July 26-30, 2004

A new addition to the summer institute program, this course drew an enrollment of some 25 teachers from the greater New York City area. It met for five days from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The lectures covered all major Korean literary genres, including hyangga and sijo poetry, the literature of the Chosŏn kingdom (1392-1910 C.E.), works by female writers and modern literature. The course also included lectures on Korean history to provide a context for understanding these various literary genres.

The lectures and instructors were: “History of the Three Kingdoms and Koryŏ” by Mark Byington, post-doctoral fellow at the Korea Institute at Harvard University; “Literary Forms of the Three Kingdoms and Koryŏ” by John Goulde, professor of religion at Sweet Briar College; “History of the Chosŏn Kingdom” and “Literary Forms of the Chosŏn Kingdom” by Mark Peterson, assistant professor of Korean studies at Brigham Young University; “Invention of Hangul and its Development” by Gari Ledyard, King Sejong Professor of Korean Studies (emeritus) at Columbia University; “Folklore and Folktales” by Heinz Insu Fenkl, author and director of ISIS, New York State University at New Paltz; “Korean Women” by Linda Lewis, director of Asian/Pacific Studies at the School for International Training; “Women’s Literature” by Helen Koh, an independent writer; “Modern Literature” by Ann Y. Choi, assistant professor of Asian studies and cultures at Rutgers University; and “Literature of the Korean War” by Ji-moon Suh, professor of English literature at Korea University.