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Korean Studies One-day Conferences Fall 2007 Teachers' Conference
Korean Studies One-day Conferences Fall 2007 Teachers' Conference | Fall 2007 Teachers' Conference |
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Korea and Imperialism in the Early 20th Century
The Korea Society
Free Event: Early Registration Requested.
Gari Ledyard is King Sejong Professor of Korean history emeritus and director emeritus of the Center for Korean Research. Ledyard has taught and written on many aspects of Korean Studies, but is primarily a historian specializing in Korea's pre-modern periods. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His publications include The Korean Language Reform of 1446, The Dutch Come to Korea, "Cartography in Korea," a book-length monograph published in the multi-volume work History of Cartography, edited by David Woodward, and numerous articles in journals and conference volumes. Ledyard is best known for his work on the history of the han’gul alphabet. E. Taylor Atkins is an associate professor of history and director of undergraduate studies at Northern Illinois University. Atkins holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He teaches courses on subjects such as themes in world history, Japanese history and modern colonial empires. His publications include an article titled “The Dual Career of Arirang’: The Korean Resistance Anthem That Became a Japanese Pop Hit” (Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 66, No. 3), Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan, and Jazz Planet. He is currently at work on Japanese popular culture and Japanese colonial policies with respect to Korean folk culture and performing arts. Hyangsoon Yi is associate professor of comparative literature at Georgia State University. Yi completed her undergraduate education at Seoul National University where she majored in English education. She holds an M.A. in English from Northeastern University and a Ph.D. in English with a minor in Film from Pennsylvania State University. Yi teaches courses on subjects such as literature and the visual arts, women and writing in East Asia and Buddhism through film and Literature. Her publications include a book titled Buddhist Nuns and Korean Literature, which appeared in 2006, and he also has written articles and book reviews on film, women’s literature and the culture of East Asia. |
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