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2025.05.08
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On June 20th (Friday), the 11th meeting of Musashi University East-West Cultural Fusion History Study Group will be held, with the theme "Christianity and East Asia: Conflict and Fusion of Religion and Culture in Japan and Europe."
[Date and Time] Friday, June 20, 2025, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
[Method of holding] The event will be held both in person and online (there will be no technical support for participating via Zoom).
Location: Musashi University Professor Research Building 02C Meeting Room
The Zoom ID will be sent to you by email closer to the event date.
[Online application deadline] Thursday, June 19, 2025 *Advance application required
If you are attending in person, no application is required. Please come directly to the venue.
Overview
In the history of Japan-Korea relations, research on "pro-Japanese" groups in colonial Korea has been difficult to advance academically due to the political and social situation in Korea after World War II. Alan Ellie Bae is conducting historical research in Japan and abroad to fill this gap. This meeting will focus on the intellectual Helen Kim. During the colonial period, she graduated from Ewha University (now Ewha Womans University). She studied in the United States, earning a PhD in Education at Ohio Wesleyan University, Boston University, and Columbia University. After returning to Japan, she became involved in the movement for the expansion of women's rights. A Methodist Christian, she utilized her international network of contacts, linking East and West. After returning to Korea, Helen Kim became principal of her alma mater, and after the school became a university after the war, she also served as president. However, she was severely criticized for being a pro-Japanese collaborator during the colonial period, and there has even been a movement to remove her statue from campus. At this meeting, the presenter will explore her thoughts and actions during the colonial period and shed light on the reality of her pro-Japanese stance, including a gender history perspective.
Program *Titles omitted *Reports will be in English. Comments and Q&A will be in Japanese and English.
| 16時00分 |
Opening remarks by Professor Tomoji Odori representative of the research group (Musashi University)
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| 16時05分～1６時45分 |
Report: Ahran Ellie Bae (Lecturer, Musashi University)
“Pro-Japanese” Women in Korea under Japanese Rule: A Reassessment of Helen Kim's Activities
(Pro-Japanese women in Korea under Japanese rule: Reexamining the activities of Helen Kim)
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| 16時50分 |
Comment 1: Motokazu Matsutani (Professor, Tohoku Gakuin University) "From the Perspective of Korean Christian History Research"
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| (break) | |
| 17時15分 |
Comment 2: Noriyuki Okayasu (Academic Researcher, Archives Office, Tohoku University Archives) "From the Perspective of Research on Studying Abroad in Japan"
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| 17時30分 |
Q&A
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| 17時45分 |
Closing remarks Information about the next (12th) regular meeting
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[Recent research achievements of presenters and commentators]
Ahran Ellie Bae
“A Reconsideration of the Ch'inilp'a (Pro-Japanese Collaborators) Criteria: Discussions Surrounding the 1947 and the 1948 Legislations,” European Journal of Korean Studies, Vo. 22/2 (2023)
Motokazu Matsutani
"The Church Beyond Ethnicity: Christianity and Nationalism in Colonial Korea" (Akashi Shoten, 2020)
Yoshiyuki Okayasu
The Creation of Public Opinion and the Birth of the People: Genichiro Fukuchi and Meiji Journalism (Tohoku University Press, 2020)
Applications and inquiries
Research group members and university affiliates do not need to apply in advance. Those from outside the university who wish to participate online must apply in advance. Please fill out the form below and press the "Submit" button.
Application deadline: Thursday, June 19th
[Responsible person] Shino Kobayashi (Research Assistant, Institute for Comprehensive Research, University of Tokyo)
[Secretariat] Research Support Division Management Department Musashi University