| Re: Naming Gwangju [message #11990] |
Tue, 15 November 2011 18:18  |
Tommy Vorst
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Registered: November 2011
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Coming to Korean Studies from an English Language and Literature
background, I have a different perspective on the terms. "Rebellion" and
"civil unrest" both imply a lack of result. The latter term is often used
by the political powers that be to minimize & denigrate the importance of
citizens' action. The former has most often meant "unsuccessful
revolution."
The term "Gwangju Uprising" is accepted well enough in common parlance that
there is at least one sports team going by that name.
Tommy Vorst
Yeungnam University
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