Sunchon National University Institute of Humanities Holds Academic Conference on "Jeollado Region and Local Residents during the Korean War"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Soonchunhyang University (President Ko Young-jin) Humanities Institute announced on the 15th that it will hold an academic conference on the theme of 'Jeollado Region and Local People during the Korean War' to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War on the 19th (Friday) in the medium conference room on the 2nd floor of the 70th Anniversary Hall on campus.

The academic conference will begin with a keynote lecture by Kang Sung-ho, director of the Humanities Institute, followed by four papers presented under the moderation of Professor Yoon Sang-won of Jeonbuk National University: ▲The Process of the Korean People's Army's Occupation of the Honam Region during the Korean War and the Yeosu-Suncheon Student Soldiers (Im Song-ja, Soonchunhyang University) ▲Research on Christianity in Jeonnam Region during the Korean War (Yoon Jeong-ran, Soongsil University) ▲Suppression of Partisans in Jeollado Region during the Korean War (Noh Young-gi, Chosun University) ▲Civilian Massacres in Jeollado Region during the Korean War (Jung Chan-dae, Sungkonghoe University). After the paper presentations, a panel discussion will be held with experts in the field including Professor Choi Jae-sung of Cheongam University, Professor Yoo Sang-soo of Soonchunhyang University, Curator Kim Sang-hyun of Suncheon City Hall, and Professor Yoon Hyo-jung of Soonchunhyang University.

Kang Sung-ho, director of the Humanities Institute at Soonchunhyang University, said, "This academic conference is expected to enrich the previously scarce regional-level research, especially on the Jeollado region, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War." He added, "It will provide an opportunity to revisit the war through themes such as student soldiers, Christianity, partisans, and civilian massacres."

Meanwhile, the Soonchunhyang University Humanities Institute, selected as a university-focused research institute supported by the Ministry of Education in September 2017, has been praised for expanding the horizon of research on the Asia-Pacific War and the Korean War by holding several academic conferences on themes such as 'State Power and Ideology,' 'War and Mobilization Culture,' and 'War and Cultural Planning.'

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