| Hiroshima Memory and Japanese Pacifism |
 Description: This course examines Hiroshima's memory vis-a-vis national anti-nuclear sentiments and the national government's nuclear energy policies for the past six decades.  Objective:This course aims to teach students more about Hiroshima's legacy in the context of anti-nuclear pacifism in Japan.  Recommended Readings:"Japan’s Nuclear Mercantilism: Color of the Money," JPI Peace Net (October 5, 2011). "Implications of Japan’s Nuclear Crisis for Korea,"The Korea Times, April 17, 2011 (with Daniel P. Aldrich). "Obamajority or Realpolitik: Japan's Nuclear Double Standards," Global Asia, Vol. 5, No.2 (Summer), pp. 82-86.  Name:Mikyoung Kim Present Post and Title: Associate Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University Final Education: University of Georgia, Ph.D. in Sociology Specialized Field: Collective Memory and Human Rights in East Asia Recent Publications: * "North Korea�fs Place in the U.S. Presidency," North Korean Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall), Durham, NC: McFarland & Company, 57-71, 2009 * "South Korean Construction of North Korean Identity: Victimization, Romanticization and Vilification," Korea Yearbook:Politics, Economy, Society, Leiden and Boston: Brill, pp.257-75, 2009 *"Waiting for Japan�fs Barack Obama," Global Asia, Vol. 4, No.2, pp. 72-76, 2009http://www.globalasia.org/Current_Issues/V4N2_2009/Mikyoung_Kim.html?w=mikyoung+kim. *"Social Construction of Power, Identity and Geography: The Voices from Korea, India and Tibet," International Studies Review, forthcoming, 2009
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