"Global and Local Korea: Korean Studies in a Changing World”
2009 Columbia University Symposium in Seoul

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul
87Sogong-Dong, Jung-gu • Seoul 100-070 • South Korea

Presented by: The Center for Korean Research and The Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Schedule

5:30- 6:00 PM Registration

6:05 – 6:15 PM Welcoming Remarks by Myron L. Cohen, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

6:15 – 6:45 PM Keynote address:"Strangers Within the Gate: The Intellectual Underpinnings of Globalization in Korea" by Han Sung-Joo, Professor Emeritus, Korea University; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

7:00 – 7:15 PM Break

7:15 – 8:30 PM Panel: “Global and Local Korea: Korean Studies in a Changing World”

8:45 – 10:00 PM Cocktail Reception with remarks by William Stanton, Deputy Chief of
Mission to the Republic of Korea, United States Embassy in Seoul

Panel - "Global and Local Korea: Korean Studies in a Changing World”

In recent years, the rapid transformation of Korea amidst an accelerated process of globalization has profoundly altered our understanding of Korea and its place in the world. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that includes history, literature, social science, and international relations, this panel examines the ways in which the study of Korea actively participates in the making of a changing world through new ways of thinking about Korea's past, present, and future.

Speakers:

JaHyun Kim Haboush, King Sejong Professor of Korean Studies, Columbia University
Theodore Hughes, The Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities, Columbia University
Han Sang-Jin, Professor of Sociology, Seoul National University
Park Jung-sook, Professor, Kyung Hee University; School of International and Public Affairs alumna and Former Weatherhead East Asian Institute Professional Fellow, Columbia University

Moderator:

Charles K. Armstrong, The Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History; Director, Center for Korean Research, Columbia University

Contact and Logistics: Admission is free of charge and requires advanced registration. For further information, please contact Caroline Hasegawa, Programming and Events Coordinator, at cb2469@columbia.edu, or (212) 854-6916 or Daniel Rivero, Publications and Public Relations Coordinator at dr2260@columbia.edu or (212) 854-1735.