[KS] Gari Keith Ledyard: Distinguished Lecture at GW

[Young-Key Kim-Renaud]

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE CO-SPONSORED BY 
SIGUR CENTER FOR ASIAN STUDIES AT THE ELLIOTT SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

"Women in Korean History and the Question of Modernity: the Case of Kang 
Wansuk (1761-1801), Religious Activist and Martyr."
 
Dr. Gari Keith Ledyard

King Sejong Professor of Korean Studies Emeritus
Columbia University in the City of New York

	
One of the most distinguished scholars of Korean history, Professor Ledyard 
this year marks his 50th anniversary in Korean Studies.  He joined Columbia 
University's faculty in 1964, on several occasions served as Chair of the 
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and was the founding Director 
of the East Asian Institute’s Center for Korean Research.  He has taught and 
written widely on Korea's modern history, culture, and current affairs as well 
as on his specialty of Korea's pre-modern periods.  He is the author of The 
Korean Language Reform of 1146, The Dutch Come to Korea, the book-length 
monograph "Cartography in Korea," and numerous journal articles and chapters 
in conference volumes.  He has also published work in the fields of Chinese, 
Japanese, and Mongolian history.  Professor Ledyard received his B.A. (1958), 
M.A. (1963) and Ph.D. (1966) from the University of California at Berkeley.  
He retired from Columbia University in 2000, but remains active in research 
and writing on Korea and East Asian generally.


Wednesday, November 5, 2003
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

1957 E St. NW, Room 213
The George Washington University
Elliott School for International Affairs
Washington, DC 20052


Please RSVP to 202-994-5886 or to shimakag at gwu.edu by November 4, 2003