[KS] KICKS 2001

[Kim, Tschung-Sun]

Call for Papers on "Exploring Korean Origins":

Kemiyung International Conference on Korean Studies (KICKS 2001)
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Korea¡¯s
preeminent Confucian thinker, T¡¯oegye Yi Hwang, Keimyung University is
planning to hold a conference September 16-19, 2001, at the university
campus in Taegu.

Under the overall theme, ¡°Exploring Korean Origins,¡± scholars in any
discipline whose research focuses on Korea are invited to submit papers of
original research looking at the question of Korean origins from various
perspectives. Approaches could include the reevaluation of foundation
myths, hints from linguistic and literary evidence, exploration of the
topic from the perspective of the various disciplines, including
archaeological, anthropological, ethnological, historical, religious, etc.,
and interaction with neighboring cultures in what is now China and Japan.
Not only that, but the attempt to illuminate Confucian traditions within
today¡¯s Korean society can also be expected to serve as a significant
contribution to the meaning of Korea¡¯s great thinker, T¡¯oegye. 

Official languages of the conference are Korean and English. Papers
presented at the conference will be considered for inclusion in upcoming
issues of Acta Koreana, a leading international journal for Korean Studies.
Proposals should be no more than 400 words in length and should describe
the topic to be addressed and the methodological approaches to be employed.
If the selection of the papers is completed, drafts of all selected papers
are to be submitted by the end of July. 

Round-trip airfare and on-campus accommodations of room and board for
participants in the conference will be fully provided by the university.
Participants will also be invited to a study-tour to Tosan Sowon and Hahoe
Village in Andong, where we can have an opportunity to review roots of
Korean traditional Confucian culture. Please submit proposals to us at the
addresses below by the end of April 2001. 

For more detailed information, please visit our Web site at
http://www.actakoreana.org.

Dr. Kim Tschung-Sun at tskim at hiu.edu
Dr. Won Myung-Soo at msw158 at kmu.ac.kr
Co-chairs of the conference organizing committee