Upcoming Events

CKR / POSCO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

"Korean NGO Activities and Perspectives for a Better World"

Two mid-level NGO officials from South Korea spent the past academic year at Columbia University as CKR/POSCO Fellows. They will present their research on civil society in North America at this conference.

Heesun Park (Civil Solidarity for Open Society): "Neighborhood Renewal Projects and Popular Participation: Community Boards in New York City"

Sungbong Kang (The Educational Foundation for Koreans Abroad): "Suggestions for Overseas Korean Education viewed in light of Jewish-American education and its influence on Jewish identity"

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
CK Choi Building, 1855 West Mall, Room #120
Vancouver, BC

CKR / KOREAN STUDIES GROUP CKR SPECIAL LECTURE

"The Munhak Tongne Phenomenon: The Publication of Literary Fiction in Contemporary South Korea"
Bruce Fulton, Associate Professor and Young Bin Min Chair in Korean
Literature and Literary Translation, University of British Columbia

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
403 Kent Hall, Columbia University

EXTERNAL EVENT

“Dongducheon: A Walk to Remember, A Walk to Envision”
Opening Reception & Artist Talk / Panel Discussion
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 7:00 pm
New Museum of Contemporary Art (235 Bowery, at Prince St)

As a partner organization of the New Museum's ambitious new program called "Museum as Hub," which has invited four art institutions from the world to engage in the critical discourse of discussing the meaning of "Neighborhood" in the rapidly changing geo-political environment, Insa Art Space (IAS), an alternative art space run by Arts Council Korea, is proud to present "Dongducheon: A Walk to Remember, A Walk to Envision."

Running from May 8th to June 29th, IAS will exhibit the works of four Korean artists (Sangdon Kim, Koh Seung Wook, Rho Jae Oon and Siren Eun Young Jung) at the New Museum. In addition to the exhibition, there will be two public lectures. Professor Theodore Hughes in the East Asian Department at Columbia University will speak on Saturday, May 10 th. Three public talk programs will provide a forum to situate the social-historical context of Dongducheon. The event on May 8th will provide a general overview of the project. Light refreshments will be served along with live music.

For more information on the project, please visit: http://www.museumashub.org/neighborhood/insa-art-space or direct questions to haeyun.park@gmail.com.  

EXTERNAL EVENT

Book Launch: Ch'oe Yun's "There a Petal Silently Falls"
Ch'oe Yun, Professor and Author
Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton, Translators

Friday, May 9, 2008
6:00 - 6:30 pm - Registration and Reception
6:30-8:00 pm - Presentation and Q&A
Location: The Korea Society (950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor)

The Korea Society, Asia Society and the American PEN Translation Committee invite you to join us for a book launch reception and discussion on There a Petal Silently Falls and meet prize-winning Korean author Ch?oe Yun as she explores history, trauma, and the vagaries of remembrance in her collection of three stories. Elegantly crafted and quietly moving, Ch?oe's work portrays the psychological and spiritual reality of contemporary Korea against a backdrop of past state-sanctioned violence, hope for reconciliation, rampant consumerism and academic rivalries.