Application Deadline: Friday, August 22, 2014 (Postmarked)
The Korea Society is pleased to announce its 19th annual Fall Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea November 10-19, 2014, in collaboration with the Academy of Korean Studies. The objective of the program is to provide a general overview of Korea, past and present. All the expenses of the participants will be covered, including round-trip international airfare, accommodations, and meals.
ELIGIBILITY
Applications are requested from American educators who are professionally engaged as textbook writers and editors, and East Asia specialists in higher education who would like to include Korea in their teaching, research, or writing. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who are planning to author textbooks on world history or Asian history, those who contribute articles to reference works, and those who will be editors of such works.
ACTIVITIES
The program will begin in Seoul with lectures, field trips, and discussion meetings, followed by a docent-led tour to major points of interest throughout the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Lectures will be delivered by prominent scholars from leading Korean universities on topics such as economic development and the politics of a divided country. There will be a session to exchange information about Korea regarding curriculum development or textbook writing. The field trips during this initial phase of the program will take participants to places of historical and cultural significance in the Seoul area, including royal palaces, the royal ancestral shrine, museums, and historical districts. In the second phase of the program, the participants will travel to various points of interest throughout the southern part of the Korean peninsula on an extended docent tour.
Dr. Mark Peterson of Brigham Young University, a distinguished expert on Korean history and culture, will serve as a docent throughout the entire program. He will lecture informally on topics related to Korean history, society, and literature, as well as the impact of Shamanism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity on the Korean people.
APPLICATION
Applicants should submit a completed application packet, including the application form and supporting documentation, by August 22, 2014 (postmarked) to:
Luz Lanzot
Program Officer, Korean Studies
Korean Studies Program
The Korea Society
Eighth Floor
950 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022