[KS] Korean Photography Symposium

[Jeehey Kim]

Dear Korean Studies list member,

The School of Art, Arizona Arts, and the Center for Creative Photography,
University of Arizona, are excited to invite you to our first symposium on
Asian photography, a three-day virtual symposium entitled “Photography and
Korea: History and Practice,” to be held on Thursday, February 24 from
5-7:30 pm MST; Friday, February 25 from 5-8 pm MST; Saturday, February 26
from 4-8:30 pm MST.



This symposium is free and open to the public. Please register using the
link below.



This symposium is supported by the 2022 Korean Studies Grant Program of the
Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-C-014)



Please visit the symposium website for further details:

https://asianphotography.art.arizona.edu/



Please contact jeeheykim at email.arizona.edu and JacksonFoxM at ccp.arizona.edu with
any questions. We look forward to seeing you.





All the best—



Jeehey Kim, organizer, assistant professor, art history, University of
Arizona



Photography and Korea: History and Practice

Time: February 24-26, 2022

Zoom Registration Link:

https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcuugqT8jH9dd-Vxf999U_p-Yhb1tJ6Kk



The introduction of photography in Korea was considered part of an
enlightenment effort by the royal court and the intelligentsia as it
incorporated advances in scientific knowledge and technological
developments. Progressive intellectuals considered the knowledge required
for photography, including chemistry and production of glass plates, to be
related to other scientific and military endeavors necessary to make the
country competitive with modern nation-states such as Japan and the US. From
1910 to 1945, Japanese colonialism structured photographic practices and
culture in the Korean peninsula. Visualization of the Korean people was a
part of ethnographic and anthropological studies during the colonial
period, while the Japanese photographers opened studios in urban centers
and Koreans went to Japan to learn the technology. The cold war hegemony
played a crucial role in postcolonial Korean society, impacting
photographic practices in various ways.

How did the Japanese photographers visualize Korea and its people during
the colonial period? What have women photographers been addressing in their
photographic practices? How have Korean photographers been interacting with
postcolonial and the Cold War social changes through their works? What
colonial legacy has been continued and denounced in Korean photographic
scenes? Are there different ways of interpreting prominent photographers,
including Youngsoo Han and Myung-duck Joo?



This symposium aims to explore various ways in which photography has been
structuring Korean history and culture while addressing diverse
photographic practices and movements to the global audience. Panels will be
divided into topics, including the history of photography magazines, major
photography movements and exhibitions, colonialism, postcolonialism, gender
issues, and national identity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the symposium
will be held entirely online to accommodate a broader audience in South
Korea, the U.S., and other countries. In addition, due to the time
difference between South Korea and Arizona, the symposium is held for three
days with only afternoon panels in Tucson, AZ (morning panels in South
Korea).


-- 
Jeehey Kim
Assistant Professor
Art History, School of Art
Affiliate Faculty, East Asian Studies
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
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