Comfort Women Wanted
Location
Columbia University
Morningside Campus
International Affairs Building, Room 918 Date
September 25, 2013
2:00pm to 4:00pm
"Comfort Women Wanted" brings to light the memory of 200,000 young women, referred to as "comfort women," who were systematically exploited as sex slaves in Asia during World War II, and increases awareness of sexual violence against women during wartime. The military comfort women system is considered the largest case of human trafficking in the 20th century. The video is based on visual artist Chang-Jin Lees interviews with Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Dutch, and Filipino "comfort women" survivors, and a former Japanese soldier. It attempts to create a constructive dialogue for the future by acknowledging their place in history.
Chang-Jin Lee is a Korean-born visual artist who has exhibited internationally in the US, Asia, and Europe, including at The Queens Museum of Art in New York, The Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany, and The Incheon Women Artists Biennale in Korea. She is a recipient of numerous awards including The New York State Council on The Arts Grant.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights.
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http://columbia.edu/cu/ckr