Join us as noted professor Valérie Gelézeau discusses the transformation of the inter-Korean border over the past six decades.  Since the early 1990s, expansion of inter-Korean relations has seen change in the geographic border.  Citing several case studies of South Korean kun (counties) and si (cities) close to the DMZ (Paengnyŏn Island, P’aju City, Ch’ŏrwŏn-gun), Professor Gelezeau will analyze the development of a multilayered border region including different types of enclaves located either in the South (military or tourist enclaves) or in the North (enclaves of Kaesŏng and Kŭmgang).  Professor Gelezeau will address how these transformations echo changing territorial dynamics within and around the Korean Peninsula.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
6:00 PM * Reception
6:15 PM * Presentation