[KS] mistakes on the Korean musical terms appeared in the glossary of the JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance

Tue Apr 19 09:38:32 EDT 2011

Dear Yeonok Jang (and others interested on the list):

I appreciate the call for attention on the JVC series.  It certainly has issues, and this is the first time I've seen a comment about the series on the list.

It's been known for a while that the poor production quality and innaccurate descriptions included with the videos/DVDs of the JVC series make the entire series fairly worthless for any real use in the classroom.  It's not only the Korean music/performance section (which is tiny in comparison with other sections--which is a good thing, in this case) with serious problems but other sections and, I dare say, entire volumes.  In addition to my own disappointment in the series, I've read negative reviews by scholars who are experts in African, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern (etc) music.  These reviews are all connected by the understanding that the series is sloppy, poorly researched, and shamefully promoted as a good resource for those interested in learning something about other musical cultures. The poor translations and inaccurate labels and descriptions are a problem across this board, in all volumes of the series.  The greatest shame is the aggressive marketing of the JVC series to academic institutions, and the over-the-top pricing of the series might create a foolish assumption that the series is of some value.  

I would not waste my time trying to amend the JVC series translations and descriptions. Rather than fix something that is broken beyond repair (and widely recognized as a poorly executed project), it might be of value to consider garnering funding to create an entirely new series (in this case, speaking of Korea) recorded, researched, and written by those who really know their stuff and made accessible to individuals both inside and outside of Korea. 

Sincerely,

Hilary Finchum-Sung

Dept of Korean Music
Seoul National University 
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Date : 2011/04/19 화요일 오후 4:21:17
Subject : [KS] mistakes on the Korean musical terms appeared in the glossary of the JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance

            Dear Members in the list,

            Has it discussed before/Or has someone pointed this out previously that there are abundant mistakes (and mis-translations) on Korean musical terms appeared in the glossary of the JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance? I hope this will attract enough attention from experts in the field of Korean music. 

            Yeonok Jang

Visiting Lecturer
            Seoul Institute of the Arts
            Dept. of Korean Music

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제목: Re: [KS] REMINDER - Application Deadline: April 27, 2011 - SSRC Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop

Am I the only one who thinks that the timing on these workshops could be better? It seems that summer vacation is a good time to be doing fieldwork and most people file right before the start of the summer; so either the workshop interferes with fieldwork or it comes too late (perhaps not for students who plan to take more than one academic year to write). I know people who've really gotten a lot out of the workshop but for those of us who do fieldwork/research in Korea it's impossible/impractical in the fieldwork year and too late the following year. Of course mid-academic year would make it hard for anyone with a teaching load to participate. I only wish that such a workshop could be during the academic year to really facilitate the writing of the dissertation!

            CedarBough

            On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:05 AM, Korean Studies korea at ssrc.org wrote:

            The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation are pleased to announce the fourth annual Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop.

            When:  July 6-10, 2011
            Where: Pacific Grove, CA - Asilomar Conference Center

            Application Deadline: April 27, 2011

            http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/ 

            MISSION
            The Social Science Research Council Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty engaged in research on Korea. The four-day workshop provides an informal setting for participants to give and receive critical feedback on dissertations in progress.

            FORMAT
            Individual students will lead discussions of their projects with mentor faculty and peers from various disciplines to receive creative and critical input on improving their fieldwork plans or writing strategies. This year’s mentor faculty include Nancy Abelmann (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Suk-young Kim (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Jun Yoo (University of Hawaii at Manoa). An additional mentor will be drawn from the sociology or political science fields.

            ELIGIBILITY
            . Only full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled at US or Canadian institutions are eligible.
            . Participants may be in any social science or humanities field.
            . Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus but cannot have completed writing for final submission.
            . Special consideration will be given to students from universities that are not major Korean Studies institutions.

            For the application and more information, please visit us on the web at http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/. 

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