In the crucible of restructuration: Violence and forging “workers of iron” in the transition to a neoliberal democracy in South Korea

Jong Bum Kwon
Interests include contemporary Korean culture and politics; cultural memory, violence and the cultures of democracy; urban anthropology, with emphasis on social movements and spatial justice; Korean American community in Los Angeles, Koreatown, and its transnational formation, with current research focus on the experience and politics of aging.
Assistant Professor
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Webster University
St. Louis, MO