<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"></p><div style="text-align:start"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear KS list members, please note the following online event. Please register using the Google form and a ZOOM link will be sent to you one day prior to the seminar. Hope to see you there. All the best, Sandy</font><br></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><span style="text-align:start"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) presents:</span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash Beyond Borders Korean Studies Seminar Series 2024</span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:black">Seminar 3<br><br></span></span></b><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">'</i><i>Fieldwork Beyond the Field: Navigating the Challenges of Fieldwork with Older Migrants During COVID-19.</i><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">'</i></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><i><br></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dr. Shu Zhu (Curtin University)<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </font><font face="arial, sans-serif">Room G02, Learning & Teaching Building (LTB), Clayton VIC 3168 & Zoom</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:center;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">16th May, 2pm AEST</font></p><p style="color:rgb(27,42,78);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></font></p><p style="color:rgb(27,42,78);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;color:rgb(60,64,67)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Abstract: </font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(27,42,78);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This presentation reflects on the insights gained from conducting fieldwork with older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers various challenges, including limitations in physical access and potential technological barriers, alongside innovative strategies employed to maintain research continuity while prioritising participant safety and well-being. In my project, the participants aged 60 to 89 faced technology difficulties during interviews, leading to the development of a workaround allowing in-person interviews while ensuring research integrity and adhering to government hygiene protocols. Ethical considerations related to researching older adults are also discussed in this talk. This includes attentiveness to participant fatigue, careful language use to avoid embarrassment or distress, and managing off-topic narratives respectfully. The talk also explores how the researcher's positionality influences findings.  Numerous sociological studies have examined the researcher's positionality as an insider or outsider in qualitative research; I was also aware that my interview experiences were influenced by the different contextual factors shaped by my characteristics. For the Chinese participants, I am both an insider since I come from the same cultural background as they, and an outsider since I am a young researcher who is not in their age group. For Korean participants, my interview experiences were also influenced by my outsider status as a young Chinese and my insider status as a migrant living in Perth. The fluidity of the researcher’s status has led me to develop several methodological reflections.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(27,42,78);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(60,64,67)"><b>Bio: <br></b></span><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67)">Shu Zhu recently received her PhD from the School of Human Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on the intricate intersection of ageing, ethnicity, gender, and migration studies. During her doctoral studies, she delved into how older Chinese and Korean migrants perceive and navigate their ageing bodies amidst varied bodily practices. Through an embodied approach, her thesis sheds light on the migrant ageing body as a bio social realm where various power dynamics intersect.</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(27,42,78);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(60,64,67)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Presently, Shu serves as the centre manager at the Korean Research & Engagement Centre of Western Australia at Curtin University, where she continues to explore and contribute to the understanding of migration, ageing, and cultural dynamics.  </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/MkT9YWg1R7fnXfFV7" target="_blank">here</a> for a ZOOM link.<br><br></span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Please contact Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub Coordinator<br>Ms Sandy Nguyen for further details.</span></font><a href="mailto:Sandy.nguyen1@monash.edu" target="_blank">Sandy.Nguyen1@monash.edu</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><br><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Kind Regards,</span></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Sandy Nguyen</span><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><i>MUKSRH Coordinator</i><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.monash.edu/arts/languages-literatures-cultures-linguistics/korean-studies-research-hub" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website: Monash Korean Studies Research Hub</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/monashunikorean.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook: MonashUniKorean</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p><p dir="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