Miracles, Violence, Disorders and Spirits 1

In this event, three speakers presented lectures exploring ghostly metaphors, cultural politics, and transnational memory. Novelist Li Ang, referred to as the ‘Spirit of Taiwan,’ shared the background of her novel Visible Ghosts, which recounts modern Taiwanese history through the eyes of a female ghost—what she calls Taiwan’s “possession.” Heonik Kwon, author of North Korea: The Theater State, examined the ethics of large-scale empathy evoked by small presences, focusing on the Vietnamese ghost figure Ba Ba Linh. Che One joon offered a perspective on North Korea’s Mansudae Art Studio and its monument projects across African nations, reflecting on the global dimensions of North Korean art and ideology.

Lecture 1: Li Ang “Why the Female Ghosts Can Be Seen?” (Chinese-Korean consecutive interpretation)
Lecture 2: Heonik Kwon “The Intimate Strangers”
Lecture 3: CHE Onejoon “Mansudae Master Class”