Resources

• The Korean Association of Harvard Law School has also issued a statement critiquing Professor Ramseyer’s methodological flaws and academic credibility. (for law school students to sign)

• Letter by Concerned Economists Regarding “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War” in the International Review of Law and Economics

• Concerned Graduate Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Harvard (for PhD students across the Humanities and Social Sciences at Harvard to sign)

• Amy Stanley, Hannah Shepherd, Sayaka Chatani, David Ambaras, and Chelsea Szendi Schieder, Letter by Concerned Scholars, Open Letter to Editor-in-Chief of IRLE (Korean 한국어 available)

• Ustinia Dolgopol, Statement

• Pyong Gap Min, Statement

• Alexis Dudden, The Abuse of History

• Andrew Gordon and Carter Eckert, Statement

• Terra Morris-Suzuki, A Study Aid on Ramseyer article, Comments on Ramseyer's 'Social capital and the problem of opportunistic leadership: The example of Koreans in Japan

• Young-shik Lee, Natsu Taylor Saito, Jonathan Todres, The Fallacy of Contract in Sexual Slavery

• Adam Cathcart, Reading the Absences in Ramseyer’s “Comfort Women” Provocation

• Yuji Hosaka, Solid evidence debunks Ramseyer's denial of Japan's sexual slavery (PDF at bottom of the page)

• Jinah Kim, Engaging with the Ramseyer controversy in our own terms

• Fight For Justice, Emergency Statement by Japan-based Researchers and Activists Criticizing a New Form of Denialist Discourse on Japanese Imperial Military “Comfort Women” (Korean 한국어 and Japanese 日本語 available)

• Hijoo Son, Undeniable: the Lived Experience of the “Comfort Women”

• Michael Chwe, Resources on "Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War" in the International Review of Law and Economics

• 서강대 트랜스내셔널인문학 연구소, Current Debates - Ramseyer 논쟁 자료 (Korean)

• 정의기억연대, 역사부정론 반박을 위한 자료 모음 (Korean)

"Harvard professors invites fury by calling 'comfort women' prostitutes." The Straits Times. February 3, 2021.

"Harvard Professor’s Paper Claiming ‘Comfort Women’ in Imperial Japan Were Voluntarily Employed Stokes International Controversy." Harvard Crimson. February 7, 2021.

"Journal Delays Print Publication of Harvard Law Professor’s Controversial ‘Comfort Women’ Article Amid Outcry" Harvard Crimson. February 14, 2021.
[Mentions our Open Letter!]

"Grandson of Famous Korean Activist Withdraws Archival Donation Plans in Protest of Professor’s ‘Comfort Women’ Paper." Harvard Crimson. February 18, 2021.

"More than 1,100 feminists worldwide say Ramseyer’s paper can be “used to justify” sexual slavery." Hankyoreh. February 18, 2021.
[Covers our Open Letter!]

"Seeking the true story of the comfort women." New Yorker. February 26, 2021.
Korean Translation 한국어 of New Yorker: 위안부 이야기의 진실을 찾아서: 하버드 교수, 의아한 연구 결과로 한·일간 뿌리깊은 불신에 다시금 불 붙여
Japanese Translation 日本語 of New Yorker: 慰安婦の真実を追い求めて

"A Harvard professor called wartime sex slaves 'prostitutes.' One pushed back." New York Times. February 26, 2021.

"UC Endorses Petitions in Support of Cornel West and Against Statements by J. Mark Ramseyer." Harvard Crimson. March 1, 2021.

"Law Prof. Ramseyer Thanked Supporter Who Disparaged Korean People, According to Email Exchange Posted Online." Harvard Crimson. March 5, 2021.

"Government Officials Worldwide Respond to Law Prof. Ramseyer’s ‘Comfort Women’ Paper." Harvard Crimson. March 8, 2021.

"Harvard professor sparks outrage with claims about Japan's 'comfort women." The Guardian. March 8, 2021.

"Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims." Associated Press. March 8, 2021.

"A Harvard professor argued that Korean women forced into sex slavery in WWII did so voluntarily. Now he's facing a backlash." CNN. March 10, 2021

Links to past events contain recordings, if available.

• February 12th, 4pm EST: Professor Peipei Qiu is giving an online talk on "Imperial Japan’s Military Sexual Slavery in Occupied China"

• February 26th, 4-8pm KST: International Symposium Korean Court's Historic Ruling on Japanese Military “Comfort Women”: Restoring the Right to Justice and Truth

• March 8th: A Conversation with Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen About Her New Yorker Article: “Seeking the True Story of the Comfort Women”

• March 10th 4pm PST: Mistruth and Consequences: Feminist Scholars on "Comfort Women" Denialism and Grassroots Movements for Justice

• March 10th & April 7th, 7pm CST: KAN-WIN Comfort Women Book Club with Lola's House

• March 12th 2-6pm KST: 긴급토론회 램지어 교수 '사태'를 통해 본 아카데미 부정론

• March 13th 5:30pm PST: Academic Responsibility in the Case of "Comfort Women"

• March 13th 7pm EST: 마크 피터슨 교수 초청 강연

• March 14th, 2-4:30pm JST: Fight for Justice Emergency Online Seminar: もう聞き飽きた！「慰安婦は性奴隷ではない」説　ハーバード大学ラムザイヤー教授の歴史修正主義を批判する

• March 19th 8-9:30 EDT: Politics of Memory: Redress, Reconciliation & Justice

• March 20th 8pm EDT: 한국 ‘위안부’: 군위안소, 잔혹성, 그리고 배상운동 Virtual Book Talk

• March 31st 5:30pm EDT: The Importance of Truth: Comfort Women & Beyond

• April 2nd, 2pm EDT: A talk with Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton, translators of "One Left" by Kim Soom

• April 12nd, 3:00pm KST: 일본군 '위안부' 문제 - '사람을 말하다, '사람'과 싸우다

These sites include lists of books, journal articles, and other resources on the Japanese military sexual slavery issue.

• The Korean Council, Resources

• Columbia Law School Center for Korean Legal Studies, Military Sexual Slavery, 1931-45

• University of California Irvine Libraries, Asian Studies: Comfort Women: A Bibliography

These sites include recent edited journal volumes on Japanese military sexual slavery issue. (There are a plethora of research on the Japanese military sexual slavery issue that we recommend you look into to educate yourself!)

• The Asia-Pacific Journal, Special Issue: The 'Comfort Women' as Public History

• Positions, Critical reflections on "comfort women"