Lecture Series


September 30, 2009
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Lecture Scholars Series "Turning Past to History: Nostalgia and Redemption in the ‘Park Chung Hee Syndrome"

Namhee Lee, Associate Professor of Modern Korean History, UCLA

October 14, 2009
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Scholars Lecture Series: "Korean Diaspora: History, Identity, and Community Consciousness"

Edward Chang, Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Riverside

December 2, 2009
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Scholars Lecture Series: "Why Aren’t There Any War Cemeteries in North Korea?"

Heonik Kwon, Reader in Anthropology, London School of Economics.

January 27, 2010
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Scholars Lecture Series: "Korean Kayagum Sanjo: Schools and Players"

Keith Howard, Associate Dean, Research, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney

March 24, 2010
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Scholars Lecture Series: "Freedom of Expression in South Korea: Still an Evolving Right Twenty Years After?"

Kyu Ho Youm, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon

April 7, 2010
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM, 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building

CKS Distinguished Korean Studies Scholars Lecture Series "The Politics of Nationalism and International Adoption in South Korea"

Katharine Moon, Professor, Dept. of Political Science and Edith Stix Wasserman Chair in Asian Studies, Wellesley College

All Lectures 2009-2010

**All the lectures will be held at 4pm, 1080 S. University, Suite 1636, School of Social Work Building unless otherwise specified.  

  • 9/30/2009 - Namhee Lee, UCLA:
    "Turning Past to History: Nostalgia and Redemption in the Park Chung Hee Syndrome"
  • 10/14/2009 - Edward Chang, UC Riverside:
    "Korean Diaspora: History, Identity, and Community Consciousness"
  • 10/28/2009 - Consul General Sunghwan Son, Korean Consulate General in Chicago:
    "US-Korean Economic Relationship and Significance of Korea-US FTA"
     Michigan League-Vandenberg Auditorium Room         
  • 12/2/2009 - Heonik Kwon, University of Edinburgh:
    "Why Aren’t There Any War Cemeteries in North Korea?"
  • 1/27/2010 - Keith Howard, Associate Dean, Research, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney:
    " Korean Kayagum Sanjo: Schools and Players"
  • 3/10/2010 - Steven Chung, Princeton University:
    Title TBD
  • 3/24/2010 - Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon:
    "Freedom of Expression in South Korea: Still an Evolving Right Twenty Years After?"
  • 4/7/2010 - Katharine Moon, Wellesley University:
    "The Politics of Nationalism and International Adoption in South Korea"