[KS] [Book Talk] William Franklin Sands in Late Chosŏn Korea: At the Deathbed of Empire, 1896–1904

[Songhee Lee (Korea Univ)]

Dear Koreanists,
We are pleased to invite you to a special book talk hosted by the Institute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration at Korea University.Prof. Wayne Patterson will share insights from his latest research on William Franklin Sands and his diplomatic experience during the critical final years of the Chosŏn Dynasty and Empire.Speaker: Prof. Wayne PattersonTopic: William Franklin Sands in Late Chosŏn Korea: At the Deathbed of Empire, 1896–1904Date & Time: Oct 8, 2026 at 4:00 PMVenue: L-Lounge, Centennial Hall 삼성백주년기념관 1F, Korea University (in-person)Location Map:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/oXVV3dQKXUAVJiqt6Wayne Patterson received his undergraduate degree in history from Swarthmore College and his graduate degrees (two MAs and a PhD) in history and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania.  He taught modern East Asian history at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin for more than four decades, where he is now  Professor Emeritus.  He has also been a visiting professor at a number of universities.   In the United States they include Harvard University, the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, the University of Kansas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of South Carolina, and the University of California at Berkeley.  He has also been a visiting professor abroad, including two as a Fulbrighter.  In Korea they include Ewha University, Yonsei University, Sogang University, Korea University, Seoul National University, Chonnam National University, and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.  He has also been a visiting professor at the University of the Philippines-Diliman and at Hang Seng University in Hong Kong.  Among his fifteen books are:  The Korean Frontier in America:  Immigration to Hawaii, 1896-1910;  The Ilse:  First-Generation Korean Immigrants in Hawaii, 1903-1973;  In the Service of His Korean Majesty:  William Nelson Lovatt, the Pusan Customs, and Sino-Korean Relations, 1876-1888; and William Nelson Lovatt in Late Qing China:  War, Maritime Customs, and Treaty Ports, 1860-1904.* Please find attached the review article on William Franklin Sands in Late Chosŏn Korea: At the Deathbed of Empire, 1896–1904 for your reference.


Best regards,Songhee Lee 이송희 Research ProfessorInstitute for Global Humanities Research and CollaborationKorea University, Seoul
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