[KS] RAS Korea events for November

[Brother Anthony]

Members of this list who are in Seoul are welcome to attend any of these events

Brother Anthony
President, RAS Korea

See our Website: http://www.raskb.com  for full details

Upcoming Lectures (In Somerset Palace)
Tuesday, November 10 Kathryn Weathersby: The Division of Korea: How and Why
Tuesday, November 24 Frederick Glover: Korean Christian Nationalists and Canadian Missionaries, 1919 – 1945
Tuesday, December 8  A Makgeolli evening

Excursions
Saturday November 7 A Walk through Lower Seochon: Tongui-dong to Sajikdan (Jennifer Flinn)
Sunday November 15 Eastern Seoul Flea Market (David Gemeinhardt)
Sunday November 22 Gunsan (Robert Koehler)

A visit to Myanmar is planned for February 2016 (lunar New Year) please indicate very soon if you might be interested  http://www.raskb.com/content/myanmar-2016

RAS - Business & Culture Club
The Business & Culture Club meeting is held at midday every 3rd Tuesday of the month. Please join the Facebook Group of the above name to receive detailed information.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rasbusinessclub/

RAS Reading Club
Monday, November 2, 7pm We will read Convalescence (회복하는 인간) by Han Kang (한강).
This story is part of the Asia Publishers Bilingual Series (#24),
We talk about a Korean short story translated into English each month in the library at Jongno District Office. Please see the Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rasreadingclub/

Seoul Book and Culture Club 
Saturday 7th November 4:00pm to 6:00pm there will be a meeting with novelist Han Kang. She is the multi-award winning, sometimes controversial author of the highly acclaimed novel ‘The Vegetarian’ and the short story ‘Convalescence.’ https://www.facebook.com/events/848529808549429/
Place: Haechi Hall in Seoul Global Cultural Center (5th Floor M Plaza in Myeong-dong

Seoul Book and Culture Club 
Saturday, 31st October 4:00pm to 6:00pm there will be a meeting with Kang Chol-hwan, author of ‘The Aquariums of Pyongyang.’ Kang is a defector from North Korea. He worked as a staff writer specializing in North Korean affairs for the The Chosun Ilbo, and is now the president of the North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC). This event will be in English and Korean. Admission: KW 5,000.
Place: Haechi Hall in Seoul Global Cultural Center (5th Floor M Plaza in Myeong-dong) 

The RAS Cinema Club with the Seoul Film Society
These are free showings of great Korean movies, with an introduction and free-wheeling discussion after in Haechi Hall, Seoul Global Cultural Center on the 5th floor, Mplaza, Myeongdong, Seoul. 
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/seoulfilmsociety/

RAS Colloquium in Korean Studies
An informal gathering is organized on the 3rd Saturday of each month for the presentation and discussion of research by people engaged in Korean Studies at a serious level. Contact Brother Anthony (ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr) for more information. 

Bookstore & Library
Our office also houses our Library and serves as a bookstore, with many rare and interesting titles about Korea available, with a discount for RAS members. Please phone before visiting, to be sure there will be someone there.

Please sign up for our emailed Newsletters (domestic and overseas) through links in the Membership section of our home page www.raskb.com  and join / like our Facebook page and groups.