Geumseong-sanseong: Hiking on History
Written by Blake Bouchard(Originally appearing in the July 2013 issue of the Gwangju News.) In continuing our series of reintroduced articles from past Gwangju News issues, this month we have … Read More
Tag: history
The Jeonil Building: Icon of an Uprising
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters The Jeonil Building in downtown Gwangju represents many things to many different people. To casual passersby, it’s the paint-chipped eyescraper* that dominates much of … Read More
A Look Back at Taiwan’s 1979 Kaohsiung Incident
Written by Stephen White Photographs from Wikipedia The Kaohsiung Incident of 1979 was a watershed in Taiwan’s political and social history. At the time, it was barely noticed internationally, … Read More
When the Rain Clouds Darkened: Apartheid South Africa
Written by Sashai Yhukutwana Photograph from Wikipedia “Among modern countries where democracy is the favored system, the Athenian experiment eventually acquires a hallowed status. But more than 2000 years … 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
The Origin of Jangxi
From expensive herbs to illegal dealings, the story of how a five-day market became the built up department stores it is today