[KS] Interdisciplinary Approaches to Early Korea at UC Berkeley, April 27

[Berkeley Center for Korean Studies]

*The Center for Korean Studies*

*University of California, Berkeley*

*cordially invites you to*


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*Interdisciplinary Approaches to Early Korea*

*Keynote Address by Stella Xu, Roanoke College*

*also* *featuring*

*Martin Bale, Yeungnam University*
*Jonathan Best, Wesleyan University*

*Marjorie Burge, UC BerkeleyMark Byington, Harvard University*
*Jack Davey, UC Berkeley*
*Lauren Glover, University of Wisconsin*
*Dennis Lee, Yonsei University*
*Gyoung-Ah Lee, University of Oregon*
*Rachel Lee, University of Washington*
*Rory Walsh, University of Oregon*

Thursday, April 27th
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Doe Library 180

Early Korea is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand human
society on the Korean peninsula in ancient times, make the case for the
relevance of the region to world history and archaeology, and critically
appraise how ancient history is used in the present to foster notions of
Korean identity. It has great potential as a case study for approaching
broader topics in archaeology and history like state formation, cultural
contact, technological development, social and political stratification,
and urbanization. It draws together a number of traditional disciplines
such as history, archaeology, art history, and linguistics and demands
engagement with diverse methodologies and evidence.

There are two factors that have been limiting the field so far. First,
interpretation is constrained by adherence to a small number of problematic
textual sources, and engagement with non-historical, non-archaeological
methodologies has been limited. Second, the archaeological environment in
South Korea encourages extreme regional specialization, and expertise and
integrative studies that look more broadly are not prevalent. Compounding
this, contemporary geo-nationalism and lack of critical appraisal of the
concept of ‘Korea’ as a subjective analytical category has prevented
peninsular data from being placed effectively into its East Asian and world
archaeology context.

This conference addresses these problems by showcasing interesting,
innovative approaches to society on the Korean peninsula in ancient times
that transcend and break down these limiting categories and mindsets. We
envision a conference in which younger scholars working on peninsular
material from a historical, archaeological, anthropological, linguistic,
paleo-environmental, or other framework will have an opportunity to present
their work, receive feedback from peers and senior scholars, and revise
their work for a joint publication. The conference is also designed to
bring scholars not working on Korean material into the discussion as well
as draw attention to recent political developments in Korea that have had a
significant impact on the academic freedom and future sustainability of the
field of Early Korea.

For more information, including a schedule of events, please visit the event
page
<http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ieas/event_ID=?event_ID=105482>
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