Am I the only one who thinks that the timing on these workshops could be better? It seems that summer vacation is a good time to be doing fieldwork and most people file right before the start of the summer; so either the workshop interferes with fieldwork or it comes too late (perhaps not for students who plan to take more than one academic year to write). I know people who've really gotten a lot out of the workshop but for those of us who do fieldwork/research in Korea it's impossible/impractical in the fieldwork year and too late the following year. Of course mid-academic year would make it hard for anyone with a teaching load to participate. I only wish that such a workshop could be during the academic year to really facilitate the writing of the dissertation!<div>
<br></div><div>CedarBough</div><div><br></div><div> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Korean Studies <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:korea@ssrc.org">korea@ssrc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation are pleased to announce the fourth annual Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">When: July 6-10, 2011</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Where: Pacific Grove, CA - Asilomar Conference Center</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Application Deadline: April 27, 2011</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/" target="_blank">http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">MISSION</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Social Science Research Council Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty engaged in research
on Korea. The four-day workshop provides an informal setting for participants to give and receive critical feedback on dissertations in progress.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">FORMAT</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Individual students will lead discussions of their projects with mentor faculty and peers from various disciplines to receive creative and critical input on improving their
fieldwork plans or writing strategies. This year’s mentor faculty include <strong>
<span>Nancy Abelmann</span></strong> (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),
<b>Suk-young Kim</b> (University of California, Santa Barbara), and <b>Jun Yoo</b> (University of Hawaii at Manoa). An additional mentor will be drawn from the sociology or political science fields.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ELIGIBILITY</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">. Only full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled at US or Canadian institutions are eligible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">. Participants may be in any social science or humanities field.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">. Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus but cannot have completed writing for final submission.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">. Special consideration will be given to students from universities that are not major Korean Studies institutions.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For the application and more information, please visit us on the web at
<a href="http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/" target="_blank">http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/</a>.
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Social Science Research Council</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tel: 718-517-3640</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Fax: 212-377-2727</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Email:
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ph.D. Candidate in UCLA's program in Culture and Performance<br><br>CedarBough Saeji<div>Address till 08/2011: 서울특별시 용산구 이태원2동 215-31번지 3충 (우) 140-867 Republic of Korea<br>
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