Hello

 

The October session of the “Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies,” organized jointly by the Seoul Center of the ÉFEO and RAS Korea, will be held on Thursday October 20  in the Grand Conference Room (Room number 310), of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, beginning at 6:00 pm. Everyone interested in Korean Studies is welcome, please share this information. 

 

The presentations are summarized below. The Colloquium is designed to offer an opportunity to present and discuss recent work or work in progress, by both faculty and students. Please contact us by replying to this email if you would like to present a topic in November or December.

 

October Presentations

 

1. “The essence of the North Korean nuclear issue: Towards an ending.” Nam Kwang Kyu (Maebong Institute for One Korea; Research Professor, ARI ) (summary in attached file)

 

2. "The Visual Culture and Technique Exchanges of Engraving in East Asia." Wang Chien Yu (Assistant Curator, National Museum of Taiwan)

 

From Korea University station (line 6), take exit 1, go to the right, up the sloping walkway to the campus. Walk past the building with the Ilmin Museum (the first building you'll see almost in front of you, a little to the left), and continue walking straight up the hill until you reach the Asiatic Research Institute on the right. We will go somewhere for supper at the end of the colloquium. Please do not worry if you have to arrive late. However, after 6 pm the front door of the Institute might be locked. In that case please phone to Brother Anthony (010-8979-8301) so that we can let you into the building.

 

We hope that many of you will come.

 

Elisabeth Chabanol

Key-young Son

Kathryn Weathersby

Brother Anthony