[KS] FW: Korean War 50th Anniversary Conference

Alina Oh alina.ny at koreasociety.org
Wed May 31 12:41:35 EDT 2000


Here is a more updated schedule, for all those who asked...


Korean War 50th Anniversary Conference
June 22 . Washington, DC
Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Organized by Korea University, Georgetown University, The Korea Society
with major support from International Foundation for Korea University
(IFKU) and U.S. News & World Report

Schedule (as of 5/30/00)
Friday, June 23; 8:30am - 9:00pm

WELCOME
(Robert Gallucci, Georgetown University; Donald P. Gregg, The Korea 
Society; and Sihak Henry Cho, The International Foundation for Korea 
University)
CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS
(Kim Jung Bae, Korea University)
PANEL 1 BACKGROUND: THE KOREAN WAR REVISITED
(Chair: Bonnie Oh, Georgetown University)
Occurance at No Gun Ri Bridge: An Inquiry into the History and Memory of a 
Civil War
(Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago)
The Rationale for War in Korea
(Kathryn Weathersby, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars)
Korean War Studies Revisited: Third Wave abd Beyond
(Hyun In-Taek, Korea University)
The Effects of the Korean War in the Context of the Cold War: A View 
Through the Prism of the Vietnam War
(Stanley Karnow, writer)

PANEL 2 WAR AS CRUCIBLE: DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN NATIONALISM AND IDENTITY
(Chair: Lee Chae-jin, Claremont-McKenna College)
Revolution and Poetry: Ambiguity of Choice
(Kim Uchang, Korea University)
Chuch'e Ideology: Origins, Theory and Practice
(B.C. Koh, University of Illinois at Chicago)
State and Society in South Korea: Social Consequences of the Korean War
(Eui Hang Shin, University of South Carolina)
The U.S. Bases in South Korea: Their Continuing Impact
(Katharine H.S. Moon, Wellesley College)
Korean Identity as Reflected in Changing Images of Americans
(Donald Clark, Trinity University)
LUNCHEON/KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Setting Old Scores: The War's Political Legacy
(Han Sung-Joo, Korea University)
PANEL 3 CONCORDANT DISCORD: REVIVING SUPPRESSED MEMORIES OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Donald P. Gregg)
Fourteen Months North of the Parallel: Experiences and Reflections
(Tibor Meray, writer)
Faithful Endurance of Families in Divided Korea: Social Devastation and 
Cultural Strength
(Kim Choong Soon, University of Tennessee at Martin)
The Korean War: Forgotten and Remembered
(David McCann, Harvard University)
Whether Enemy or Brother: Patroitism in Conflict with Brotherhood
(Suh Ji Moon, Korea University)
PANEL 4 CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE DPRK
(Chair: Don Oberdorfer, Johns Hopkins University)
DPRK Relations with China, Russia and Japan
(John Merill, U.S. Department of State)
U.S.-DPRK Relationship: Restrospect, Prospect and Policy Recommendation
(Chung Ok-Nim, Brookings Institution)
North Korean Perspectives on the Korean War
(Park Han Shik, University of Georgia)
EVENING FORUM: THE TRAGEDIES OF THE KOREAN WAR: NO-GUN-RI
(Panelists: Donald P. Gregg; Hyun Hong-Choo, Kim & Chang; and Don 
Oberdorfer)


Saturday, June 24; 8:30am - 5:30pm
PANEL 5 U.S.-ROK RELATIONS: COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Kim Kyung-won, Institute of Social Sciences)
U.S.-ROK Alliance and the Effects of the War
(William Stueck, University of Georgia)
Civil-Military Relations and Political Development in Korea
(James Lilley, American Enterprise Institute)
U.S. Priorities in the Cold War and Post-Cold War Eras
(Ralph Cossa, Pacific Forum-CSIS)
U.S.-ROK Economic & Trade Relations: Past & Future
(Marcus Noland, Institute for International Economics)
PANEL 6 KOREA AND HER NEIGHBORS: FUTURE OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
(Chair: Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Georgetown University)
ROK-Japanese-U.S. Relations: An American Perspective
(Victor Cha, Georgetown University)
ROK-Japanese-U.S. Relations: A Japanese Perspective
(Ko Shioya, Bungei Shunju)
Korea-Russia Relations: A Russian Perspective
(Alexandre Mansourov, Brookings Institution)
Korea-China Relations: A Chinese View
(Yuan Ming, Peking University)
U.S.-Korea Relations: A Korean Perspective
(Lho Kyoung Soo, Seoul National University)
LUNCHEON/KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Korean War and Its Unsettled Legacy
(Lee Hong Koo, Embassy of the Republic of Korea)
PANEL 7 REFLECTIONS ON THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE KOREAN WAR
(Chair: Sihak Henry Cho)
Transgenerational Impact of the Korean War
(Hesung Chun Koh, East Rock Institute)
The Forgotten ROK Soldiers of the Korean War
(John K.C. Oh, The Catholic University of America)
Recollections and Reflections on Korea: Before, During and After the War
(Edward L. King, Edward L. King and Associates
A Retrospective from the Trenches: The War from a Marine Lieutenant's 
Perspective
(Bernard E. Trainor, Council on Foreign Relations)
PANEL 8 CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP
(Panelists: Donald P. Gregg; Han Sung-Joo, Hyun Hong-choo; and David 
Steinberg)

All panel sessions are open to the public and free of charge. For further 
details about the conference at 212-759-7525 ext. 12.




Alina Oh
Program Associate
The Korea Society
212-759-7525 ext. 15
alina.ny at koreasociety.org
www.koreasociety.org



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