Indonesian artist Maryanto doesn’t march in the streets or shout through a megaphone. Instead, he carves, etches and paints, ...

Lucie Fellwock discusses Nobel prize winner Han Kang’s 2021 novel We Do Not Part (작별하지 않는다), recently translated to English.

Gwangju’s battle to restore historic landmark nearly over GWANGJU -- In the heart of Gwangju, a decade-long struggle to ...

Sweet romance between a 30s woman and her younger brother's best friend. Credit: Netflix. My Liberation Notes. It is about ...

It was a regular Tuesday morning until I returned to my room after class and checked my phone. A flood of New York Times notifications appeared, and one headline stopped me cold: “President Yoon’s ...

Spanning 23 years, Human Acts tells the story of Gwangju from different perspectives, portraying not only the events of the uprising, but its afterlife in the bodies and minds of participants. For ...

GWANGJU, South Korea--New South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called for consolidation in a speech on May 18 to mark a pro-democracy uprising that was squashed by the South Korean military 42 ...

and the scene of a massive political struggle known as the Gwangju Uprising. This 1980 protest was led by determined university students fighting for democracy under an oppressive military government.

Spanning 23 years, Human Acts tells the story of Gwangju from different perspectives, portraying not only the events of the uprising, but its afterlife in the bodies and minds of participants.

As Tibetans mark another Tibet Uprising Day, the world is reminded of China’s brutal and systematic campaign to erase Tibetan identity and silence dissent. From mass surveillance and cultural ...