[KS] March Fulbright Forum in Seoul

Mon Mar 8 00:39:35 EST 1999

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Dear Fellow Koreanists:

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FULBRIGHT FORUM!

Fulbright in Seoul (the Korean American Educational Commission) =20

is pleased to invite you to attend the spring semester's first Fulbright =
Forum,

on Wednesday, March 17, 1999, at 6:30 p.m.

James Freda, current Fulbright grantee and dissertation researcher from =
UCLA, will speak on:

 "Critical Space in 18th century Korea: a post-national reading of =
Pukhak texts."

Modern narratives of Korean history look to the 18C for evidence of =
Korea's own, indigeneous proto-modernity and proto-capitalism. In this =
sense, Pukhak texts are fundamental to Korea's historical =
self-understanding. The 18C was a time of rich economic and social =
development in China and in Korea saw the flowering of many new economic =
and cultural innovations. Chief among these was the liminal school of =
"Pukhak" thinkers, who travelled to China and returned with highly =
progressive reform ideas--an end to Korea's traditional Confucian status =
system and the promotion of an aggressive commercial and material =
culture. Pukhak writers were involved in the earliest studies of Western =
astronomy, composed marvellous novels, and penned scathing critiques of =
18C Korea. These are fascinating and enjoyable texts in their own right.
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But a close appreciation of the texts so fundamental to Korea's =
historical self-understanding reveals a radical critical strategy--they =
sought to open a space in the narrow world of ideas of 18C Korea and, if =
allowed, promise to open a space for imaging a present not so dominated =
by the logic of the market and the nation.

The talk promises a voyage from the site of present-day Korea back to =
the "critical space" of Korea's 18th century, returning again--but this =
time hopefully to a present with broader horizons and more open =
trajectories--carrying with us a sensibility truer to the spirit of =
these texts than their nationalist, modernist reading has thus far =
allowed.
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English translations of a few key short stories will be provided.
We welcome all Fulbrighters to the Forum, both senior lecturers and =
junior researchers, as well as Board Members, Fulbright alumni, Peace =
Corps alumni, Korean studies scholars, foreign graduate students, and =
other friends of Korea and members of the Fulbright family.=20

As the Forum takes place on St. Patrick's Day, we hope many friends will =
come to enjoy the talk, the food (the famous Fulbright Forum =
hors-d'oeuvres!), and the liquid refreshment.  Fulbright acquired a =
dozen varieties of European and American beer at the Embassy Club =
closing, all of which need to be finished before they go bad.

Place: Fulbright offices

Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999

Time: 6:30 p.m.

See you on the 17th.

(RSVP: Miss Park, 732-7922)

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Horace H. Underwood, Executive Director
Korean-American Educational Commission (Fulbright)
Seoul, Korea
hhu at fulbright.or.kr

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Fulbright in Seoul (the Korean =
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pleased to invite you to attend the spring semester's first =
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on Wednesday, March 17, 1999, at =
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James Freda, current Fulbright =
grantee and=20
dissertation researcher from UCLA, will speak on:<FONT=20
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face=3DArial>"Critical Space in 18th century Korea: =
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post-national reading of Pukhak texts."
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<DIV>Modern narratives of Korean =
history look to=20
the 18C for evidence of Korea's own, indigeneous proto-modernity and=20
proto-capitalism. In this sense, Pukhak texts are fundamental to Korea's =

historical self-understanding. The 18C was a time of rich economic and =
social=20
development in China and in Korea saw the flowering of many new economic =
and=20
cultural innovations. Chief among these was the liminal school of=20
"Pukhak" thinkers, who travelled to China and returned with =
highly=20
progressive reform ideas--an end to Korea's traditional Confucian status =
system=20
and the promotion of an aggressive commercial and material culture.=20
Pukhak writers were =
involved in the=20
earliest studies of Western astronomy, composed marvellous novels, and =
penned=20
scathing critiques of 18C Korea. These are fascinating and enjoyable =
texts in=20
their own right.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2> </DIV>
<DIV>But a close appreciation of the =
texts so=20
fundamental to Korea's historical self-understanding reveals a radical =
critical=20
strategy--they sought to open a space in the narrow world of ideas of =
18C Korea=20
and, if allowed, promise to open a space for imaging a present not so =
dominated=20
by the logic of the market and the nation.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2> </DIV>
<DIV>The talk promises a voyage from =
the site of=20
present-day Korea back to the "critical space" of Korea's 18th =

century, returning again--but this time hopefully to a present with =
broader=20
horizons and more open trajectories--carrying with us a sensibility =
truer to the=20
spirit of these texts than their nationalist, modernist reading has thus =
far=20
allowed.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
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<DIV>English translations of a few key =
short=20
stories will be provided.<FONT=20
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<DIV>
We welcome all Fulbrighters to the =
Forum, both=20
senior lecturers and junior researchers, as well as Board Members, =
Fulbright=20
alumni, Peace Corps alumni, Korean studies scholars, foreign graduate =
students,=20
and other friends of Korea and members of the Fulbright family.=20

As the Forum takes place on St. =
Patrick's Day,=20
we hope many friends will come to enjoy the talk, the food (the famous =
Fulbright=20
Forum hors-d'oeuvres!), and the liquid refreshment.  Fulbright =
acquired a=20
dozen varieties of European and American beer at the Embassy Club =
closing, all=20
of which need to be finished before they go bad.
Place: Fulbright =
offices<FONT=20
face=3DArial>
Date: Wednesday, March 17,=20
1999
Time: 6:30 p.m.<FONT=20
face=3DArial>
See you on the=20
17th.
(RSVP: Miss Park, =
732-7922)
<HR>
</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Horace H. Underwood, =
Executive=20
Director Korean-American Educational Commission (Fulbright) Seoul, =

Korea<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:hhu at fulbright.or.kr">hhu at fulbright.or.kr</A></FONT></DIV><=
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