue of its kind to be installed in a public space in Germany.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Japanese History, Korean History; European History: German History | III. Topical Index: Types: Forced Prostitution: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

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[Info] Zulaica y Mugica, Miguel. »The Ambivalence of Culture of Remembrance: The Controversy over the “Comfort Women”-Statue in the Relationship between Japan and Germany.« emembrance – Responsibility – Reconciliation: Challenges for Education in Germany and Japan. Edited by Lothar Wigger et al. Berlin 2022: 125-140.

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Statue of Peace in Seoul

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Statue of Peace (Korean: 평화의 소녀상, Pyeonghwaui sonyeosang; Japanese: 平和の少女像, Heiwano shōjo-zō), often shortened to Sonyeosang in Korean or Shōjo-zō in Japanese (literally "statue of girl") and sometimes called the Comfort Woman Statue (慰安婦像, Ianfu-zō), is a symbol of the victims of sexual slavery, known euphemistically as comfort women, by the Japanese military during World War II (specifically, the period from the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War until the end of the Pacific War). The Statue of Peace was first erected in Seoul to urge the Japanese government to apologize to and honour the victims. However, it has since become a site of representational battles among different parties.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Japanese History, Korean History | III. Topical Index: Types: Forced Prostitution: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

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[Info] Li, Lin. »"Comfort Women" Memorials at the Crossroads of Ultranationalist, Feminist, and Decolonial Critiques: Triangulating Japan, South Korea, and the United States.«; Frontiers (2022): 89-116.

[Info] Park, SaeHim. Imaging "Comfort Women": Girl Statue of Peace (2011) in the Expanded Field. Dissertation, Duke University, 2024.

[Info] Yoon, Jihwan. »평화의 소녀상을 통해 형성된 위안부 기억의 경관과 상징성에 관한 연구.« 대한지리학회지 54 (2019): 51-69.

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Statue of Peace in Sydney

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The issue of comfort women and the Statue of Peace has inspired other such monuments to be built in Seoul and in cities around the world with sizeable Korean populations.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Japanese History, Korean History; Oceanian History: Australian History | III. Topical Index: Types: Forced Prostitution: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

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I. Author Index

[Info] Graefenstein. Sulamith, et al. »Mnemonic reciprocity: Sydney’s Comfort Women statue for decolonial memory.« Memory Studies 17 (2024): 480-499.

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