Series Overview:
The People’s Archive is an archive of oral history interviews on a range of topics that seek to widen our understanding of experiences of gender, sexuality, military service, and more. In particular, The People’s Archive begins its focus on the relationship between identity and power in South Korea – a country whose media culture has increasingly become the focus of American attention at the same time that its discriminatory practices against women, queer people, trans people, people of color, and more have escaped transnational scrutiny. As queer activist and drag performer Heezy Yang/Hurricane Kimchi (a guest on this podcast) has argued, the world has its attention directed at K-pop, “but what about K-homophobia?” These conversations we have recorded aim to explore topics often hidden in discussions of South Korea.
Series Production Team:
This oral history podcast is hosted by Kera Lovell, Ph.D. whose research focuses on race and gender in 20th-century social movements. These interviews largely took place as part of guest lectures and other campus events at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea.
Several students and alumni of the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea have been part of the production process of this podcast over the past 2 years, including:
2023: Audio Producer/Audio Editor: Katie Park – University of Utah Film and Media Arts Major who studied at the UAC in South Korea during the Spring 2023 semester.
2023: Communications Manager: Darian Brown – Communications major at UAC based in Korea; She is planning to apply for GKS and attend graduate school in Korea once she graduates from UAC in Spring 2024.
2023: Audio Editor: Joel Atkinson
2019-2020: Audio Producer/Interviewer: Charles Hong – University of Utah 24’ – Marketing Peer Advisor at University of Utah Office for Global Engagement, English Interpreter at Republic of Korea Marine Corps
2019-2020: Production Manager: Alaina Choi
Thank you to the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea for supporting this project through exploratory learning scholarships, payment for guest lecturers through IDIS department funds and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fund, as well as free audio editing software through the University of Utah.
Season 1, Episode 3: Dr. Sheri Slick
Link to Season 1, Episode 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sFDVORSJmrmExgsyB5mNd?si=IEeDJp8uQ2WO6tJGrsdLdg
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Episode Overview: (Release Date: May 6, 2023) In this episode we speak with Dr. Sheri Slick [she/her] Professor and part of the team behind Piooda (@piooda.life) – Seoul’s queer-inclusive adult lifestyle store. This event was recorded at the University of Utah Asia Campus’s Love Week as part of a discussion on sex, gender, and pleasure. From enforced pelvic exams before marriage in the 1950s to the ins and outs of co-running an adult lifestyle company, there is a safe space created for an important and open conversation on sexual exploration.
Production: This interview was recorded Thursday April 21, 2022 at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.
Trigger: Mentions of sex, sexual pleasure, masturbation, sexuality, and sexual exploration
#gender #sexuality #southkorea #adultlifestyle #technology #sex #pleasure
Socials:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherislick
Piooda IG: https://www.instagram.com/pioodalife/
Season 1, Episode 2: Maia P*ssy Sparkles
Link to Season 1, Episode 2: https://open.spotify.com/show/2box28NJzjZUeJ2AvBIXwB
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Episode Overview: (Release Date: April 20, 2023) In this episode, we speak with Maia Pussy Sparkles who shares their experiences with gender studies students at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus on their life as a queer drag and burlesque performer in Seoul, South Korea. Maia (he/she/they | IG: @maia.p.sparkles) is Seoul’s Premium Drag Bear and a member of the House of Tease who also takes part in the Seoul School of Burlesque Class Act showcases as a mentor and host. In this episode, Maia walks us through their journey with drag, sexuality, and gender identity. Check out their IG profile while listening in on the podcast discussion.
Production: This interview was recorded February 16, 2022 at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Joel Atkinson and Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.
Trigger: Mentions of Conversion Therapy, Homophobia, Transphobia, Discrimination
#drag #gender #masculinity #pronouns #femininity #sexuality
Socials:
Maia P. Sparkles IG: https://www.instagram.com/maia.p.sparkles/?hl=en
House of Tease: https://www.instagram.com/house.of.tease/
Season 1, Episode 1: Beyond the Binary
Link to Season 1, Episode 1: https://open.spotify.com/show/2box28NJzjZUeJ2AvBIXwB
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Episode Overview: (Release Date: April 9, 2023) In this first episode of The People’s Archive, we have been inspired by genderqueer activist Alok Vaid-Menon to go “beyond the gender binary” with our guests who have some involvement within the drag community in South Korea. Nix (any pronouns | IG: @nix.cnr | Nix is currently on a hiatus from drag and has archived their drag posts), SKIM (he/him they/them | IG: @skimisme), and Azangman (any pronouns | IG: @dragkingazangman) express their thoughts and share their stories with the University of Utah Asia Campus students via Zoom. With our panel, we take a deep dive into gender identity and drag as gender play while discussing how shutdowns caused by the pandemic impacted their access to public drag performances as part of their gender expression.
Production: This interview was recorded February 9, 2022 at the University of Utah’s Asia Campus in South Korea. This episode is hosted by Dr. Kera Lovell and edited/produced by Katie Park. The Communications Manager for this episode is Darian Brown.
Trigger: Mentions of Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Mental Health [Depression, Anxiety]
#drag #gender #masculinity #pronouns #femininity
Socials:
Nix IG: https://www.instagram.com/nix.cnr/
SKIM IG: https://www.instagram.com/skimisme/
Azangman IG: https://www.instagram.com/dragkingazangman/
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