Korean History through Literature for Social Studies/Language Arts | One-day Conferences

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The Korea Society will host a Professional Development Conference for K-12 Educators in the Greater New York Area. The conference, Korean History Through Literature, will focus on two historic events, the Imjin War and the Korean War.

Korean Studies Conference for K–12 Teachers in the Greater New York Area

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SCHEDULE

8:30–9:00 Registration/Breakfast

9:00–10:30        The Korean War in Korean Voices through Literature
                         Jin Young Choi, Professor of English Literature (Emeritus),
                           Chung-Ang University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

10:30–10:45       Break

10:45 –12:15      The Tale of Sŏn/Zen Master Chaun and the Imjin War (Hideyoshi Invasion)
                      Hyangsoon Yi, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia

12:15–1:30         Lunch (Korean cuisine)

1:30–3:00           Curriculum Materials
                           Patricia Rosof, Adjunct Instructor of History, St. Francis College

For further information, or to register:
Contact Jennifer Kim at (212) 759-7525, ext. 309.

Free Event: Early Registration Requested

PRESENTERS

Jin Young Choi taught at the University of North Carolina for five years before becoming a professor of American literature at Chung-Ang University in Seoul. She was president of the American Studies Association in 2000. She is a graduate of Seoul National University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hyangsoon Yi is associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Georgia. She received a Ph.D. in English from Pennsylvania State University. Her research areas include Korean cinema and literature, and Buddhist monasticism. She has published articles on Korean and Japanese films, contemporary Korean fiction, and Buddhist nuns. Her book Buddhist Nuns and Korean Literature was selected as one of the Outstanding Scholarly Books of the Year 2009 by the National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea. She teaches courses on popular culture and arts in Korea as well as on East Asian literature and film.

Patricia Rosof is adjunct instructor of history at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, New York, and has worked as a consultant for the College Board and The Korea Society. She has taught social studies at Hunter College High School for nineteen years and is the co-author of Student Preparation Guide for the AP European History Exam.

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