Liberation through the ‘Science War’: Emancipation and Erasure in Early Korean Accounts of the Atomic Bombings

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Liberation through the ‘Science War’: Emancipation and Erasure in Early Korean Accounts of the Atomic Bombings

Abstract

The Center for East Asian Studies presented a talk by visiting fellow Derek Kramer. Dr. Kramer discussed his ongoing research on the intellectual and cultural history of atomic science and technology in early Cold War North and South Korea.

Biography

Derek Kramer is a Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at UW-Madison for the 2021-22 academic year. His degree was conferred by the University of Toronto in 2021. Dr. Kramer’s ongoing research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of atomic science and technology in early Cold War North and South Korea.