Book Discussion: Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age, by Jie-Hyun Lim

Session Submission Type: Book Discussion Roundtable

Brief Description

Jie--Hyun Lim's new book,Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age examines relations among Poland, Germany, Israel, Korea, and Japan, focusing on how memories of colonialism, the Holocaust, and Stalinist terror have converged and intertwined in transnational spaces. Our panelists are specialists in memory studies who will discuss the book from the vantage point of their expertise in Asian, African and East European History.

Sub Unit

• History: Since 1990

Chair

• Karen Petrone, U of Kentucky

Roundtable Speakers

• Choi Chatterjee, California State U, Los Angeles

• Fabian Krautwald, U College London (UK)

• Jie-Hyun Lim, Sogang U (South Korea)/ Williams College

• Małgorzata Mazurek, Columbia U

• Sherzod Muminov, U of East Anglia (UK)

Session Manager

• Jelena Dureinovic, U of Vienna (Austria)