Jin Young Choi, professor of American literature (emeritus) at Jungang University and at St. Augustine's College, visits the East-West School of International Studies in Flushing, New York, to discuss the merits of teaching Korean-American literature to young readers.

(This program is open to students and faculty of the East-West School.)

Friday, June 3 @ 9 AM-3 PM

Korean Literature in the Classroom
at East-West School of International Studies

Though Koreans have largely abandoned traditional housing, important elements of the Korean hanok house persist in the modern apartments favored by an increasingly urban population, according to Bong Hee Jeon, professor of architecture at Seoul National University. According to Professor Jeon, three of these elements—underfloor heating (ondol), raised wooden floors (maru), and the kitchen (puŏk)—even predate the hanok and have been part of Korean living spaces for much of the long history of human habitation on the Peninsula. In a lecture for The Korea Society’s Korea In-Depth lecture series, Professor Jeon explores the periodical, national, and regional manifestations of these archetypal spatial elements, and provides examples of how they are incorporated into current living conditions.

This lecture series is supported by a grant from the
 

Thursday, March 17 @ 6:30 PM

An Alternative History of the Korean Home

 

All lectures will be held at

The Korea Society
Samsung Center for Cultural Exchange
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10022

All lectures will be in English, except for the final lecture, which will be delivered in Korean (English interpretation will be provided).

Each of the first five courses will be two hours long, with a ninety-minute lecture and thirty-minute Q&A period. The hour-long final lecture with thirty-minute Q&A on March 17 will be followed by a short end-of-series program.

Members, $20 per lecture. Non-members, $30 per lecture. Enroll in all six lectures, and pay only $100 (members) and $125 (non-members—one-year membership included). Student discount available ($5 per lecture).

Robert C. Provine, professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Music, will examine the remarkable resurgence of traditional music at The Korea Society on March 10, 2011. Using a multimedia presentation, Provine will introduce the audience to the main instruments and genres of Korean traditional music, as well as the role the music plays in contemporary South Korea.

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Art historian Cornelius Chang examines the history, architecture, and preservation of Sŏkkuram, a unique 8th-century Buddhist shrine located near Kyongju, South Korea, in a special lecture at The Korea Society on March 3, 2011. 

This lecture series is supported by a grant from the


Thursday, March 3 @ 6:30 PM

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