<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">7th Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Converging Studies and Metho</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">ds to a Comprehensive Understanding of Korea and Asia</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Korea University, Seoul, South Korea</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="gmail-m_-7946028084382481366gmail-Default" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Friday, May 31st, 2019</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We invite submissions for the Korea University Graduate Student (KUGS) Conference to be held at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea on May 31, 2019.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The KUGS Conference is an annual conference that aims at providing an interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to exchange their ideas and discuss current research pertaining to Korean history and Asian studies. It is an opportunity for young scholars to present their research to both their peers and eminent scholars. The conference will also enable participants to meet others in their field conducting similar research, and gain valuable professional experience in presenting their work for discussion.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2017 conference was held in conjunction with the 2017 AAS-in-ASIA Conference, and had 60 presenters with three sessions including East Asian History, Korean Literature, Language and Culture, and Japanese and Chinese Studies. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2018 conference, titled </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Overturning Assumptions and Creating New Approaches to Asian Studies,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">” highlighted the recent achievements of Korean studies from 29 graduate students. Following the success of our previous conferences, we invite graduate students to submit abstracts from a variety of perspectives on Asian studies for our next conference in 2019.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.2667px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2019 Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference’s theme is “Converging Studies and Methods to <span style="color:black">A Comprehensive Understanding of Korea and Asia.” We welcome paper proposals that focus on any historical time period. The conference aims at providing a space for emerging scholars to present innovative methods and perspectives in Korean history and Asian Studies research.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.2667px;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Eligibility and Application Guidelines:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. All abstract submissions should be sent to Jongrok Lee at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:koreahistoryconference@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">koreahistoryconference@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, with your name, program of graduate study, and contact information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"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,serif;color:black">by mid-January, 2019.</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Housing: Housing will be available for those presenting papers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Inquiries: For general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:koreahistoryconference@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none">koreahistoryconference@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/KoreaUniversityKoreanHistory" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/KoreaUniversityKoreanHistory</a></span></p></div>