Monthly Archives: March 2008

March 29, 2008
10:45 pm
by: Sayaka

Historiography on Japan’s recruitment of Korean soldiers in 1938

As I indicated in the previous posting, I read 宮田節子「朝鮮民衆と皇民化政策」and Brandon Palmer’s dissertation “Japan’s mobilization of Koreans for war, 1937-1945″ as a starter. Miyata Setsuko looks at similar sources (高等外事月報, 朝鮮思想運動 etc) and analyzes the reaction of Korean people to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Japan, Korea, Military, Research

March 29, 2008
12:31 pm
by: Sayaka

The Other Topic (Recruitment of Korean soldiers in 1938)

I have another paper topic to figure out soon for a class on comparative history of colonial rule in the twentieth century. I got numerous ideas just by reading the two primary sources listed in my previous posting, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Japan, Korea, Military

March 27, 2008
9:53 pm
by: Sayaka

Research Topics

I don’t know if any of the audience of this blog is interested in my research paper topics, but since this is about time for final papers, I want to show step-by-step evolution of my thoughts and research, here. I … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Japan, Korea, My Grad School Life, Research