[KS] Activities of the RASKB

[Brother Anthony]

First, a very Happy New Year to everyone

Brother Anthony
President, RASKB etc

The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch will be running a reduced program of excursions during the winter. Here is the list of our main activities for those who would like to join us:


Leap-Year Book Sale 
 Members of the RASKB may purchase any of the listed books for 50% of the marked price from now until February 29, 2012. 
http://www.raskb.com/node/223


Lectures
Venue: Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace. (Near Anguk-dong rotary)


Park Jiwon’s Short Stories: How a Yangban Uncovered the World of Ordinary People
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm 
Lecturer: Professor Emanuel Pastreich (Kyung Hee University) 
http://www.raskb.com/node/210

An Introduction to the Joseon Dynasty Uigwe
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm 
Lecturer: Professor Yi Song-mi (Academy of Korean Studies) 
http://www.raskb.com/node/211

Diasporic Art and Why it Matters in Korea
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm 
Lecturer: Professor Hijoo Son (Sogang University) 
http://www.raskb.com/node/212

Cultural Excursions

Seorak-San National Park & Waterpia Excursion 
Date: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 8:00pm - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 8:30pm 
http://www.raskb.com/node/217

Cheolwon County Excursion
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 8:30am - 7:30pm 
http://www.raskb.com/node/216

Full information about all RASKB activities is available through http://www.raskb.com/ and Korean studies scholars might be especially interested by the digitalized versions of complete runs of The Korean Repository, The Korea Review, and Transactions of the RASKB currently available through a temporary link at http://raskb.inje.ac.kr/  although that URL might change in the coming time.


In addition we have just begun two special-interest groups, which meet once each month, one devoted to reading Korean literature in English translation, the other to ways of becoming a better photographer. Full details are in our home page.

Information on how to become a member of the RASKB can be found at  http://www.raskb.com  under "Membership"