August 1-5, 2005 

This was another new course in the Summer Institute series. It drew an enrollment of 29 educators from the New York City area. The course met daily from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The course examined issues relevant to Korean family, society, history, culture and religion as portrayed through the medium of film. On most days, films were screened during the morning session, while the afternoon session was reserved for lectures and discussion. The objective of the lectures and discussion sessions was to help teachers make better use of the films in their classrooms by giving them an enhanced understanding of their cultural context. Film and lecture topics included "House Guest and Mother" with John Goulde, associate professor of religion and director of Asian studies, Sweet Briar College; "YMCA Baseball Team" with Gari Ledyard, King Sejong professor of Korean studies (emeritus), Columbia University; "2009: Lost Memories" with Heinz Insu Fenkl, director of the creative writing program and Interstitial Studies Institute at SUNY New Paltz; "Chunhyang" with Laurel Kendall, curator for Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History; and "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and...Spring" with Hyangsoon Yi, assistant professor of comparative literature, University of Georgia. In addition, the teachers were given extensive reading assignments and a final exam to enable them to better understand the subject matter of the films.