So for this week, I have give you some links but no conclusions; I’ll leave it to someone with a better-functioning mind to try to make sense of it all.

Start by reading K Klingensmith’s post “States of Emergency,” on Steven Meisel's “State of Emergency” spread in Italian Vogue. K asks, “What do the images say about the post 9/11 feminine?”

Then read this article and blogger Brian in Jeollanam-do’s coverage of the small uproar over the Korean cosmetic company Coreana’s use of Nazi-themed ads here, here, and here.

And finally, read Matt's (at the blog Popular Gusts of Feeling) comparison of need for apology in the Coreana ads and photographs taken of actress Lee Seung-yeon dressed as a comfort woman, crouching in front of a Japanese soldier and standing in front of the Japanese flag.

I haven't decided what I want to say about these images of reimagined historical violence, sexuality, and war. Except that there's more work to be done by feminists, a club I welcome you all to join.