#224 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/224/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:27:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png #224 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/224/ 32 32 Statue of Peace in Berlin https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/statue-of-peace-in-berlin?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=statue-of-peace-in-berlin Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:48:25 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The ‘Statue of Peace’ in Berlin-Moabit commemorates ‘comfort women’, a euphemism for women who were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The memorial urges historical justice and reconciliation. After its unveiling in September 2020, the installation drew criticism from Japanese officials. Although the Berlin-Mitte district government initially decided to remove […]

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]]> The ‘Statue of Peace’ in Berlin-Moabit commemorates ‘comfort women’, a euphemism for women who were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The memorial urges historical justice and reconciliation. After its unveiling in September 2020, the installation drew criticism from Japanese officials. Although the Berlin-Mitte district government initially decided to remove the statue, the temporary monument now has the prospect of becoming permanent. Protests from civil society associations led to the reversal of the decision.

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]]> Generating Tension https://contestedhistories.org/resources/articles/generating-tension?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=generating-tension Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:27:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The writer explores how war crimes, such as sexual slavery and rape, as delicate and difficult history, are present in today’s dialogue between countries. The focus is on sexual violence perpetrated by the Japanese Imperial Army in South Korea, and how this affects the relationship between these countries to this day. Master Thesis at Rhode […]

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]]> The writer explores how war crimes, such as sexual slavery and rape, as delicate and difficult history, are present in today’s dialogue between countries. The focus is on sexual violence perpetrated by the Japanese Imperial Army in South Korea, and how this affects the relationship between these countries to this day. Master Thesis at Rhode Island School of Design.

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]]> Explaining Wartime Rape https://contestedhistories.org/resources/articles/explaining-wartime-rape?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explaining-wartime-rape Wed, 07 Jul 2004 15:31:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The article provides a brief overview of the literature on wartime rape in historical and ethnographical societies and a critical analysis of the four leading explanations for its root causes: the feminist theory, the cultural pathology theory, the strategic rape theory, and the biosocial theory.

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]]> The article provides a brief overview of the literature on wartime rape in historical and ethnographical societies and a critical analysis of the four leading explanations for its root causes: the feminist theory, the cultural pathology theory, the strategic rape theory, and the biosocial theory.

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]]> Asian-Pacific Feminist Coalition Politics https://contestedhistories.org/resources/articles/asian-pacific-feminist-coalition-politics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asian-pacific-feminist-coalition-politics Wed, 07 Jul 1993 15:33:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The article discusses the sexual violence that was perpetrated during Japan’s Pacific War, how this has since been addressed and politicized, and how discussion of this topic has spread to a global feminist movement to Eastern and Southeast Asian countries.

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]]> The article discusses the sexual violence that was perpetrated during Japan’s Pacific War, how this has since been addressed and politicized, and how discussion of this topic has spread to a global feminist movement to Eastern and Southeast Asian countries.

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