The Eros Effect
When millions come together to change the forces ruling their society, some of the most exhilarating feelings of love for one’s fellow human being can ignite and bring rapid social change.
A booklet honoring Gen Z’s heroism sweeping country after country demanding life over death, justice over oppression, and universal human dignity.
George Katsiaficas
A long-time activist, George Katsiaficas lived in Gwangju for many years and was a visiting professor at Jeonnam National University. His books have been translated into many languages. While in Gwangju, he completed a two-volume study, Asia’s Unknown Uprisings, that places the 1980 Gwangju Peoples Uprising at the center of a series of insurgencies in East and South Asia. A student of Herbert Marcuse, he developed the concept of the “eros effect” to name the sudden and synchronous eruption of grassroots movements. In 2016, he was named an Honorary Citizen of Gwangju and received the Kim Dae-jung Scholar’s Award (Hu-Kwang Award). With the prize money he took a delegation of descendants of 518 fighters to Greece
The Eros Effect Foundation
The Eros Effect Foundation is dedicated to education about the history and sociology of war and peace; distribution and screening of our award-winning film and book about Harvard University; and production of books and articles, speeches and conferences
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