Witness to May 18: Dr. Paul Courtright
In 1979, a young Paul Courtright found himself in Korea, working as a Peace Corps volunteer just outside of Gwangju. His work-related travel took him through Gwangju in the early … Read More
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“To Reach a Star”
May 18 Anniversary Exhibition Written by Lee Aekyeong. Cultural Memory“Cultural memory” is a collection of memories chosen to be remembered and reproduced in the present; this continuity forms the identity … Read More
May 18: Participant Recollections
Interviews with Park Young-sun and Ahn Giljeong. Interviews by Jeong Jiyeon and Melline Galani.Photographs by Yunkyoung (Hillel) Kim. “May 18” or “5.18” is shorthand for the Gwangju May 18 Democratic … Read More
In Search of the Gwangju Spirit
Written by Lee Suk Pei The Project: Gwangju Dark Tour After completing our very first project on the Goryeo-in Village in the Gwangsan District, for our second project our team … Read More
The Book That Sparked a Revolution: An Interview with Lee Jae-eui, Author of “Gwangju Diary”
Written by Wilson Melbostad Photographs by Sarah Pittman and courtesy of the 5.18 Archives As most residents of Korea will tell you, Gwangju isn’t just the name of a … Read More
Sites of Horror and History Along 5.18 Road
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters The elderly in South Korea can be a law unto themselves. That thought dawned on me when I happened upon a small band of … Read More
Tim Shorrock at the 5.18 Archives: A Two-Month Project in Gwangju
Photos courtesy of Tim Shorrock There are few Americans with as much inside knowledge about the May 18 Gwangju Uprising as Washington, D.C.-based veteran investigative journalist Tim Shorrock. Shaped by … Read More