[KS] Cambridge Asia's Archaeology and Heritage Group seminar information

[KIM Geonyoung]

Dear colleagues,



Please could you help circulate the following talk information to the
Korean Studies list?

Cambridge Asia’s Archaeology and Heritage Group is hosting two
Korea-related talks this term.



26 Feb 2025 13.00-14.00 (GMT) *Online, no registration required*

*Heritage language studies in the Korean-speaking world*

Dr Soung-U Kim, Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale

Online: http://shorturl.at/lKGqa

Abstract and speaker bio <https://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/227254>

*Abstract*

In this talk, I explore the notion of ‘heritage language’ within the South
Korean context from two distinct angles. First, I delve into research on
Jejuan (also known as 제주어 Jejueo or 제주방언, the Cheju/Ceycwu dialect of
Korean), where we see the confluence of distinct scholarly trends, from
South Korean national linguistics, via the study and documentation of
Jejuan as an endangered language, to intersecting views within the heritage
linguistics framework. Next, I take a first step at looking at my own
German-Korean heritage speaker background. The linguistics of the
German-speaking Korean diaspora interacts with complex layers of migration
into German-speaking countries, yet is severely understudied. Studying both
contexts will reveal the challenges that not only Korean communities across
the world face today, but also highlight some pertinent issues that
heritage linguistics has to take into account.

*Speaker bio*

Soung-U Kim is Ricercatore RTDB for Korean language and literature at the
Department of Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean at Università di Napoli
L’Orientale. As a German-Korean linguist with a Ph.D. in Linguistics (SOAS
University of London), he has an extensive track record with respect to
minority language research and documentation, language teaching, Koreanic
languages and cultures. His research areas are language documentation and
description, Koreanic languages (specially Jejuan), egophoricity,
politeness, multilingualism, language ideology, language and power, and
fieldwork and reflexivity.





3 March 2025 13.00-15.30 (GMT) *In person, no registration required*

co-organised with the May 18 Institute Chonnam National University

*A journey to healing and justice through art: Brothers Home and
transitional justice in South Korea *

Introduction by Yoon Walker (SOAS), talk by Han Jong-sun (Brothers Home
Victims and Survivors Group), discussion with Dr Hyungju Kim (May 18
Institute Chonnam National University)

*In-person seminar*: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,
Downing St., Cambridge CB2 3ER.

*Exhibition*: Haddon Library top floor, Downing Pl, Cambridge CB2 3DZ

Abstract and speakers’ bio <https://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/227257>

*Abstract* Brothers Home was a welfare facility operated in Busan, South
Korea, from 1975 to 1987. It was a site where the South Korean state
involved in severe human rights abuses under the guise of ‘social
purification projects’ during the authoritarian regime.

This session aims to discuss the process and impact of art creation as a
mode of achieving healing and communication. The session starts with an
introductory presentation on Brothers Home and its aftermath. Next, Han
Jong-sun will recount his personal experiences in human rights advocacy
since 2012, in which artwork has played a significant role. With a focus on
his recreation of Brothers Home based on his memories, Han will talk
through how he chose to express the memories through the form of art
installations. Finally, Hyungju Kim will briefly reflect on the social
impact of both Han’s work and the activities led by Han, along with the
survivors’ group in advocating for human rights in South Korea.

*Speakers:*

*Yoon Walker (in-person):* PhD candidate in Korean Studies, SOAS . PhD
thesis: Institutionalized Human Rights Violations during the Authoritarian
Regime in South Korea, 1960s–1980s

*Han Jong-sun (online):* Human rights activist and artist. He has been
leading the Brothers Home survivors group since 2012. He is the author of
an autobiographical book, A Child who survived, in which he recounted his
own experiences at Brothers Home and the lasting impact it had on his life
following his release.

*Hyungju Kim (online):* Assistant professor at the May 18 Institute Chonnam
National University. His research interest lies in state violence,
resistance movements, detention and human rights. His work includes
‘Rewriting May 18’ (2022), ‘Resistance and Representation 2: Memory and
Representation of May 18’ (2020).



The event is co-organised with the May 18 Institute Chonnam National
University.



For more information, please visit https://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/190270
.

If you have any questions, please contact Geonyoung Kim (gyk20 at cam.ac.uk).



With best wishes,

Geonyoung
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