[KS] Sangmyung U. International Symposium in Korean Studies - June 13, 2008

[Eugene Y. Park]

Dear all,

I'm forwarding the following symposium (June 13) announcement on behalf of
Professor Chu Chin-Oh of Sangmyung University. Anyone who's already in the
Seoul area is especially encouraged to stop by and stick around for dinner
afterward. Please direct all inquiries and RSVP's to Prof. Chu
(cchu at smu.ac.kr).

Yours,
Gene Park
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The First
Sangmyung University International Symposium in Korean Studies 2008:

DIMENSIONS OF KOREA'S MODERNITY

2-6 pm, Friday, June 13, 2008
Millennium Hall 401
Sangmyung University
7 Hongji-dong, Jongno-gu
Seoul, 110-743, Rep. of Korea


Presider:
- Lyu Han Su (Sangmyung University)

Presenter 1:
"Some Remarks on the Use and Usefulness of Encyclopaedic Writings of Late
Choson Dynasty"
- Andreas Mueller-Lee (Ruhr-Universitat Bochum)

Presenter 2:
"Activity of Overseas Chinese Merchants in Open-Port Period Korea: An
Analysis of Tongshuntai Documents at Seoul National University"
- Ishikawa Ryota (Shiga University)

Presenter 3:
"The Empire's New Capital: P'yongyang in Imperial Korea, 1897-1910"
- Eugene Y. Park (University of California, Irvine)

Presenter 4:
"The New Right's Narrative on Korea's Early Modernization Period"
- Chu Chin-Oh (Sangmyung University)

Presenter 5:
"Voices of the 'Immigrants': 'Korea' in Japan's Early Colonial Travel
Narratives and Guides, 1894-1914"
- Helen J. S. Lee (University of Florida)

Discussion Moderator:
- Chu Chin-Oh (Sangmyung University)

Discussants:
- Shin Byung Ju (Konkuk University)
- Ha Won Ho (Dongguk University)
- Chun Woo-Yong (Seoul National University)
- Jinhee Lee (Eastern Illinois University)


This symposium is being organized by Sangmyung University's Department of
History and Sangmyung Historical Association.


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Eugene Y. Park
Associate Professor
Department of History
Krieger Hall 200
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697
Tel. (949) 824-5275
Fax. (949) 824-2865
http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=4926