Abstract: »During the decolonization process in the South, the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ movement navigated a complex terrain between nationalist resistance and feminist critique of wartime sexual violence. The four conferences on “Peace and the Role of Women in Asia” in the 1990s, along with “the 2000 International Women’s Tribunal for Japanese Military Sexual Slavery War Criminals”, were crucial turning points for feminist international solidarity within the movement. These events also highlighted the movement’s nationalist influences. Despite this, the international solidarity of the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ movement has led to significant discussions and engagement in North Korea. In North Korea’s anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist national discourse, the long-invisible ‘comfort women’ were brought to the forefront through international solidarity efforts. Nevertheless, the North Korean regime attempted to leverage the ‘comfort women’ issue in DPRK-Japan diplomatic negotiations. North Korea’s participation in international solidarity concerning Japanese ‘comfort women’ during the 1990s and 2000s has significantly influenced the evolution of the discourse on comfort women within the country. This paper examines North Korean film and literature addressing the issue of Japanese ‘comfort women,’ positing that international solidarity with the movement has introduced a critical fissure in North Korea’s rigid nationalist narrative. The analysis focuses on Nation and Destiny 19-23: A Naturalized Japanese Woman (1994-1995) and Four Blocks of Ice (2017). Particularly, the portrayal of Asian victim group solidarity in Four Blocks of Ice, published during the Kim Jong-un era, highlights the interplay of gender, transnationality, and futurity within North Korean nationalist discourse.« (Source: KISS)

Contents:

	I. 들어가며
	Ⅱ. 북조선의 일본군 ‘위안부’ 논의
	Ⅲ. 90년대 일본군 ‘위안부’의 재현: <민족과 운명 19편-23편: 귀화한 일본인 녀성>
	Ⅳ. 2000년 일본군 성노예 전범 여성국제법정
	Ⅴ. 북조선의 일본군 ‘위안부’ 재현: <네덩이의 얼음>(전인광, 2017)
	Ⅵ. 나가며
	참고문헌

Wikipedia: History of Asia: History of Japan / Shōwa era | History of Asia: History of Korea / Korea under Japanese rule | Film: North Korean films / Nation and Destiny | Prostitution: Forced prostitution / Comfort women | Sex and the law: Wartime sexual violence / Wartime sexual violence in World War II | War: Pacific War / Japanese war crimes