Music and Politics in the May 18 Gwangju Movement, South Korea Open Access
Lee, Sang-Eun (2010)
Abstract
Abstract
Music and Politics in the May 18 Gwangju Movement, South
Korea
By Sang-Eun Lee
May 18, 1980 marked the beginnings of a democratic movement in
Gwangju, a city in the southwestern region of South Korea.
Comprising primarily of residents of the Gwangju area, this
movement was the community's protest against the country's military
regime, under the dictatorship of General Jun Doo Hwan from 1980 to
1988. Music played an important role in this movement in terms of
sustaining the spirit of resistance, affirming the movement's
significance in the context of other international protest events,
and in educating the general Korean population, particularly the
younger generation born after the movement, about an important
period in Korean political history that eventually marked a shift
from military dictatorship (1980-1993) to civil democracy (from
1994 onwards). Furthermore, music that was composed after the
movement helped to legitimize May 18 Gwangju movement and helped
the movement become an international event through Gwangju annual
concert, sponsored by The May 18 Memorial Foundation. In this way,
music helped to transform the meanings and values of the May 18
Gwangju movement from an event in southwest Korea to a nationally,
and even internationally recognized movement.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Title Page
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Introduction...1
Chapter 1: Music During the May 18 Gwangju Movement...14
Chapter 2: Music After the May 18 Gwangju movement...29
Chapter 3: Gwangju Annual Concert...47
Conclusion...59
Glossary...64
Works Cited...70
List of Figures
Figure 1: Gwangju City Hall in 2009...1
Figure 2: Art Exhibition in Gwangju City Hall...2
Figure 3: Protesting in Gwangju May 18, 2009...2
Figure 4: Commemorative Concert 2009 in front of City
Hall...3
Figure 5: Score of Get Away Jun Doo Hwan...15
Figure 6: Score of Battle Hymn of the Republic...17
Figure 7: Score of The Song of May...21
Figure 8: Score of Jindo arirang...25
Figure 9: Score of Korean National Anthem...26
Figure 10: Twosa Hwebo on May 20, 1980...31
Figure 11: Dong-A Il Bo (National Newspaper) on May 27,
1980...31
Figure 12: North American Coalition for Human Rights on July
1980...32
Figure 13: Score of Old Soldier's song...34
Figure 14: Score of Oh, Gwangju, the cross of the people...37
Figure 15: Score of March for My Lady...39
Figure 16: Score of Exemplum in Memorium Kwangju...42
Figure 17: Glissando Technique in Yun Isang's Exemplum in Memorium
Kwangju...43
Figure 18: The 2009 Gwangju Annual Concert Skit...49
Figure 19: Human Rights Performance Art by Ming Nin in
2009...51
Figure 20: The 2009 Gwangju Annual Concert (Ahn Chi Hwan's
Performance)...52
Figure 21: The 2009 Gwangju Annual Concert (Shin Young Bok's Talk
Show)...55
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