Summary
The symposium on "The Myth of Growth and the Dream of a Mature Society: Historical Transformations in Japan’s Lifeworld Politics," organized by the Diachronic Research Cluster on May 10, was also divided into three sessions. This symposium was conducted in a hybrid format, combining an in-person event with a simultaneous ZOOM webinar.
Schedule
13:00-13:15 Opening Remarks and Welcoming Remarks
Opening Remarks: Jung Ji Hee (Seoul National University)
Welcoming Remarks:Nam Kijeong (Acting Director, Japan Institute, Seoul National University)
13:15-14:25 Part 1 .
Moderator:Jo Gwanja (Seoul National University)
Presentation: Lee Eun-gyong (Seoul National University) "The Narrative of the Endless Race for 'Japan's Best' and Its End: Focusing on the 'Recognition of Healthy Children' Project (1930-1978)"
Discussion: Ham Yejae (Ewha Womans University)
Presentation: Han Jeongseon (Korea University) "The Spatial Politics of Developmentalism in Modern Japan: The Origins and Development of Barak Densely Populated Areas"
Discussion: Park Samheon (Konkuk University)
14:25-14:40 Break
14:40-15:50 Part 2: "The 'Postwar' Myth of Democracy, Peace, and Growth and the Sense of Catastrophe
Moderator: Kim Wook (Seoul National University)
Presentation: Nam Sang-wook (Incheon National University) "'Maturity' and 'Violence' in Postwar Japanese Literature: Oe Kenzaburo's Representation of Violence and 'Maturity' as Humanism"
Discussion: Nam Hee Jung (Sungshin Women's University)
Presentation:Seo Dong Ju (Seoul National University) "How did 'Godzilla' become a post-war simulacrum during the period of high growth?"
Discussion: Lee Sang-Hyuk (Chungnam National University)
15:50-16:05 Break
16:05-17:50 Part 3: The Afterimage of Growth and the Disruptive Power of De-growth
Moderator: Jung Sinhyeok (Seoul National University)
Presentation: Jung Ji Hee (Seoul National University) "The 'Japanese Mature Society' Theory and the Life Politics of Late Industrial Societies: Attempts to Rebuild Liberalism and the Residue of Growth Models"
Discussion: Kim Sanghyun (Sogang University)
Presentation: Park Seung-Hyun (Kyungmyeong University) "Poverty in Japanese Mother-Income Families and the Bridle of Modern Family Maternal Norms"
Discussion: Kim Kyungok (Hallim University)
Presentation: Kim Hyojin (Seoul National University) "The Ideology and Development of the Comic Market: Focusing on the Changes up to the 1980s"
Discussion: Kim Ilim (Korea National University of Arts)
17:50-18:00 Closing
