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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Dear Friends of the Center for Korean Studies,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>The Center for Korean Studies at Binghamton University will host the <b>Korean Studies Symposium in 2024: Korea at the Crossroads</b> on Friday, April 12 at 2:00 PM in Alpern Conference Room (LN 2200) at Binghamton University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Walden Bello (International Adjunct of Sociology, Binghamton University) will deliver a talk, “The Perils of Semi-Sovereignty,” in the Opening Plenary Session and Suzy Lee (Assistant Professor of Human Development, Binghamton University) will deliver a talk, “Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in South Korea,” in the Closing Plenary Session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>2:00 pm </span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Welcoming Remark, Donald E. Hall (Provost, Binghamton University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>2:10-3:00 pm Opening Plenary Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Walden Bello (Sociology, Binghamton University), “<span style='color:black'>The Perils of Semi-Sovereignty”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>3:10-4:30 pm </span></u><u><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Graduate Student Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Man Joong Kim (History), “<span style='color:black'>Archetype and Adaptation: The Transition of Architectural Pedagogy in the U.S. and Its Influence on South Korean Architecture and Urban Planning during the Cold War”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Julia Eggleston (Comparative Literature), “Unstable Time and Space: Yi Sang in Translation”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Hyeonseo Lee (Sociology), “The Historical Institutional Conditions of the Professional Managerial Class of Science in Korea: The Establishment of KIST under U.S. Imperialism in the 1960s”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>4:40-5:30 pm Closing Plenary Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Suzy Lee (Human Development, Binghamton), “Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in South Korea”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>5:30 pm Closing Remark, Sungdai Cho (Director, Center for Korean Studies, Binghamton University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>This symposium is supported by Provost’s Office, Harpur Dean’s Office, and Department of Asian and Asian American Studies.</span><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>If you have any questions about the event, please ask at <a href="mailto:cks@binghamton.edu">cks@binghamton.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>Center for Korean Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>Binghamton University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>LS-G662<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>Phone/Fax: 607-777-3175<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:cks@binghamton.edu">cks@binghamton.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN'>Webpage: <a href="https://www.binghamton.edu/cks/">https://www.binghamton.edu/cks/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>