[KS] Korean Culture & Society Institute

[Edward J. Shultz]

Please tell your colleagues who need to learn about Korea  that the Korea
Institute is just what they should attend!
>KOREAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY 
>SUMMER INSTITUTE
>JULY 11- AUGUST 4, 2000
>
>Offered by the Asian Studies Development Program
>A joint program of the University of Hawai'i and the East-West Center
>Supported by a generous grant from the Korea Foundation
>
>THE ASIAN STUDIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM is accepting applications for the 2000
>Summer Institute for Korean Culture and Society.  The four-week Institute 
>will be held in Honolulu and Korea.  The primary purpose of the Institute is
>to encourage and facilitate teaching about Korea in Asian studies courses
>and in comparative courses in the humanities and social sciences on American 
>college campuses.  Therefore, a major emphasis will be placed on curriculum 
>development.
>
>INSTITUTE FACULTY
>
>    The Institute will include faculty from the University of Hawai'i Center
>for Korean Studies, East-West Center, Seoul National University, Kyungpook 
>National University, and other universities in Korea.  The multidisciplinary
program will draw on the fields of history, philosophy and religion, 
>linguistics and literature, politics, economics, and the performing and fine
>arts.  Dr. Edward Shultz of the University of Hawai'i will direct the 
>Institute.  Other faculty include:
>
>Dr. Robert Boswell, University of California at Los Angeles   
>Dr. Yong-ho Ch'oe, University of Hawai'i               
>Dr. In Hee Hahm, Ewha Women's University
>Dr. Laurel Kendall, American Museum of Natural History 
>Dr. Karl E. Kim, University of Hawai'i
>Dr. Yung-Hee Kim, University of Hawai'i
>Dr. Hagen Koo, University of Hawai'i
>Dr. Chung Lee, East-West Center
>Dr. Young-ik Lew, Yonsei University
>Dr. Yonung Kwon, Kyungpook National University  
>Dr. Ho-min Sohn, University of Hawai'i
>Dr. Byong Won Lee, University of Hawai'i                                
>Dr. Tae-jin Yi, Seoul National University
>
>THE PROGRAM
>
>    The first two weeks of the Institute in Hawai'i will focus on ancient
>and traditional Korean culture, providing an overview of the aesthetic, 
>intellectual and political history of Korea during the Three Kingdoms and 
>Unified Shilla period (57 BC to 935), the Koryo period (918-1392), and the 
>Choson period (1392-1910).
>    At the end of the second week, participants will travel to Korea.  Most 
>of the third week will be spent in Seoul where leading Korean scholars will 
>lead discussions on late 19th century and 20th century Korea, including the 
>period of Japanese occupation and the Korean War; as well as political, 
>economic and social issues related to Korea's rapid modernization and the 
>two-Korea peninsula.  During the fourth week, participants will visit 
>important historical and cultural sites and observe rural life in southern 
>Korea, including the Taegu area, Haeinsa Temple, Kyongju and Andong in the 
>Kyongsang region.  The program will conclude in Seoul.
>
>ELIGIBILITY
>
>    Twenty American faculty from two-year and four-year colleges and 
>universities will be selected to attend the Institute.  Faculty who are 
>experts on Korea are not eligible.  Priority will be given to Asianists who 
>teach Asian studies and intend to include Korea in their courses.  Also 
>eligible to apply are faculty who teach comparative courses in the
>humanities (e.g. world history and world literature) and social sciences (e.g.

>comparative politics) and who will infuse Korean content into their courses.
>    Participants will be chosen on their ability to influence the Asian 
>studies curriculum of their institution, their plans for integrating content
>on Korea into their courses, their records of scholarship and teaching 
>excellence, and the commitment of their college to include Korea in the 
>curriculum.
>
>COSTS
>
>Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for their airfare to 
>and from Honolulu.  In addition there is a program fee of $1,200 payable to 
>the East-West Center. While in Honolulu, participants will receive housing
>in the East-West Center's Hale Manoa dormitory (single rooms, shared baths)
and
>a daily stipend for $25 for meals.  Airfare from Honolulu to Korea and all 
>in-Korea travel, housing, admissions and most meals will be provided.
>
>APPLICATION PROCESS
>
>Applicants must submit a resume, a letter of recommendation from their 
>department chair or dean, and address the following in a letter of 
>application:
>
>·   Courses taught by the applicant and how Korean content will be
>integrated 
>into them as a result of attending the Institute.
>·   The commitment of the college to supporting Asian studies in the 
>curriculum.
>·   Previous experience in Korea (preference is given to applicants who have
>·   Capacity to thrive on the rigors of a summer field study program, 
>including heat, unfamiliar housing arrangements and food, and living 
>day-to-day with a diverse group of academics.
>
>APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 20, 2000
>
>Selection will be completed by March 31st.  Applications should be sent to:
>
>Asian Studies Development Program Secretariat
>East-West Center
>1601 East-West Road
>Honolulu, HI  96848-1601
>
>Questions about the Summer Institute may be directed to:  Dr. Peter
>Hershock, 
>ASDP Program Associate, (808) 944-7757, E-mail:  hershocp at ewc.hawaii.edu

Edward J. Shultz
Director and Professor of History
Center for Korean Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa

(T) 808 956-7041
(F) 808 956-2213


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