1. What is your next plan?
We will send out a press release to various news media in Korea and other parts of the world. We hope that mass media coverage will bring attention to the issues of human rights for victims and their families and the tragic consequences of neoliberal policies in Korea and worldwide. We hope that this will help bring about social change and a more just society.
2. I have a PhD but I'm currently a housewife, not a university professor. Can I sign this statement?
As long as you conduct scholarly research and consider yourself a scholar, you are welcome to sign this statement. However, if you do not identify as a scholar, we politely ask that you support our efforts in other ways—perhaps by spreading the word and sharing our statement with others. We want to create more public conversations and critical engagement regardless of profession or employment status.
3. I am a college student. Can I sign this statement?
Probably not. We encourage you to organize a separate signature drive with your fellow students. Please send your inquiry to sewolscholars@gmail.com. If you strongly identify as a "scholar," however, and conduct your own research as a scholar, then please sign this statement as an Independent Scholar or Other.
4. I am not ethnically Korean. I am not a Korean citizen. Can I sign the statement?
Absolutely! As long as you are a self-identified scholar engaged in scholarly work outside Korea, you are welcome to sign this statement. Your signature for the statement will help express international concern and strengthen our collective voice. We thank you for your solidarity.
5. I am a Korean American living in Korea. Should I sign the statement?
Unfortunately not at this time. We are limiting the signatories to academics and scholars whose primary place of work is outside Korea. We are trying to demonstrate to the Korean media and the Korean government that there is great international concern about the tragedy. We humbly ask that you leave us a comment on our Facebook group or the blog section of this site, or simply share the statement with your friends and colleagues. We truly appreciate your support.
We will send out a press release to various news media in Korea and other parts of the world. We hope that mass media coverage will bring attention to the issues of human rights for victims and their families and the tragic consequences of neoliberal policies in Korea and worldwide. We hope that this will help bring about social change and a more just society.
2. I have a PhD but I'm currently a housewife, not a university professor. Can I sign this statement?
As long as you conduct scholarly research and consider yourself a scholar, you are welcome to sign this statement. However, if you do not identify as a scholar, we politely ask that you support our efforts in other ways—perhaps by spreading the word and sharing our statement with others. We want to create more public conversations and critical engagement regardless of profession or employment status.
3. I am a college student. Can I sign this statement?
Probably not. We encourage you to organize a separate signature drive with your fellow students. Please send your inquiry to sewolscholars@gmail.com. If you strongly identify as a "scholar," however, and conduct your own research as a scholar, then please sign this statement as an Independent Scholar or Other.
4. I am not ethnically Korean. I am not a Korean citizen. Can I sign the statement?
Absolutely! As long as you are a self-identified scholar engaged in scholarly work outside Korea, you are welcome to sign this statement. Your signature for the statement will help express international concern and strengthen our collective voice. We thank you for your solidarity.
5. I am a Korean American living in Korea. Should I sign the statement?
Unfortunately not at this time. We are limiting the signatories to academics and scholars whose primary place of work is outside Korea. We are trying to demonstrate to the Korean media and the Korean government that there is great international concern about the tragedy. We humbly ask that you leave us a comment on our Facebook group or the blog section of this site, or simply share the statement with your friends and colleagues. We truly appreciate your support.
