"The West" and the anthropology of other people's colonialism: Frederick Starr in Korea, 1911-1930

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Frederick Starr, the first anthropologist to hold a position at the University of Chicago, had a wide research interest and was an avid fieldworker making numerous trips to Mexico, Liberia, the Congo, the Philippines, and in the United States. His greatest contribution lies not in his formal publications but in the wide interest he created in the field of anthropology.

Science & research, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Anthropologists, Research, Colonialism, Starr, Frederick

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Dead bodies in the postwar discourse of identity in seventeenth-century Korea: subversion and literary production in the private sector

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This article discusses how physical remains of victims of crimes against humanity act as metaphors. The author, focusing of 17th century Korea, explores how the dead bodies act as a representation of the brutal social and political change of the Korean state due to the Manchu invasion, as well as provide national memory.

North Korea, Political aspects, Death, Crimes against humanity

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