<div class="se-contents" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-family: &quot;\ub9d1\uc740 \uace0\ub515&quot;; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6;"><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Dear</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>colleagues,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>We</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>were</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>incredibly</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>encouraged</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>by</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>enthusiastic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>response</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>our</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>recent</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Koreanist</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Retreat</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>which</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>reached</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>full</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>capacity</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>far</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>sooner</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>than</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>anticipated.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="se-zws-run"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>In</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>light</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>this</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>strong</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>interest,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>we</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>are</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>thrilled</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>announce</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>our</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>second</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>tour</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">July</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">From</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ascetic</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Table</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">to</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultural</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brand</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exploring</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Temple</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuisine</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">in</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contemporary</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Korea</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>This</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>tour</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>critically</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>examines</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cuisine,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>moving</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>beyond</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>simple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>culinary</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>experience</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>analyze</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>its</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>evolution</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>from</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Buddhist</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>ascetic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>practice</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>modern</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cultural</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>brand.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="se-zws-run"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Starting</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cooking</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>class</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>at</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Food</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Culture</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Center,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>we</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>then</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>visit</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Jogyesa</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>urban</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Seoul.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>This</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>visit</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>contextualize</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple's</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>emergence</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>within</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>distinct</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>historical</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>trajectory</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>modern</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Buddhism,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="se-zws-run"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>differing</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>from</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>premodern</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>monastic</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>structures.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>This</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>session</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>offers</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>unique</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>opportunity</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>engage</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cuisine</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>its</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>sites</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>through</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>direct</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>experience</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>critical,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>anthropologically</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>informed</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>lens.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Schedule:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">July</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">3,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10AM</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Language:</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Narrator:</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Koh</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Young</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>studied</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>classical</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>literature</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>at</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>university</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>holds</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>deep</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>interest</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>premodern</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>stage</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>plays</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>daily</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>life.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="se-zws-run"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>His</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>extensive</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>reading</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>food</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>literature</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>beyond</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>mere</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cookbooks</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>consistently</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>informs</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>his</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>writing.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="se-zws-run"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>He</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>currently</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>writes</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>column</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>series</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Kyunghyang</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Shinmun</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>is</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>author</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>\u300a\uce74\uc2a4\ud14c\ub77c\uc640</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>\uce74\uc2a4\ud154\ub77c</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>\uc0ac\uc774</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>(Between</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Castella</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Kasutella)\u300b.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Tour</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Route</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00-12:00</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">|</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Korean</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Temple</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Food</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Culture</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Center</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Participants</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>engage</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>practical</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cooking</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>class,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>learning</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>prepare</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>dishes.</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>This</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>will</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>be</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>followed</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>by</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>communal</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>lunch,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>offering</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>direct</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>experience</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cuisine.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>-</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00-13:00</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">|</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jogyesa</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Temple</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Visit</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>chief</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Jogye</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Order</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Buddhism</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>in</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>urban</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Seoul,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>space</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>that</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>offers</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>unique</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>glimpse</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>into</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>contemporary</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>history</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Korean</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Buddhism.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">13:00-14:00</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">|</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reflection</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">and</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discussion</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Conclude</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>tour</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>refreshments,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>offering</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>a</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>relaxed</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>space</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>scholarly</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>reflection</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>on</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>temple</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cuisine's</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>contemporary</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>role.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Fee:</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">\u20a940,000</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>(Cash</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>payment</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>on-site</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>/</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Includes:</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Guided</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>tour,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>cooking</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>class,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>refreshments)</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>\u25a1</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Registration:</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1zxCXYDzK2Dw_B_nSGYo5KoTfsm0FYlE8TswAkBXsw6Mjvw/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=100449809294497874141</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>*</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Please</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>note</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>that</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">the</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">registration</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">link</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">will</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">be</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">closed</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">when</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">there's</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">no</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">spot</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">available.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Given</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>limited</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>spots,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>early</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>registration</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>is</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>highly</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>recommended.</span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>- Our</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Upcoming</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Koreanist</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Retreat</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Program:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>August</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>13</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>-</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>From</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Rural</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>roads</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>to</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Seoul</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Table</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Cheongnyangni,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Gyeongdong</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Market,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>the</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Making</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>of</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>"Baekban"</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Narrator:</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Koh</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Young</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>&amp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Chong</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Eunjung</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Details</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>TBA</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>If you have any inquiries, feel free to contact Songhee Lee (songhee3101@korea.ac.kr) or Kakaotalk open chatroom at&nbsp;</span><a style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(22, 63, 199);" data-href="https://open.kakao.com/o/gnhxmSxh" data-hyperlink-id="se_612fc54f-3264-46a4-b7cc-e1be63b66580" href="https://open.kakao.com/o/gnhxmSxh"><span>https://open.kakao.com/o/gnhxmSxh</span></a><span>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Best,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Songhee, Ph.D.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>2025 Koreanist Summer Connections Coordinator</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span>Lecturer, Korea University</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><br></p></div>
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