[KS] RAS Korea activities for June-July

[Brother Anthony]

Members of this list who are in Seoul are welcome to participate in the activities of the RAS, which is now celebrating its 116th birthday!

Br Anthony, 
President RAS Korea

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

Upcoming Lectures
Tuesday, June 7, 7:30pm Andrei Lankov: How did North Korea's rich and powerful live under Kim Il Song, how do they live now?
Tuesday, June 21, 7:30pm June 21 Laura Kendall & Dr Yang: God Pictures: Korean Shaman Paintings
Tuesday June 28 7:30pm Leslie Song: A Conversation With the Iconic K.W. (Kyung Won) Lee: Return of a Prodigal Son to the Land of Everlasting Hahn
Tuesday, July 12, 7:30pm Judith A Cherry: Building Sandcastles in Seoul: Socio-cultural Barriers to Doing Business in South Korea
Tuesday, July 19, 7:30pm Norman Thorpe: Pictures from the Past ? the charm and revelations of historic Korean postcards

Excursions
June 18 ? 19 Gangneung (Peter Bartholomew)
Sunday June 26 Jeonju City Tour?A Walk Through Joseon (Jennifer Flinn)
Saturday July 2 ? Sunday July 3, Haenam and Gangjin: Dasan, Cho-ui and Hamel (Brother Anthony)
Saturday July 9 The new Shamanism Museum (Dr Yang + Jeremy Seligson)

Garden Party
On Saturday June 11 4-6pm. Members only. Sign up now, online or at a lecture.

RAS - Business & Culture Club
Tuesday, June 21 at 12 PM meet at Jonggak Station exit 1
Pimatgol with Jon Dunbar 
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
July 4 at 7:00 p.m. We will be reading "The Darkroom of the Map" by Yi Sang.
We talk about a Korean short story translated into English, usually on the first Monday of each month, in the library at Jongno District Office. Please see the Facebook page for the text to be prepared
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rasreadingclub/

Visits to the Contemporary History Museum
The next visit is planned for Wednesday June 15 starting at 7pm. The historic events 1960 ? 1993, “From Dictatorship to Democratization.” Visit the displays, hear a lecture, enjoy sandwiches and coffee.

RAS Cinema Club with the Seoul Film Society
Friday June 10 at 8pm
Park Chan-wook’s ‘The Handmaiden’ with English Subtitles at Emu Artspace
https://www.facebook.com/events/1745025012420795/

The Seoul Colloquium on Korean Studies
The “Seoul Colloquium on Korean Studies” is organized jointly by the Seoul Center of the ?FEO and RAS Korea. It meets in the Grand Conference Room (Room number 310), of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, on June 16 beginning at 5pm. Presentations by Michael Lammbrau and Kathryn Weathersby. Everyone interested in academic Korean Studies is welcome. Please contact Brother Anthony ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr for more details. 

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.