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Harvard University professor Mark Ramsey’s claim, who made the pretense of “comfort women, prostitutes,” is causing ripples. In the midst of this, professors at Yonsei University and Hanyang University have posted articles in the US media that seem to empower Professor Ramsey’s argument, amplifying the controversy.
Joseph Lee, associate professor at Yonsei University’s Underwood International University, and associate professor at Hanyang University’s Political Science and Diplomacy, co-contributed in English on the 18th (local time) on the 18th (local time) in the diploma of the US diplomatic journal entitled “Comfort Women and Academic Freedom.
They attacked the criticism against Ramsay in their contributions, saying, “The recent debate over Professor Harvard’s writings shows how limited the room for discussion and debate is.”
Those who have introduced themselves as “South Korean-based scholars” who “attack on Ramsey’s academic integrity because of his personal connection with Japan are counterproductive and sound xenophobic.” The accusation of this lack is based on a homogenous and victim-centered’Korea’ view,” defended Professor Ramsey.
In addition, referring to Professor Park Yoo-ha of Sejong University, who caused controversy with the publication of 『Comfort Women of the Empire』 in 2013, “Some scholars who openly objected to the abduction theory of’comfort women’ were too often harassed by activists, and were investigated by the school. , The authorities are prosecuted,” he negatively explained the situation in Korea regarding the comfort women issue.
The two professors argued that “activist groups selectively delete information that does not fit their stories, and encourages information that does not fit their stories.”
They quoted Soh Jeong-hee’s book “Comfort Women: Sexual Violence Between Korea and Japan and Records After Colonization” published in 2008. She said that her stepfather had taken her and another girl to China,” he said. “But in the testimony released in 1993, the role of stepfather was removed.”
Also, the issue of compensation for comfort women was also discussed. They said, “The willingness of many’comfort women’ survivors and the deceased’s survivors to accept compensation from Japan is well known and under discussion.” I accepted the payment.
At the end of the article, these professors said, “Our purpose here is not to support Professor Ramsey’s writing. Rather, as South Korean scholars and residents, we are not to withdraw and apologize, but to demand empirical research and analysis.” Added.
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