Modern Korean History Projects

Currently Professor Carter Eckert is engaged in several projects relating to modern Korean history, including a study of the rise of Korean militarism, focusing on the historical and human forces behind the May 16 Military Revolution in South Korea led by the late president and “developmental dictator” Park Chung Hee. He is also collaborating with Professor Park Tae Gyun of Seoul National University on a book exploring foundational aspects of state, society, and culture in the first three years of the Park regime. Historical issues of Korean gender and sexuality are also one of his current interests.