From caprio at rikkyo.ac.jp Tue Dec 3 06:46:52 2019 From: caprio at rikkyo.ac.jp (MARK E. CAPRIO) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 20:46:52 +0900 Subject: [KS] Call for presentations Message-ID: Would it be possible to post the following? On January 11, 2020 Rikkyo University will cohost with Yonsei University the "The 15th International Conference on Korean Language, Literature, and Culture." The rules of the conference stipulate that the speakers are representative of institutions from four countries, We already covered half of this requirement (Japan and Korea). If a Koreanist from an institution from another country plans to be in Tokyo at this time and would be able to present a paper on an aspect of Korean language, literature, and culture, please contact me (Mark Caprio at caprio at rikkyo.ac.jp). Although the conference does not have funding for transportation speakers will be given a moderate honorarium for their participation. 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The fellowship may be renewed for a second year, based on satisfactory performance, the existence of funding, and programmatic need. Each fellow will be required to: 1) reside in the Philadelphia area; 2) teach two courses, one in Fall 2020 and the other in Spring 2021; 3) give a public presentation for the Korean Studies Colloquium; 4) mentor the Kim Program undergraduate fellows; 5) participate in the Kim Program events and related activities at Penn; and 6) organize a Korean Studies Conference (either in Fall 2020 or in Spring 2021). Eligibility Research fields supported by this fellowship are in the humanities and social sciences. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degree within five (5) years of the postdoctoral appointment year (in July 2015 or later). The applicant who is awarded the fellowship must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. degree (dissertation deposited) by July 31, 2020. Application Requirements - Cover Letter (including a description of research projects to be carried out during the fellowship, and teaching interests/experiences) - CV - Two Letters of Recommendation - Writing Sample (a published/publishable article or a dissertation chapter) - One course syllabus Applications will be accepted only via Interfolio here: apply.interfolio.com/71976 The application must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 15, 2020. Award decisions will be made by late March 2020. Our program values interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and collegiality; is committed to promoting a culturally diverse intellectual community; and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and underrepresented communities. 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This follows successful conferences previously held at: SOAS, University of London (2012, 2013), Sheffield Hallam University (2014), University of Copenhagen (2015), King?s College London (2016), Universit?t Hamburg (2017), University of Helsinki (2018), and most recently University of Central Lancashire (2019). The conference aims to critically engage with some of the most important and urgent issues that have affected and guided contemporary Korean screen culture, in particular cinema, television, web comics, and music. We welcome proposals for papers and panels on all aspects of Korean screen culture, including but not limited to: ? Korean cinema: North and South, past and present ? Production, distribution, and reception of film ? Diasporic Korean cinemas ? Film as history, including questions of witnessing and historiography ? Documentary and indie texts, production, exhibition ? Korean film festivals ? Female filmmakers ? Changing thematic concerns in K-drama and its production practices ? Korean TV formats beyond drama, such as variety shows ? Questions of reception and appropriation of K-TV on global content platforms, like Netflix ? Korean online games, webtoons, Korean media arts ? K-Pop music video form, narratives, and circulation ? Korean adverts and public screens (on the subway, in the streets, in waiting rooms etc.) ? Transnational adaptations, co-productions, collaborations, and various intermedia practices ? Pedagogical considerations on using Korean screen media in teaching Papers on other forms and interpretations of Korean screen culture will also be considered. *Deadline for proposals: 31 January 2020* Applicants will be notified of the result by 15 February 2020. A complete paper of 5,500-6,000 words should be sent by 1 June 2020. *Proposal format:* - In your proposals?both for individual papers and panel proposals?please include your name, institutional affiliation, the title of the paper, an abstract of 350 words, and a 50-100 word biography of the author. - Please submit your proposal as a WORD doc file. - The file name should follow the format: "*KSCC2020 SURNAME abstract*" (e.g. KSCC2020 JACKSON abstract). In the case of a panel, please use the surname of the chief organiser followed by 'panel X,' with X being the number of participants (e.g. KSCC2020 KIM panel 3 abstract). Please send the abstract as an email attachment to Dr Ji-yoon An, at: kscc2020 at koreanistik.uni-tuebingen.de All applicants will receive an email confirmation for receipt of their abstract within 10 working days. If you do not receive confirmation, please email. Accommodation will be covered for all presenters. We are, however, only able to provide limited travel support, with priority given to graduate students. In your proposal, please indicate whether you would require travel support. For all enquiries, please contact Dr Ji-yoon An at: ji-yoon.an at uni-tuebingen.de For more on the KSCC, please see: https://arts.monash.edu/languages-literatures-cultures-linguistics/korean-studies-research-hub/korean-screen-culture-conference-kscc/ KSCC 2020 is organised by a committee comprised of Dr Ji-yoon An (University of T?bingen), Dr Mark Plaice (University of Central Lancashire), Dr Andrew Logie (University of Helsinki), Dr Barbara Wall (University of Copenhagen), and Dr Andrew Jackson (Monash University). -- Ji-yoon An (Ph.D.) Visiting Assistant Professor Eberhard Karls Universit?t T?bingen Department of Korean Studies Wilhelmstr. 133, 72074 T?bingen, Germany E ji-yoon.an at uni-tuebingen.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From koreahistoryconference at gmail.com Tue Dec 10 07:00:00 2019 From: koreahistoryconference at gmail.com (Korea University) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:00:00 +0900 Subject: [KS] [Call for Papers] 8th Annual KU Graduate Student Conference on Korean History : Marginalized Voices in Korean History Message-ID: [Call for Papers] By Korea University *8th Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference:* *Marginalized Voices in Korean History* Korea University, Seoul, South Korea *Friday, June, 12th, 2020* We invite submissions for the Korea University Graduate Student (KUGS) Conference to be held at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, 2020. The KUGS Conference is an annual conference that aims at providing an interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to exchange their ideas and discuss current research pertaining to Korean history and Asian studies. It is an opportunity for young scholars to present their research to both their peers and eminent scholars. The conference will also enable participants to meet others in their field conducting similar research, and gain valuable professional experience in presenting their work for discussion. The 2019 conference, titled ?Converging Studies and Methods to a Comprehensive Understanding of Asia? highlighted the recent achievements of Korean studies from 30 graduate students from 12 countries. Following the success of our previous conferences, we invite graduate students to submit abstracts from a variety of perspectives on Asian studies for our next conference in 2020. The 2020 Annual Korea University Korean History Graduate Student Conference special theme is ?Marginalized Voices in Korean History.? We welcome paper proposals that focus on any historical time period. Although all applications will be taken into consideration, particular attention will be given to papers that focus on marginalized groups including, but not exclusively, women, ethnic and religious minorities, the LGBTQI community, the disabled, etc. Scholars with bold and different approaches help to deepen our understanding of history and build on already constructed ideas through new interpretations. The conference aims at providing a space for emerging scholars to present innovative methods and perspectives in Korean history and Asian Studies research. Eligibility and Application Guidelines: 1. All abstract submissions should be sent to Lee Junghyun at *koreahistoryconference at gmail.com * , with your name, program of graduate study, and contact information. 2. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a program of graduate study ("postgraduate" in British degree classification systems) . 3. Papers must be related to *Asian studies, mainly Korean, Chinese, and Japanese studies.* Special consideration will be given to papers focusing on Korea, but all areas and disciplines related to Asia may apply. 4. Abstracts must be no longer than 250 words. 5. Deadline for abstract submission: *Sunday, February 2nd, 2020, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.* Notification of acceptance will be given *by February 21st, 2020.* Housing: Housing will be available for those presenting papers. Inquiries: For general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact: koreahistoryconference at gmail.com www.facebook.com/KoreaUniversityKoreanHistory -- *Annual Korea University **Graduate Student Conference* Department of Korean History, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea Inquiries: For general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact:koreahistoryconference at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In the RSVP form, you will be asked to identify your area of research and list your first and second choice dream mentor with a short explanation. If one of those people is in attendance at AAS (see the list of Korea-related panels in the forthcoming newsletter for panelists who will definitely be in attendance), the CKS board will try hard to convince them to meet with you! Applications will be accepted on the first-come, first-served basis. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cLs-PaoEaSlkvkxWSfpQQllDgaGH0A4Fuy4mF8RKmqk/edit?ts=5dee74f9 Please direct your questions to Jisoo Kim at jsk10 at gwu.edu Thanks! Best, Jisoo Jisoo M. 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URL: From joykim at usc.edu Tue Dec 10 17:40:18 2019 From: joykim at usc.edu (Joy Kim) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:40:18 +0000 Subject: [KS] CFP: KCCNA Research Travel Grants 2020 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Korean Studies List members, On behalf of Yunah Sung, Chair of the Korean Collections Consortium of North America (KCCNA), we are pleased to announce next year's Research Travel Grants as follows. Please help distribute widely to anyone who may be interested. Announcement of the KCCNA Research Travel Grants The Korean Collections Consortium of North America (KCCNA) is pleased to announce the KCCNA Research Travel Grants to assist Korean Studies students and scholars worldwide in their use of specialized library resources at the thirteen KCCNA member universities. Funded by generous grants from the Korea Foundation for three years from 2018-2020, this research travel grant program is open to anyone in the world except for those in Korea who already have access to extensive Korean resources. See the list of members and their specialized collections at goo.gl/pfqGeH. The proposal deadline for the current cycle is January 31, 2020. 1. Description and Purpose The Korean Collections Consortium of North America (KCCNA) was created in 1992 with generous grants from the Korea Foundation. Its members cooperatively develop and share specialized Korean Studies scholarly resources and provide library services to a wider audience beyond their own academic communities. Current membership consists of the thirteen largest Korean Studies academic libraries in the US and Canada. The KCCNA Research Travel Grants program was created to assist scholars who need to travel a long distance in order to access the resources and services of KCCNA member libraries. 2. Eligibility This program is open to anyone in the world except for those in Korea who already have access to extensive Korean resources. 3. Selection Criteria While we will consider all applications based on the strengths of the research proposal and the target library?s overall ability to support the research, applications that address the following criteria will receive preferential review: ? Describe how your research topic (on Korea or Koreans) can benefit from KCCNA?s specialized resources, along with a list of specific resources you wish to use, including the links or the call numbers if applicable. ? The need for onsite research at the target library (why that particular library and not elsewhere?) ? Justifications for travel for access (any other means for access such as online or ILL?) 4. Participating Libraries in 2020 ?Columbia University ?Duke University ?Harvard University ?Princeton University ?Stanford University ?University of California-Berkeley ?University of California-Los Angeles ?University of Chicago ?University of Hawaii ?University of Michigan ?University of Southern California ?University of Toronto ?University of Washington 5. Awards The grant amount will be up to $1,500 for a scholar who needs to travel within continental North America, and up to $2,500 for scholars overseas or those to/from Hawaii. 6. Schedule for 2020 ? January 31: Deadline for applications ? March 16: Notification of awards ? August 31: Deadline for the use of the grant 7. Requirements for the Grant Recipients ? Submit a brief activity report (goo.gl/9FgtkH) and an expense report with receipts within two weeks of the research visit. ? Works resulting from the KCCNA Research Grant must acknowledge the grant in all publications and/or presentations. ? Gift copies of all publications resulting from the grant must be submitted to the host Library. If this is not possible, citations must be reported to KCCNA and to the host Library. 8. Logistics ? Applications will be accepted in English or Korean. ? Applications will be reviewed by a panel of KCCNA librarians. ? Visit schedules must be coordinated with the host librarian. ? Grant awards will be provided on a reimbursement basis based on appropriate receipts. Reimbursable expenses include: airfares, ground transportation to/from the airport, and lodging. All other expenses will not be eligible for reimbursement. ? The Consortium or the host library will not provide any assistance for visas. 9. Application Form and Deadline ? Applications will be accepted online at: https://tinyurl.com/KCCNAGrantApplication2020 ? Deadline: January 31, 2020 10. 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The Foundation is also strengthening its ties with leading institutions and scholars by encouraging interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to research on geopolitical, cultural, educational, and other issues in East Asia. The Foundation publishes the Journal of Northeast Asian History (JNAH), a peer-reviewed semi-annual English-language journal that focuses on history-based approaches to Asian politics, cultures, economy and other fields to shed light on the historical realities of the Asian World. The Journal's geographical scope extends to other parts of the world which have significant relevancy to Asian history, thus charting globalism and localism from global perspectives. The Journal of Northeast Asian History calls for the submission of outstanding and unpublished papers for review and possible publication in 2020. We invite colleagues to consider the Journal when seeking to publish ongoing research since we believe this can be an impetus for further scholarly collaboration in the future. For full consideration, please submit manuscripts by February 28, 2020. Please contact us at jnah at nahf.or.kr or jnah.nahf at gmail.com should you have any questions regarding the journal, its submission process or subscription to it. Thank you in advance for your attention and contributions. Editorial Board of the Journal of Northeast Asian History (JNAH) Contact Emails: jnah.nahf at gmail.com / jnah at nahf.or.kr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icks at snu.ac.kr Wed Dec 11 06:56:49 2019 From: icks at snu.ac.kr (SNU ICKS) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:56:49 +0900 Subject: [KS] Book talk: Dying for Rights (Sandra Fahy) Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ckim45 at wisc.edu Sun Dec 15 08:47:59 2019 From: ckim45 at wisc.edu (ckim45 at wisc.edu) Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:47:59 +0000 Subject: [KS] Fwd: NEAC Korea Grants Program References: <7a397f47ab0e77dc6b5c2cceb.99c1d836f9.20191206224241.a24054f8c4.1e5ff3d4@mail116.wdc01.mcdlv.net> Message-ID: Dear Korea specialists, Please see below the call for applications by the AAS Northeast Asia Council. Kind regards, Charles Kim Begin forwarded message: From: Alisa Freedman, NEAC Chair > Subject: NEAC Korea Grants Program Date: December 6, 2019 at 4:42:47 PM CST To: charles.kim at wisc.edu Reply-To: Alisa Freedman, NEAC Chair > [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7a397f47ab0e77dc6b5c2cceb/images/837eb234-c5c2-4270-8574-38f5e16f4ac6.png] NEAC Korea Grants Program Accepting Applications Submission Deadline: Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. EST Dear AAS Members Interested in Korea, The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) is able to offer Korean Studies grants due to generous funding from the Korea Foundation (KF), but the grant application deadline is fast approaching. Grants are available in the following categories: Research Travel Outside of North America; Korea Conference/Seminar/Workshop organization; invitation of a Korea Distinguished Speaker (see the links below for details). The grant application deadline for all categories except the NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau lecturers is Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. EST. Award notification will be made in late April 2020. Projects must begin after May 1, 2020 and be completed by September 30, 2020, with grant reporting by October 31, 2020 in order to be considered. This earlier than normal project completion/reporting deadline is required to close the AAS/NEAC current 3-year grant with the KF. Please note: research travel and workshop/conference applicants must be current AAS members at the time of application. A reapplication waiting period applies for research travel grants for those who have already received an award. Please click the buttons below for further details and application forms with instructions: NEAC Korea Grants NEAC Distinguished Speakers Bureau Sincerely, [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7a397f47ab0e77dc6b5c2cceb/images/3c24f317-9c7f-4339-80c9-4d517e805aed.png] Alisa Freedman NEAC Chair 2019-2020 Professor of Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender University of Oregon I have a question. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7a397f47ab0e77dc6b5c2cceb/images/bc637426-467b-4a89-9338-68795ee32877.png] [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-color-facebook-48.png] Share [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-color-twitter-48.png] Tweet [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-color-forwardtofriend-48.png] Forward Copyright ? 2019 Association for Asian Studies, All rights reserved. This email was sent by the Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 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Andrew Logie *Strange Korean Parallels 2020.2**: **An international conference* *for the comparative situating of Korea within* *Northeast Asia and other global regions* 27?28 February 2020 University of Helsinki, Finland In January 2019, the first Strange Korean Parallels conference was successfully held in the depths of winter at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The papers presented there covered topics from early history through to the 20th century, and included critical comparisons of Korea with various other regions and countries of Asia, Europe and America. Participants similarly came from around the globe, and represented both a diversity of topical expertise and a range of career stages. In February 2020, we will hold the second Strange Korean Parallels. The primary aims of the conference remain the same: to broaden the foundations for comparative approaches to Korean history and culture in global contexts, to demonstrate the potential of such research, and to cultivate a shared research identity among participants. This year we broaden the scope of Strange Korean Parallels to encourage those who may not consider themselves historians in the traditional or strictest sense to consider applying. We thus invite not only historians and archaeologists but also scholars of linguistic history and the full spectrum of arts and societal topics of all periods of Korea to experiment with situating their research in broader regional and global levels of interconnectivity and comparison. The conference is principally open to doctoral students and above. Both individual and panel proposals are welcome. During the conference we will discuss publication strategies and we welcome early expressions of interest from journals or publishers. Financially, we aim to provide selected participants with 3 nights accommodation (26-29 February, with breakfast) at the T??l? Towers residence for visiting scholars, 2 lunches and at least one dinner across the main conference days. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements to Helsinki. *Instructions* ? Please send abstracts (500-600 words) as Word files to: andrew.logie at helsinki.fi with the subject ?SKP2020 abstract SURNAME Name?. ? Abstracts should include your name, position and affiliation. ? You should receive confirmation of receipt within five working days. ? Please note the close deadline for submissions: *20 December 2019*. ? The working language of the conference is English. Bilingual Korean and English language abstracts will also be accepted. For further updates, look for the *Strange Korean Parallels* page (#StrangeKoreanParallels) on Facebook. *Important dates:* 2019.12.20 Deadline for paper proposals (500-600 words). 2019.12.30 Notification of acceptance/rejection. 2020.1.6 Deadline for confirmation of participation. 2020.2.16 Submission of working drafts papers. 2020.2.27 Conference Day 1 2020.2.28 Conference Day 2 Strange Korean Parallels 2020 is organized by Andrew Logie, assistant professor in Korean Studies at University of Helsinki, Department of Culture, and funded by University of Helsinki. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The contributors explore gendered migration, social inclusion and exclusion in homeland and hostland, embodied multiple subjectivities and belonging in historical and contemporary contexts, migrants? work and family, ethnic media consumption, information and communication technology (ICT) in transnational mobility, ethnic return migration, and marriage migration. This work is a strong interdisciplinary and trans-regional study, combining various disciplines such as sociology, gender studies, anthropology, history, theater studies, media and communication studies, and Asian studies. ABOUT THE EDITOR Yonson Ahn is professor and chair of Korean studies at the Goethe University of Frankfurt. ?????? ?This is the only book I know that examines such a diverse range of mobilities to and from South Korea in both historical and contemporary contexts. Most of the chapters are theoretically sophisticated with substantial ethnographic detail and should interest not only Korean Studies specialists, but scholars studying migration, diasporas, and race and ethnicity more broadly. I especially appreciated the emphasis on professional and marriage migration, and the return migration of adoptees and diasporic descendants to the ethnic homeland.? ? Takeyuki Tsuda, Arizona State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Earticle: www.earticle.net ProQuest: www.proquest.com *Acta Koreana* is published semi-annually on June 15 and December 15. The journal is indexed in Thomson Reuters Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), Elsevier's SCOPUS, Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) of the Association for Asian Studies, and the Korea Citation Index (KCI). Submissions of academic papers in the field of Korean arts and humanities and translations of Korean literature are accepted for peer-review throughout the year. Best regards, Janet Yoon-sun Lee Acta Koreana Editorial Committee *ACTA KOREANA** Vol. 22, No. 2 (December 2019)* *Theme Issue Articles: Good and Evil in Korean Philosophy, Religion, and Spirituality* The Origins of Good and Evil and the Challenge of Theodicy in the Buddhist Tradition ROBERT E. BUSWELL JR. ?Middle Way? Approach on Buddhist Ethics: W?nhyo on the Doctrinal Problem of the Buddha-nature and the *Icchantika* LEE SUMI Yi T?oegye on Transcending the Problem of Evil: A Neo-Confucian and Interreligious Perspective EDWARD Y. J. CHUNG Tas?k Yu Y?ngmo on God as Nothingness HALLA KIM The Korean Dilemma: Assuming Perfectibility but Recognizing Moral Frailty DON BAKER *General Articles* Creating Legitimacy through Media Discourse: German Press Reporting on the Japanese Colonisation of Korea, 1905?1910 MUN SOOHYUN The Text-Mining of Munhwa (Culture): The Case of a Popular Magazine in 1930s Korea LEE JAE-YON and KIM HYUNJOO The Prosody of Working and the Narrative of Martyrdom: Daily Life and Death in North Korean Literature during the Great Famine and the Early Military-First Age (1994?2002) KIM SUNGHEE *Translation* *Imjin namhaeng illok *?????? (Daily Record of a Journey South in 1592) Translated by MICHAEL C. E. FINCH *Book Reviews* *Rewriting Revolution: Women, Sexuality, and Memory in North Korean Fiction* DAFNA ZUR *A Place to Live: A New Translation of Yi Chung-hwan?s T?aengniji, the Korean Classic for Choosing Settlements* TOMMY TRAN *From the Mountains to the Cities: A History of Buddhist Propagation in Modern Korea* URI KAPLAN *Dust and Other Stories* CHOE HYONHUI *Scenes from the Enlightenment: A Novel of Manners* BRUCE FULTON -- Academia Koreana Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea E-mail: acta at kmu.ac.kr Tel: 82-53-580-5898 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicola.fraschini at uwa.edu.au Wed Dec 18 21:10:19 2019 From: nicola.fraschini at uwa.edu.au (Nicola Fraschini) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:10:19 +0000 Subject: [KS] CfP 2020 Workshop of the European Association for Korean Language Education Message-ID: [Apologies for cross-posting] Dear List members, Please find below the CfP for the 2020 Workshop of the European Association for Korean Language Education. Please note the early application deadline. ************************************** 8th Biennial Workshop of the European Association for Korean Language Education Dates: 9-10 April, 2020 Venue: Aix-Marseille University, 29, Avenue Robert Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence FRANCE. The European Association for Korean Language Education (EAKLE) invites abstract proposals from scholars, practitioners, lecturers, postgraduate students and early career researchers for the 8th Biennial Workshop EAKLE workshop (EAKLE2020), to be held at Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence, France. The workshop will feature presentations and discussions on various topics related to the teaching of Korean as a second language at the tertiary level. Presentation topics will include teaching of grammar, language and culture teaching, identity, learner?s individual differences, curriculum design, technology in the classroom, language testing, innovative language practices, language acquisition, challenges in teaching Korean in European universities, translation and also any other topic concerning Korean as a foreign language education. Presentation proposals can be submitted in either Korean or English, and should be about 200 words in length (or Korean equivalent). All proposals will be evaluated through peer review process before acceptance. All presentations will be limited to 20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion. The 2020 workshop will feature two separate sessions, one devoted to research presentations and another focused on innovative and best teaching practice presentations. To apply for the EAKLE 2020 workshop please fill in the attached application form (also available on cafe.naver.com/eakle) and submit it along with your abstract to the conference organiser, Ms Hye-Gyeong Kim-De Crescenzo (courtils2003 at gmail.com). Accommodation will be offered to all participant presenters and, depending to funding availability, to non-presenting participants in the order of graduate students, part-time lecturers, full time lecturers, and professors. Successful applicants who cancel their participation after the notification of acceptance will be asked to refund the hotel reservation fees and will be restricted from applying to the 2022 workshop. One travel grant is available for one presenting graduate student (Master or PhD level) from a European university. The travel grant will be awarded to the best graduate student?s paper and will be announced after February 29. Key dates: Participation and abstract submission deadline: December 31, 2019. Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2020. Submission of workshop papers: February 29, 2020. Workshop dates: April 9-10, 2020. Accommodation provided for 3 nights: check-in April 8, check-out April 11. ?8? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ??: 2020? 4? 9-10? ??: Aix-Marseille University, 29, Avenue Robert Schuman, 13621 Aix-en-Provence FRANCE. ?? ?????? ??(EAKLE)? 2020? 4? 9-10? ??? ??? Aix-Marseille ????? ?8? ???? ?????. ?? ?8? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ???, ??, ??, ???? ? ??? ????? ??? ??? ????? ?? ??? ? ??? ????. ?? ???? ?????? ??? ?? ??, ?? ??, ???? ?? ? ???, ???? ??, ??? ??? ???, ??? ?? ? ?2 ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???. ??? ????? ?????? ??? ?? ???? (200 ?? ??) ?? ??? ????? ????. ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?????. ?? ??? 20?(??) + 10? 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Lewis" To: "Korean Studies Discussion List"; Cc: Sent: 2017-03-16 (?) 20:40:07 (GMT+09:00) Subject: [KS] AKSE Council Elections at Prague Conference (April 20-23) Ah, my great embarrassment! I apologise to Professor Kim for calling her by another name. I hope she will forgive me. Please see the revised announcement below. JB Lewis -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [KS] AKSE Council Elections at Prague Conference (April 20-23) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:32:39 +0000 From: James B. Lewis Reply-To: Korean Studies Discussion List To: Korean Studies Discussion List PUBLIC NOTICE As the President of AKSE, I have received nominations for two Council seats. Elections will be held at our Prague Conference (April 20-23). Dr. Hannes B. Mosler is a social scientist and Assistant Professor in the Institute of Korean Studies, Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Free University, Berlin. Dr. Kim Jin-Ok is a linguist and Professor in the Department of Korean Studies at Paris Diderot University. Please read their statements prior to our balloting during the General Meeting. You can find their statements at: http://94.136.40.103/~koreanstudies.eu/?p=872 Simply follow the links. -- Dr. James B. Lewis President of the Association for Korean Studies in Europe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr Fri Dec 20 22:40:17 2019 From: ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr (Brother Anthony) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:40:17 +0900 (KST) Subject: [KS] The Korea Magazine Message-ID: <1297088982.1576899617150.JavaMail.root@sg-email> >From the start of 1917 until April 1919 James S. Gale and others published a monthly, The Korea Magazine, designed mainly to assist missionaries learn more about the people of Korea. Gale used it to publish some of his poetry translations, among other things. Until now this has not been easily available in any format. I have now begun to prepare corrected-OCR text files of the monthly issues, preserving the page-divisions and page-numbering of the originals. This will take some time but the first 6 months are now available through http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/KoreaMagazineTOC.html and I hope that this labour will prove useful to somebody. Happy Christmas / New Year to all Brother Anthony President, RAS Korea From ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr Sun Dec 22 17:33:54 2019 From: ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr (Brother Anthony) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 07:33:54 +0900 (KST) Subject: [KS] Korea Magazine Message-ID: <970399174.1577054034666.JavaMail.root@sg-email> The server holding the files of Korea Magazine is having problems. Sorry. This will have to wait until January 6 to be fixed, after I get back from Nepal. Happy New Year to all Brother Anthony From anjinsoo at berkeley.edu Thu Dec 26 03:29:01 2019 From: anjinsoo at berkeley.edu (Jinsoo An) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:29:01 +0900 Subject: [KS] CFP: Korean Film Workshop at Berkeley, July 2020 Message-ID: *Call for Papers: 2020 Korean Film Workshop at **University of California, Berkeley* *"Authoritarian Modalities and Film Censorship: South Korean Cinema in the 1970s"* The Center for Korean Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to announce a call for working papers for a one-day Korean film workshop, tentatively scheduled for mid-July of 2020. This workshop aims to explore the subject of film censorship in the 1970s, the decade often considered the abject nadir of South Korean cinema. Placed under the grip of Park Chung Hee?s draconic authoritarian regime and facing volatile changes within the film and media environment itself (such as the spread of television), South Korean cinema entered an extended period of decline that lasted until the 1980s. Yet the 1970s also witnessed the advent of a wide array of unusual popular films, accompanied by stringent and complex modes of control, regulation, and constraint by the state apparatus. The workshop thereby intends to illuminate the complex relationship between authoritarian politics and filmmaking practices and aesthetics. *Papers that draw extensively on primary sources and archival research are strongly preferred and will be given priority.* Papers/abstracts can be submitted in either Korean or English. Issues related to the subject of censorship in the 1970s Korean cinema include (but are not limited to): ? The authoritarian logic (and its limits) behind the regulation of film contents ? Film censorship organizations and their interactions with filmmaking personnel and other state apparatuses in their efforts to make film popular and politically legitimate ? Controversial issues, subjects, and topics and their representational constraints ? Film production companies? responses to censorial pressure ? Evolution of film policy and regulations and their implications with regard to filmmaking ? Question of film authorship under strict film regulation and restrictions ? Question of ?taste? including ?vulgarity? [ch?jil], particularly the representation of sex(uality) and extreme violence and their parameters under censorship, and ?nation-lessness? [mukukch?ks?ng], along with how such representations complicate the boundaries between ?low? and ?high? taste ? Film censorship and cinematic affect ? Controversial and overlooked individual cases and their industrial impact ? Contemporaneous critical discourse of popular culture/film and censorship practices ? The historical background that gave rise to the 1970s film censorship system, as well as its lingering aftereffects ? Modus operandi of censorship regarding foreign and/or co-produced films ? Social interest or advocacy groups and film censorship For those who are interested in presenting a paper, please submit a 250-word abstract and short CV to the email address below by *Feb 1, 2020*. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by *Feb 15, 2020*. Completed papers are requested by *June 1, 2020* to provide sufficient time for discussants to prepare responses. *anjinsoo at berkeley.edu * The Center for Korean Studies will provide roundtrip economy-class airfare, basic ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and meals during the workshop for all accepted participants. *DEADLINES* *Feb 1, 2020: *Paper proposal (with a short CV) *Feb 15, 2020:* Notification of acceptances *June 1, 2020:* Completed papers due *Mid-July 2020:* Date of workshop -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hoffmann at koreanstudies.com Thu Dec 26 20:50:40 2019 From: hoffmann at koreanstudies.com (hoffmann at koreanstudies.com) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:50:40 -0500 Subject: [KS] Korean National Anthem Composer & A House of Spies Message-ID: <20191226205040.Horde.uGy6g9UZvOr6iNkqbkMVSJQ@secure.ghzdns.com> Dear Koreanists: ? THIS IS A MANUSCRIPT OFFER. I am posting this to the KS List to solicit interest. I am looking for a place to publish my research over the past ten months, both as a short magazine ?preview? and in a longer academic format as a book chapter or short book. Please contact me if interested in including this in any prospective book or publication project related to modern Korean history or cultural history (please no IS publications) where it might be suitable. You reach me at: ?hoffmann at koreanstudies.com ? _WORKING TITLE:_ AN IK-T?AE AND THE ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES OF THE BERLIN MANCHUKUO LEGATION ? _SUBJECT: _ THE KOREAN NATIONAL ANTHEM COMPOSER AN IK-T?AE ??? (1906?1965), HIS BERLIN RESIDENCE, THE KWANTUNG ARMY?S BERLIN ESPIONAGE NETWORK AND JAPANESE INTELLIGENCE AGAINST GERMANY AND THE USSR, NAZI COUNTERINTELLIGENCE, JEWISH EMIGRATION AND THE MANCHUKUO LEGATION, AND (SPACE PERMITTING) POSSIBLY A SECTION ON DIRECT NAZI?KOREAN RELATIONS AND FASCISM IN KOREA. ? This new investigation has grown out of my book on /Berlin Koreans and Pictured Koreans/ (edited by Andreas Schirmer), which is thanks to the publisher and Dr. Schirmer now freely and legally available as a PDF download at https://b-ok.cc/dl/3720015/8a4481 and elsewhere). Indirectly, this new research on An was also triggered by Yi Hae-y?ng?s critical /An Ik-t?ae k'eis?/ [The An Ik-t?ae Case (published Jan. 2019)] (https://book.naver.com/bookdb/book_detail.nhn?bid=14450400). Apart from its convincing argument, the book unwittingly demonstrates the stunning discrepancy between public interest and actual, factual research on the national anthem composer, not to mention the lack of contextualization within the wider field of cultural-political history unconfined by the containment efforts of Korean national historiography. While my own time and resources are very limited, by expanding the usual range of source materials and secondary literature studied, and by shifting my focus to the direct as well as political environment An Ik-t?ae lived in, I have now come to some surprising, new, revealing conclusions. The study is mostly based on publications and source materials from Germany, Spain, Japan, China, Britain, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, the US, and former Manchukuo. Before you start guessing?hardly any part of this ?story? is published in Korea or in any Korean studies publications (although a considerable part of the information derives from published materials). ? Thus far, research on An Ik-t?ae and collaboration tends to revolve around his 1942 and 1943 ?Manchukuo? propaganda concerts in Berlin, Vienna, and Paris, along with his radio broadcasts in Spain (some of which have been known since 2006; others I uncovered in 2015). The larger propagandistic role of An Ik-t?ae has received considerable media attention in recent years. Therein An is still uniformly depicted as an exceptional case. However, as I had argued in /Berlin Koreans and Pictured Koreans/, his propaganda work for both the Japanese and the Nazis was not so exceptional by any means. From the mid-1930s the tide had turned; quite a number of Koreans (more than those dealt with in my book) were involved in producing fascist propaganda or adopting Nazi youth ideology. Chang My?n?s younger brother, for example, helped construct bombers for the Nazis (and later continued this line of work for the U.S. military). There are also several well-known cases, e.g. of the independence fighter and fascist Yi Po?m-so?k (on an official visit with Nazis leaders in Berlin) and philosopher An Ho-sang. Both , propagated National Socialist ideologies before and after liberation. But there are many others whose activities were forgotten and/or covered up over the passing years. The former Korean language lecturer at Berlin University, Kang Se-hy?n, for example, even guided a Hitler Youth group through Korea and organized mass rallies for them. After liberation he directs the training of 70,000 youth in Suw?n, where he tells American and Australian reporters that ?his curriculum is based on Hitler Youth ideals,? pushing Korean youth to be ?educated in the history of the Hitler Youth movement? (from an Australian newspaper, June 27, 1947). In Berlin, a Korean scientist even had an important position in the team that co-shaped Nazi race ideology at the core institute of Nazi race research?the home institute of Mengele, Auschwitz?s gruesome Angel of Death. The list goes on and on. ?shima, ?the German ambassador to Germany? (/ch?doku Doitsu taishi/), as Japanese diplomats nicknamed him at the time, would even go as far as to offer his friend, the German foreign minister Ribbentrop, to use Japan?s network of Korean spies within the USSR. Little did he know that one of his own Japanese diplomats had handed over two generations of Japanese diplomatic code books to Stalin?s NKVD, enabling the Russians to read every single radio communication between Berlin and Tokyo, and between all consulates and embassies within Europe. My proposed article, though, focuses solely on two very specific subjects: An Ik-t?ae?s Berlin residence and espionage and counterespionage surrounding the Berlin Manchukuo Legation (or embassy, as we would call it today). ? I won't let you go without an anecdote (history is always personal): ? ?Are these any different than the Nazis? And this is what you want to study now?? my father confronted me with disgust and righteousness as we watched Korean paratroopers slaughtering their own people in Kwangju on the late evening news. It was May 1980. Four decades earlier, at the age of seventeen, he had been a paratrooper in the Nazi Wehrmacht. The following week I left my small village for Hamburg. There, I met my future Korean language lecturer at the university for a preparatory fall semester talk. Having mentioned my interest in the arts, he got all excited and loudly proclaimed: ?Ah! In that case you really have to walk over to my colleague and office neighbor. You won?t believe it, but he actually met with An Ik-t?ae on a daily basis?you know, the composer of our national anthem!? ? But that was 1980. I was not even eighteen. On my mind were David Bowie and punk rock, and M?ller-Westernhagen lived just around the corner; on rainy days even Kim Min-gi would do. Nothing could have been more distant yet closer to home than a Furtw?ngler wannabe, someone embodying a culture associated with fascism and all that despicable mess my parents? generation had created in a few short years. Sensing that I was utterly unimpressed, my lecturer was quick to clarify the historical significance of his statement: ?No, no, not after the war, during the Nazi period, in the Manchukuo Embassy!? I still did not quite grasp his reference to the Manchukuo Embassy then, it just confused me. ? This was all forgotten for four decades, until I saw two photos of a retired Chinese literature professor in the study of a Berlin architectural historian earlier this year. It is only now that I see the sad irony in all of this. I ended up helping that professor carry some boxes of books to the elevator, and never asked him about the Korean composer. Indeed, that professor had once worked as the secretary of the Manchukuo Legation, where he and An had met daily. As I know now, technically, An Ik-t?ae had at the end resided inside the Manchukuo Embassy, the European center of the Kwantung Army?s intelligence operations, a place overcrowded with with agents of various nationalities holding Manchukuoan passports. (Yes, I refer to the embassy itself, no mistake there ? But for the details, you?ll have to read my article.) ? (Feel free to repost or forward.) ? ? Have a nice day! ? Berkeley, December 26, 2019 ? /Frank Hoffmann/ (hoffmann at koreanstudies.com) ? -- ?????????????????????????????????????? Frank Hoffmann http://koreanstudies.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: