NewGen 2025: K-Family Affairs

K-Family Affairs

Arum Nam | 2025

Wed. Oct. 22 | 20:00-22:00 | OmeU

Arum’s parents belong to the pivotal generation that led South Korea’s democratization through the student movements of the 1980s. Eager to pass on a better world to their daughter, her father chose the path of a public servant, while her mother became a feminist activist. Inspired by their commitment to building a better Korea, Arum embraced the idea of becoming a patriotic girl. But at the age of 18, Arum witnessed the Sewol ferry disaster—a national tragedy that claimed countless lives due to systemic failures. As she uncovered her father's involvement in the aftermath, Arum began to question the democracy her parents' generation had fought so ardently to establish. Through the lens of her family’s journey, Arum delves into the political history of South Korea, grappling with the role her own generation must assume.