4 culture power korea TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2011 Berlin becomes hub of Korean studies in Europe Free University educates German experts in Korean social sciences

One good sign for Korean Studies at Free University, claimed Mosler, is that there Culture are now more German students than ethnic Korean students. Power “At the beginning, we had more Korean-German students than German students, but the K REA situation has reversed now,” he said, noting that the recent Korean culture boom helped at- By Oh Kyu-wook tract more local students. Korea Herald correspondent Vincent Kreusel, 21, said he decided to learn Korean af- BERLIN — After speaking ter playing Korean computer with Hannes Mosler for five games. minutes, one might wonder “I loved playing StarCraft. I whether he is German or Ko- watched a lot of Korean game rean. programs. And when I started Although he has no Korean to learn about the country I got background, Mosler not only more interested in it. I found speaks flawless Korean, but that Korea has very interesting also perfectly understands its history which is very similar to culture and customs. German history in some ways,” “I first got interested in Ko- he said. rea in 1994, when I visited the Daniela Claus, 29, a master’s country during my backpack- Hannes Mosler, research fel- degree candidate, said: “My ing trip. Since then I started to low in Korean studies at Free mother is Korean, so I always learn the language, and now I University wanted to learn the language. visit Korea almost every year,” When I was in Korea I was un- he said. able to talk to my family, and Mosler joined Free University that made me really sad. So I in 2009 as a research fellow at started to learn Korean. the InstituteSOAS, of Korean Studies UNIVERSITY OF LONDON “But right now I have deeper after completing his doctoral interests in its culture and so- degree at Seoul National Uni- Students outside the Institute of Korean Studies building. Oh Kyu-wook/The Korea Herald ciety and politics. Now I’m in- versity.SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES terested in minority rights and “I studied Korean politics, “Some universities in Europe of the Japanese and Chinese In 2008, there were around in Germany and its Lesson for teachers in Germany with sup- civil movement,” she added. and found it really fascinating,” teach Korean language and Studies Departments. It took 10 students in the Korean Stud- Korea.” port from the Korea Founda- The main objective of the Ko- Mosler said in his office. literature, but only a few teach more than two decades until ies program, but the number The one-year research project, tion. Ten lectures were given to rean Studies program at Free Korea, in fact, has much val- Korean politics,” Mosler said. the Institute of Korean Studies jumped to 132 in 2010, accord- which was co-managed by Lee social studies teachers to give University is to become a hub of ue in social science, the German “But that’s why our univer- finally became an independent ing to Mosler. Eun-jung, director of the In- them a better understanding of Korean social science in central researcher said. sity is so special,” he added. division. The department has also stitute of Korean Studies and Korea’s history, politics, society Europe, said Mosler. “Korea is of great interest Korean Studies at Free Uni- The Institute of Korean Stud- conducted various research Werner Pfennig, an East Asian and culture. “The number of foreign ex- to students and scholars. For versity, he said, is not only fo- ies offered its first undergradu- projects, and held numerous foreign policy expert at Free Also, since 2009, the institute perts on Korea is quite small, instance, the rapid develop- cused on providing a language ate courses in 2005 and gradu- seminars and workshops over University, produced a great has been conducting a five-year compared to that of China and ment of Korean democracy is a course, but also lectures on ate school courses in 2009. the past five years. body of work that totaled 22 research project titled “Circula- Japan. But it also means there fascinating subject to study,” he Korea’s politics, economy and Despite its relatively short In 2010, in particular, mark- volumes with 14,500 pages in tion of Knowledge and Dynam- are a lot of opportunities for said. society. history, the institute has seen ing the 20th anniversary of Ger- both German and Korean. ics of Transformation,” with the new studies. I believe the im- Mosler, however, feels there Korean Studies was first rapid growth both quantita- man reunification, the institute In November 2010, the Insti- Ruhr University in Bochum, portance of Korean studies will is still a lack of interest from taught at Free University in tively and qualitatively, said the launched a special project called tute of Korean Studies also held with support from the Academy continue to grow,” he added. overseas academia. 1980 as a subsidiary subject German researcher. “Twenty Years of Reunification a special workshop for school of Korean Studies. ([email protected]) Learning Korean in London ally great because there are a lot of different people from SOAS attracts students with different backgrounds. For in- stance, I study Korean and my broad exchange programs friend studies Persian, and we can talk about two different By Oh Kyu-wook ing to Yeon Jae-hoon, professor cultures, share similarity and Korea Herald correspondent at the Center of Korean Studies differences,” she added. of SOAS. Grace Koh, who oversees the LONDON — Majoring in “Korean language is currently university’s administration, said Korean might sound a little in- taught in 25 different European that the recent Korean culture timidating to most Europeans, countries. But SOAS has by far boom has also helped increase but Kevin Fry, a senior at the the largest number of students the popularity of Korean stud- School of Oriental and African and professors in Europe,” ies here. Studies, University of London, claimed Yeon. “This year we have received was up to the challenge. There are around 25-30 stu- one of the highest numbers of “I tried to learn Chinese, but dents in each year group, and applications. And surprisingly didn’t find it particularly enjoy- currently seven professors teach K-pop has been mentioned in able. So I started to learn Ko- them. almost all the applications I’ve rean, and initially got interested “This number will continue to seen,” said Koh. in it,” he said. rise. Each year more and more Still, Yeon admitted that Ko- Kevin noted that the student students come to study Korean, rean Studies lag behind Chinese exchange program of SOAS, in so we’re hiring one more profes- Yeon Jae-hoon, professor in and Japanese studies in terms particular, helped broaden his sor this year,” he said. Korean studies at SOAS of numbers of students. interest in Korean Studies. SOAS has intensive language “The size of Korean Studies is “I stayed one year in Korea. I training. Students in their first Grace Koh (right), a lecturer in Korean literature at SOAS, holds a tutorial with her students. now about the size of Japanese really enjoyed the time, and the year must take a minimum 10 Oh Kyu-wook/The Korea Herald Studies in the ‘80s,” he said. more I studied, the more I got hours of Korean language a However, Yeon added that interested in Korea,” he said. week, explained Yeon. certain level of knowledge of — which are believed to be series and workshops for the language education. Fifty-eight he believes Korean Studies at Located in central London, In their second year, they Korean culture,” she said. the largest in Europe, said Fu- British Association of Korean Korean language lecturers from SOAS will grow rapidly and just a few meters from the Brit- must spend one year at Korea Sophie Bowman, an MA jiko Kobayashi, a librarian at Studies and the Association of 17 different countries partici- soon catch up with other popu- ish Museum, SOAS is the only University in Seoul as part of a student at SOAS, picked the li- SOAS. Korean Studies in Europe. pated in the annual workshop, lar studies. higher education institute in the student exchange program be- brary as another strong point of “SOAS is the only university In March 2010, in particular, looking at ways to cooperate to “I hope and believe that in U.K. specializing in the study tween the two universities. SOAS. in the U.K. which has an online the Center of Korean Studies develop curriculum materials less than ten years Korean of Asia, Africa and Middle East “The student exchange “I think the library here is database of Korean books and held a workshop on Korean and teaching resources. Studies will become as popular studies. program is one of the main better than anywhere else, they newspapers,” she added. court paintings. This one-day “Most of all, SOAS is in Lon- as Japanese Studies,” he added. Korea at SOASThe Center of Korean Studies strengths of our university,” have four or five stacks of books One of the main activities workshop explored different don, an international city. Near ([email protected]) first opened its door at SOAS said Dr. Grace Koh, a lecturer in Korean,” she said. of the Center of Korean Stud- themes and aspects of Korean the university there are four in 1987 with support from the in Korean literature at SOAS. The library has a vast selec- ies, Yeon said, is its extensive court paintings of Joseon Dy- Korean restaurants and lots of Korea Foundation. And since its “Students take my course tion of books in Korean Stud- seminar series. Since 2005, with nasty. Korean supermarkets. It’s quite “Culture Power Korea” is establishment, the center has once after they spend a year in ies — there are now more support from the Academy of In April 2010, the center also a unique environment,” Sophie funded by a grant from the been a leading institution of Ko- Korea. And it’s really helpful than 50,000 books in Korean Korean Studies, SOAS has been held a workshop of the Euro- said. Korea Press Foundation. rean studies in Europe, accord- when students come in with a and 30,000 books in English organizing a special lecture pean Association for Korean “The atmosphere here is re-

Books fromfrom The Korea Herald Guide to understanding contemporary Korean society

• Insight into Korea offers essays by renowned foreign ing Asian countries and beyond. experts analyzing the transformation of Korean society • Big Bang in Capital Market analyzes the Korean during the past two decades since the democratic civil government’s scheme to create a vibrant capital market uprising in June 1987. through a U.K.-style big bang approach. • Social Change in Korea represents the first attempt by • F inancial Industry at a Crossroads charts the future more than two dozen leading Korean sociology professors course of reform for the Korean financial industry and to co-author an in-depth study of contemporary Korean regulators. society. • Insight into Dokdo analyzes conflicting positions of • P olitical Change in Korea helps readers understand Korea and Japan regarding Dokdo from historical, the tremendous changes that have reshaped the Korean political and legal perspectives. political landscape since the nation embarked on the path of democratization. • Gr een Growth (I) introduces climate change efforts in a dozen advanced countries and explores the avenues of • A New National Strategy for Korea is intended to sketch cooperation between them and Korea. a new strategy that can help Korea safeguard national security, promote democracy and spur economic growth. • Gr een Growth (II) analyzes the political, economic and technological foundations for green growth, Korea’s new • Ko rean Wave offers a firsthand account of the amazing fever development paradigm. Available at Kyobo and for Korean TV dramas, films and popular music in neighbor- other major bookstores and Amazon.com

Priced at For further information, please call 02-727-0205 or e-mail 20,000 won each Kim Jun-hoe at [email protected]

Centre of Korean Studies ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUE 4: September 2010 - August 2011 SOAS

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is a college of the University of London and the only Higher Education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.

SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

On the one hand, this means that SOAS remains a guardian of specialised knowledge in languages and periods and regions not available anywhere else in the UK. On the other hand, it means that SOAS scholars grapple with pressing issues - democracy, development, STUDYING AT SOAS human rights, identity, legal systems, poverty, religion, social change - confronting two-thirds of humankind. The international environment and cosmopolitan character of the School make student life a challenging, rewarding and exciting experience. We This makes SOAS synonymous with intellectual excitement and welcome students from more than 130 countries, and more than 45% achievement. It is a global academic base and a crucial resource for of them are from outside the UK. London. We live in a world of shrinking borders and of economic and technological simultaneity. Yet it is also a world in which difference The SOAS Library has more than 1.5 million items and extensive and regionalism present themselves acutely. It is a world that SOAS is electronic resources. It is the national library the study of Africa, Asia distinctively positioned to analyse, understand and explain. and the Middle East and attracts scholars all over the world.

SOAS offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees. Students can choose from more than 300 undergraduate degree combinations and from more than 80 postgraduate programmes (taught and distance learning) in the social sciences, humanities and languages with a distinctive regional focus and global relevance, taught by world-renowned teachers in specialist faculties.

The School is consistently ranked among the top higher education institutions in the UK and the world. The School’s academic excellence has also been recognised in research assessment exercises (RAEs)

SOAS offers a friendly, vibrant environment right in the buzzing heart of London with the capital’s rich cultural and social life on its doorstep .

School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG

www.soas.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388 Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 3844

We welcome you to become part of the SOAS experience and invite you to learn more about us by exploring our website.

Web: www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/ Web: www.soas.ac.uk/visitors/

SOAS Library Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4163 Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4159 Web: www.soas.ac.uk/library/ LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

his has been a busy year for the Centre of Korean Studies, the last of the first five-year SOAS-AKS Korean Studies Institution Grant. With this generous support from the Academy of Korean Studies the Centre has been able to expand its manpower, re- Tsearch programme and event calendar during the last five years. The Centre says farewell to one member and greets two new. Dr Lucien Brown who has been a research fellow at the Centre for the last three years is leaving us and we thank him for all his work and congratulate him on his new position at the University of Oregon. We are very happy that the manpower of the Centre will be strengthened next academic year with the arrival of Dr Owen Miller who has been appointed for the new lectureship in Korean Studies at the Department of Japan and Ko- rea with support from the Korea Foundation secured by Dr Jaehoon Yeon. We also welcome Dr Jung-Rock Seo who has joined the centre as Post-Doctoral Associate.

This year, as previous, the lecture series have constituted a central part of the Centre’s activities - the ordinary series that the Centre has or- ganized since its establishment, and the lecture series for European scholars made possible the last five years by the AKS grant. Once again these lectures have covered a broad range of topics from North Korea to Korean history, millenarian religions and current economic issues. chaired by scholars from the member universities, who also functioned This year the Centre has organized one workshop and one graduate as discussants. student conference. On 19 May 2011, Dr Charlotte Horlyck (Dept of the History of Art and Archaeology) organized a workshop titled Korean Bud- This year the Centre welcomed the following visiting scholars: Professor dhist Art of the Koryo and Choson Kingdoms, co-funded by the Centre Mansu Kim (Inha University), Professor Yoo Byunghwa (Tongmyong Uni- and the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea. This workshop of- versity), and Professor Hye-Joon Yoon (Yonsei University). fered a unique and rare opportunity to learn about Korean Buddhist art from the Koryo (AD 918-1392) and Choson (AD 1392-1910) kingdoms. Finally I would like to thank Mrs Jane Savory and Miss Rahima Begum at the Centres and Programmes Office for all their efforts in preparing On 6-8 June 2011 the Centre hosted the seventh graduate student and producing this annual newsletter. conference of the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers. This event, funded by Korea Foundation and the consortium member We look forward to seeing you in the coming year which promises to be institutions brought together close to 30 students. The panels were as busy and exciting as this year has been.

Dr Anders Karlsson Chair, Centre of Korean Studies

CONTENTS 11 Academic Events 2010 - 11 4 Centre Members 12 Speaker’s Biographies

5 Members News 14 Event Reports 8 Academy of Korean Studies Report 16 Honorary Appointments 2010 - 11 9 News 18 SOAS Research & Enterprise 10 Research Students 19 Join the Centre CURRENT CENTRE MEMBERS

Dr Dae-oup CHANG Dr Tat Yan KONG Lecturer in Development Studies Reader in Comparative Politics and Development Studies Department of Development Studies Department of Politics and International Studies [email protected] [email protected]

Dr Charlotte HORLYCK Mrs Kyung Eun LEE Lecturer in the History of Korean Art Senior Lector in Korean Department of the History of Art and Archaeology Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea [email protected] [email protected]

Professor Keith D HOWARD Dr Owen MILLER Professor of Music Lecturer in Korean Studies Department of Music Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea [email protected] [email protected]

Dr Anders KARLSSON Dr Isolde STANDISH Senior Lecturer in Korean Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea Centre for Media and Film Studies [email protected] [email protected]

Dr Shin-Sook KIM Dr Jae Hoon YEON Newton Post-doctoral Research Fellow Reader in Korean Language and Linguistics Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea [email protected] [email protected]

Ms Fujiko KOBAYASHI Librarian (Japan and Korea) Library and Information Services [email protected]

Dr Grace KOH Lecturer in Korean Literature Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea [email protected]

4 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON MEMBERS NEWS

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar Dr Charlotte HORLYCK Lecturer in the History of Korean Art Jaehoon Yeon and Lucien Brown Department of the History of Art and Archaeology

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Korean grammar. It presents a thorough yet accessible overview Charlotte Horlyck was on sabbatical for two terms in 2010/11. Having of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in mod- received a Fellowship grant from Korea Foundation, she spent six ern Korean. The book moves from the alphabet and pronuncia- months in Seoul where she was affiliated the Department of Art & tion through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of Archaeology at Seoul National University. During this time she worked sentence structures and semantic features such as aspect, tense, on a book-length manuscript provisionally titled Mirrors, Messages speech styles and negation. and Magic. Ritual and Commodification from the Koryŏ period (AD918-1392). She also completed work on a volume titled Death, Avoiding complex grammatical terminology, the Grammar provides Mourning, and the Afterlife in Korea: Critical Aspects of Death from practical information regarding how these grammatical patterns Ancient to Contemporary Times, co-edited with Michael Pettid (SUNY are used in real-world conversation. Through the provision of real- Binghampton). In May she organised a workshop on Buddhist Arts of istic and lively examples, the book presents readers with Korean the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Kingdoms which was held at SOAS in conjunction grammatical patterns in context. with the British Museum.

An extensive index and numbered sections provide readers with TALKS easy access to the information they require. ‘The Collecting and Display of Korean Arts and Crafts in the UK,’ given at the Yeongweol-Yonsei International Forum, Yeongweol (April 2011). Features include: • detailed treatment of the common grammatical structures ‘Priests, Potters and Politicians – a discussion on the collecting of and parts of speech Korean arts in the late 19th and early 20th century,’ lecture given at • clear, jargon-free explanations the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch, Seoul (February 2011). • extensive and wide-ranging use of examples • particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty • Korean-English parallels highlighted throughout. ‘A Discourse on Korean Cultural Heritage in European Collections’, lecture given at Korea Culture Research Institute, Ewha Woman’s The depth and range of Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar University (November 2010). makes it an essential reference source for the learner and user of Korean irrespective of level. For the beginner, the book offers clear ‘From Celadon Ceramic Wares to Buddhist Paintings – Arts of the Go- explanations of essential basic grammar points while for the more ryeo Kingdom (AD918-1392),’ lecture given at the Korea Foundation advanced learner it provides detailed descriptions of less frequent 2010 Open Lectures on Korean Culture for Foreigners (October 2010). grammatical patterns. PUBLICATIONS (2011). “Korean Bronze Mirrors,” TAASA Review, vol. 20, no. 2, Septem- ber (in press)

(2011). “Questioning the role(s) of Chinese mirrors in early Korea”, in (ed.) Lothar von Falkenhausen, Bronze Mirrors in the Cotsen Collection, Cotsen Archaeological Press (in press).

2011. “An inlaid mirror in the Cotsen collection”, in (ed.) Lothar von Falkenhausen, Bronze Mirrors in the Cotsen Collection, Cotsen Archaeo- logical Press (in press).

(2010). “Goryeo Metalwork in the British Museum,” in Orientations, No- vember/December, pp. 69-72.

(2010). “Burial Offerings to Objects d’Art: Celadon Wares of the Koryo Kingdom (AD918-1392),” in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Soci- ety, 2008/9 (published in 2010), vol. 73, pp.79-89.

5 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON MEMBERS NEWS

Professor Peter SELLS Dr Lucien BROWN Professor of Linguistics Research Fellow Department of Linguistics Centre of Korean Studies

TALKS Negation at the Syntax-Semantics Interface. 9th workshop on Inferen- During the academic year 2011-12, Lucien Brown continued to serve tial Mechanisms and their Linguistic Manifestation (Kyunghee Korea- as Research Fellow in the Centre of Korean studies. In this capacity, Japan workshop on linguistics and language processing). Kyoto, Japan, he completed a project to write a reference grammar of Korean in con- December 2010. junction with Dr Jaehoon Yeon. In addition to this, Lucien prepared a reworked version of his PhD research with the resulting monograph Relating Syntax and Semantics: Evidence from the Scope of Negation in Korean Honorifics and Politeness in Second Language Learning being Korean. Invited talk, University of Newcastle, October 2010. published by John Benjamins. After being at SOAS for eight years (five years as a graduate student and three years as a research fellow), Luc- Scoping in Relation to Base Order in Japanese and Korean. With Shin- ien will now move to the University of Oregon, where he takes up the Sook Kim. Linguistics Association of Great Britain, University of Leeds, post of Assistant Professor of Korean Linguistics. September 2010. TALKS PUBLICATIONS [with Noriko Iwasaki] “A Comparison of Japanese and Korean Speakers’ A Phrasal Analysis of Korean Comparatives. Jong-Bok Kim and Peter Production of Mimetic Words”, Japanese/Korean Linguistics, Oxford, Sells. 2010. Studies in Generative Grammar 20, 179-205. October 3rd 2010. “Sarcastic honorifics use and impoliteness in Korean TV dramas”, Invit- Oblique Case Marking on Core Arguments in Korean. Jong-Bok Kim and ed talk at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, October 28th Peter Sells. 2010. Studies in Language 34, 602-635. 2010. On the Role of the Eventuality in Case Assignment on Adjuncts. Jong- “Teaching Non-Honorific Speech Styles in Korean”, International Sym- Bok Kim and Peter Sells. 2010. Language and Linguistics 11, 625-652. posium on Benchmarking of Asian and African Language Learning and Teaching, and Training and Professional Development of Teachers, SOAS, London, 9th November 2010.

DrAnders KARLSSON “Researching the Acquisition of Modality in Korean”, Acquisition of Mo- Senior Lecturer in Korean dality workshop, SOAS, London, 9th July 2011. Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea PUBLICATIONS (2011) Korean Honorifics and Politeness in Second Language Learn- In June 2011 Anders Karlsson organised the Seventh graduate student ing. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins. conference of the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers. (2011) [with Jaehoon Yeon] Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar. Lon- Further details on page 15. don/New York: Routledge. PUBLICATIONS (2011). Korean Honorifics and ‘Revealed’, ‘Ignored’ and ‘Suppressed’ “Geography and Civilization: Chŏng Yagyong and Late Chosŏn Notions Aspects of Korean Culture and Politeness. In Francesca Bargiela-Chi- of Chunghwa”, Tasanhak 16 (Journal of Tasan Studies), 2010. appini and Dániel Z. Kádár (eds.), Politeness across Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan. TALKS (2011, in press). The Use of Visual/Verbal and Physical Mnemonics in ‘Ritualized Punishment: Sejong and Yŏngjo on the Use of Torture in the Teaching of Korean Hangul in an Authentic L2 Classroom Context. Criminal Investigations”, given at “Law and Ritual in East Asia,’ The Writing Systems Research. Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in Stockholm, Sep- tember 2010. (2011). with Yeon Jaehoon. Hangukǒ “-ko issta”-ŭi sŭptŭk kwajǒng (Acquisition of progressive “-ko issta” in Korean). In Jaehoon Yeon, ‘The Middle Kingdom to the East: Historiography and Notions of Ter- Yurŏp hangukǒ kyoyuk-ŭi hyŏnhwang-kwa chaengchŏm (Current Is- ritoriality in Late Chosŏn Korea,’ lecture given at Cambridge University, sues in Korean Language Education in Europe), 24-37. Seoul: Pagijong. 2 May 2011 (2011). Hwayongnon-kwa hangukǒ kyoyuk (Pragmatics and Korean language education). In Jaehoon Yeon, Yurŏp hangukǒ kyoyuk-ŭi ‘The discourse on forensic investigations in eighteenth-century Chosŏn hyŏnhwang-kwa chaengchŏm (Current Issues in Korean Language Korea’, given at the Yeongweol-Yonsei International Forum, Yeongweol Education in Europe), 135-155. Seoul: Pagijong. (April 2011).

6 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON MEMBERS NEWS

Dr Grace KOH Dr Jaehoon Yeon Lecturer in Korean Literature Reader in Korean Language and Linguistics Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea

Grace Koh participated as a Chair and Discussant at the 7th Worldwide Jaehoon Yeon was on research leave during 2010-2011. During his re- Consortium of Korean Studies Centers Workshop: Cross-fertilization search leave he was working on a book entitled A Typological Study and Synergy: Exchanging Ideas on Theory and Method in Korean Stud- on Korean Grammatical Constructions, which was published in Korean ies, hosted by the SOAS CKS on 6-8 June 2011. version by Thaehaksa (Seoul) in September 2011. He was invited to give an intensive lecture series on ‘Typological approaches to Korean Along with Jaehoon Yeon, Grace was also invited as a participant in the Grammar’ at Seoul National University. He also taught at the Linguis- 2011 Korea Foundation Assembly, which was held on 7-9 July in Seoul tics department of Seoul National University for five weeks from April to examine the current state of overseas Korean studies and explore to May 2011. During the research leave period, Jaehoon still acted as new directions for future development through working group discus- the director of the SOAS-AKS project. In this role, he has overseen the sions and presentation of policy recommendations to the KF. administration and execution of the AKS grant. He has also been the leader of one of the key grant project – the publication of the book TALKS Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar (with Dr Lucien Brown). In addi- “On the ‘Meaning’ of the Samguk yusa in relation to an Aesthetics of tion, he has been involved in the organization of several workshops and Reception” [lecture delivered in Korean] (Academy of Korean Studies conferences that have been supported by the AKS funds. Institute for Language, Literature & Oral Tradition Colloquium Series, 11 August 2010) PUBLICATIONS 2011. (with L. Brown) Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar. Rout- “Conjectures on Canon-Formation of Korean Literature in English Trans- ledge. London and New York. xx+476pp [ISBN 978-0-415-60385-0] lation” (Yeongwol Yonsei Forum [Panel: The Cultural Turn in Korean Studies: Reflections on Developments Since the 1980s], 24 May 2011) 2011. Current Issues in Korean Language Education in Europe [in Ko- rean] Pagijong Press: Seoul. 331pp. [978-89-6292-154-0] “Canon-Formation and ‘National Literature’: Defining Korean Litera- ture in Local and Global Contexts” (SOAS Centre for Cultural, Literary 2010. (with Jieun Kaier) Selected Papers from the 2nd European and Postcolonial Studies [CCLPS] Workshop: Approaches to World Lit- Conference on Korean Linguistics. LINCOM Studies in Asian Linguistics erature: Questions of Critical Methods Beyond Eurocentrism, 11 June 77. Munchen: Lincom Europa [ISBN: 978 3 89586 592 3] 2011)

Korean Honorifics and Politeness in Second Language Learning Lucien Brown

In April 2011, Lucien Brown’s book complexities of the Korean honorif- by rich data collected through mixed Korean Honorifics and Politeness ics system. Despite their proficiency methods (discourse completion tests, in Second Language Learning was in Korean, the study shows that the role-plays, natural interactions, intro- published by John Benjamins as honorifics use of these speakers di- spective interviews), allowing for a volume 206 in the “Pragmatics and verges in crucial ways from native detailed picture of how the honorif- Beyond” series. The book was based speaker norms. ics use of second language speakers on the research carried out by Lucien emerges in context. from 2004 to 2008 for his PhD dis- It is argued that, rather than reflecting sertation and the monograph was re- the language competence of these The book concludes by discussing the worked during Lucien’s employment speakers as such, this usage is linked implications of the study for polite- as a Research Fellow in the Centre of to questions of the identity of “lan- ness research, interlanguage prag- Korean Studies under the AKS grant. guage learners” and “foreigners” in matics and language pedagogy. Korean society. In addition, it shows The book investigates the ways that the influence of conflicting ideologies speakers of Korean as a second lan- regarding the “meaning” of “polite- guage perceive, use and learn the ness”. This argument is backed up

7 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Academy of Korean Studies Report

AKS Korean Studies Institution Grant (2006-2011) A research institution indispensable to Korean academia and a favorite haunt for international Korean Studies specialists. FINAL REPORT: July 2011

In 2006, SOAS, University of London was selected as the first European teachers for a good learner’s reference grammar. Similarly, Korean beneficiary of the AKS Korean Studies Institution Grant programme. Listening Skills, authored by Jaehee Cho and Minam Oh and pub- The grant has allowed the Centre to significantly expand its manpower lished by Darakwon represents a much needed resource for listen- and infrastructure, its research programme and its event calendar. Spe- ing exercises. In addition, during their periods of employment as cifically, the grant has produced the following positive results: research fellows, Dr. Owen Miller co-authored a translation of work by Han Yongun and Dr. Lucien Brown published a monograph on 1. SOAS has created one lectureship position in Korean Art History the acquisition of Korean honorifics. Both books were published by and Archaeology, with Dr. Charlotte Horlyck being appointed to this prestigious publishers in Europe. post. After the end of the grant period, SOAS has guaranteed that the position will be made permanent under SOAS funding. During 6. SOAS has established support for postgraduate training in Korean the grant period, Dr. Horlyck has been extremely active in creat- studies through the provision of the SOAS-AKS Bursary. This has ing new courses of study, performing state-of-the-art research and contributed towards an increase in enrolment in Korea-related MA organizing conferences under the AKS grant project. The creation programs. of this permanent position, we believe, represents the most impor- tant legacy that will be left by the AKS grant. 7. To provide a long-lasting record of seminars, workshops and con- ferences held under the institutional grant, we have endeavoured 2. SOAS has also expanded manpower through the creation of one to publish papers presented at these events. To this end, eighteen full-time research fellowship and one half-time post. During the working papers have been published online and three sets of pro- course of the grant, the full-time post was held by Dr. Owen Mill- ceedings have been published in print form. er and then Dr. Lucien Brown and the half-time post was held by Dr. Stefan Knoob. Over the course of the Institutional Grant pro- 8. SOAS has extended its role in the consortium of Korean Studies gramme, Dr. Miller, Dr. Knoob and Dr. Brown have made positive Centres and valuable contributions to teaching, research and the imple- mentation of grant-related projects. 9. More broadly, the grant has contributed towards an increase in staff research activities. 3. SOAS has established a regular series of seminars, which have been delivered primarily by visiting speakers from within Europe 10. The 5-year grant period has seen a marked increase in student (but also speakers from outside the region). During the fellowship, enrolment. The intake of BA students specializing in Korean is now as many as 61 talks were organized. These seminars have lead 25-30 per year compared to 8-12 per year 5 years ago. A steady not only to important collaboration with other important centres of increase in the number of MA students has also taken place, and Korean studies, but have also enhanced the research environment the MPhil/PhD program remains traditionally strong. for Korean studies in London. In sum, the AKS grant has been crucial for increasing the manpower, 4. Sixteen workshops and conferences have been organized. These academic programs and research output of Korean studies at SOAS. have covered a range of fields, including history, literature, lin- During the period of the institutional grant, the SOAS Centre of Korean guistics, art and popular culture. Through these events, over 300 Studies has enhanced its standing, reputation and profile as one of the scholars have visited SOAS. This has allowed for important aca- leading institutions in Korean Studies both in the UK and across Europe. demic exchange in various fields of Korean studies and has been important for raising the profile of Korean studies in the UK. Dr Jaehoon Yeon, Project Director

5. Three important books have been published. Korean: A Compre- hensive Grammar, authored by Dr. Jaehoon Yeon and Dr. Lucien To see the full report please visit the CKS web page: Brown and published by Routledge, is an important publication www.soas.ac.uk/koreanstudies/soas-aks/ in that it fills the gap felt by many students of Korean and their

8 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 4 culture power korea TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2011 Berlin becomes hub of Korean studies in Europe Free University educates German experts in Korean social sciences

One good sign for Korean Studies at Free University, claimed Mosler, is that there Culture are now more German students than ethnic Korean students. Power “At the beginning, we had more Korean-German students than German students, but the K REA situation has reversed now,” he said, noting that the recent Korean culture boom helped at- By Oh Kyu-wook 4 culture power korea TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2011 tract more local students. Korea Herald correspondent Vincent Kreusel, 21, said he decided to learn Korean af- BERLIN — After speaking ter playing Korean computer with Hannes Mosler for five Berlin becomes hub of Korean studies in Europe games. minutes, one might wonder “I loved playing StarCraft. I whether he is German or Ko- watched a lot of Korean game rean. Free University educates German experts in Korean social sciences programs. And when I started Although he has no Korean to learn about the country I got One good sign for Korean background, Mosler not only Studies at Free University, more interested in it. I found speaks flawless Korean, but claimed Mosler, is that there that Korea has very interesting Culture are now more German students also perfectly understands its than ethnic Korean students. history which is very similar to culture and customs. Power “At the beginning, we had German history in some ways,” more Korean-German students “I first got interested in Ko- than German students, but the he said. K REA situation has reversed now,” rea in 1994, when I visited the he said, noting that the recent Daniela Claus, 29, a master’s country during my backpack- Hannes Mosler, research fel- Korean culture boom helped at- degree candidate, said: “My ing trip. Since then I started to lowBy Oh in Kyu-wook Korean studies at Free tract more local students. mother is Korean, so I always Korea Herald correspondent Vincent Kreusel, 21, said he learn the language, and now I University decided to learn Korean af- wanted to learn the language. BERLIN — After speaking ter playing Korean computer visit Korea almost every year,” with Hannes Mosler for five games. When I was in Korea I was un- he said. minutes, one might wonder “I loved playing StarCraft. I able to talk to my family, and whether he is German or Ko- watched a lot of Korean game Mosler joined Free University rean. programs. And when I started that made me really sad. So I in 2009 as a research fellow at Although he has no Korean to learn about the country I got started to learn Korean. background, Mosler not only more interested in it. I found the Institute of Korean Studies speaks flawless Korean, but that Korea has very interesting “But right now I have deeper also perfectly understands its history which is very similar to after completing his doctoral culture and customs. German history in some ways,” interests in its culture and so- degree at Seoul National Uni- “I first got interested in Ko- Students outside the Institute of Korean Studies building. he said. Oh Kyu-wook/The Korea Herald ciety and politics. Now I’m in- rea in 1994, when I visited the Daniela Claus, 29, a master’s versity. country during my backpack- Hannes Mosler, research fel- degree candidate, said: “My terested in minority rights and “I studied Korean politics, “Someing trip. Since universities then I started in to Europelow in Korean of studies the at Free Japanese and Chinese In 2008, there were around in Germany and its Lesson for motherteachers is Korean, in soGermany I always with sup- civil movement,” she added. learn the language, and now I University wanted to learn the language. and found it really fascinating,” teachvisit Korea Korean almost every language year,” and Studies Departments. It took 10 students in the Korean Stud- Korea.” Whenport I was from in Korea the I was Korea un- Founda- The main objective of the Ko- Mosler said in his office. literature,he said. but only a few teach more than two decades until ies program, but the number The one-year research project, abletion. to talkTen to mylectures family, andwere given to rean Studies program at Free Mosler joined Free University that made me really sad. So I Korea, in fact, has much val- Koreanin 2009 politics,” as a research Mosler fellow at said. the Institute of Korean Studies jumped to 132 in 2010, accord- which was co-managed by Lee startedsocial to learn studies Korean. teachers to give University is to become a hub of ue in social science, the German “Butthe Institute that’s of Korean why Studies our univer- finally became an independent ing to Mosler. Eun-jung, director of the In- them“But right a now better I have understanding deeper of Korean social science in central after completing his doctoral interests in its culture and so- researcher said. sitydegree is so at special,” Seoul National he Uniadded.- division. Students outside the Institute of KoreanThe Studies department building. has also stitute of KoreanOh Kyu-wook/The Studies Korea Herald and cietyKorea’s and politics. history, Now I’m politics, in- society Europe, said Mosler. “Korea is of great interest Koreanversity. Studies at Free Uni- The Institute of Korean Stud- conducted various research Werner Pfennig, an East Asian terestedand culture. in minority rights and “The number of foreign ex- “I studied Korean politics, “Some universities in Europe of the Japanese and Chinese In 2008, there were around in Germany and its Lesson for teachers in Germany with sup- civil movement,” she added. to students and scholars. For versity,and found he it really said, fascinating,” is not onlyteach fo Korean- ies language offered and itsStudies first Departments. undergradu It took- projects,10 students in andthe Korean held Stud - numerousKorea.” foreign policyport from expert the Korea at Founda Free- TheAlso, main objectivesince of2009, the Ko - the institute perts on Korea is quite small, instance, the rapid develop- cusedMosler on said providingin his office. a languageliterature, but ate only a courses few teach inmore 2005 than and two decades gradu until- seminarsies program, butand the workshops number The one-year over researchUniversity, project, tion. produced Ten lectures were a greatgiven to reanhas Studies been program conducting at Free a five-year compared to that of China and Korea, in fact, has much val- Korean politics,” Mosler said. the Institute of Korean Studies jumped to 132 in 2010, accord- which was co-managed by Lee social studies teachers to give University is to become a hub of NEWS ment of Korean democracy is a course,ue in social but science, also the German lectures “But on that’s ate why school our univer courses- finally becamein 2009. an independent theing topast Mosler. five years. Eun-jung, directorbody of the of In- workthem a that better understanding totaled 22 of Koreanresearch social science project in central titled “Circula- Japan. But it also means there researcher said. sity is so special,” he added. division. The department has also stitute of Korean Studies and Korea’s history, politics, society Europe, said Mosler. fascinating subject to study,” he Korea’s“Korea politics, is of great economy interest Korean and StudiesDespite at Free Uni - its The relatively Institute of Korean short Stud - conductedIn 2010, various in particular, research Werner mark Pfennig,- volumes an East Asian withand culture. 14,500 pages in tion“The number of Knowledge of foreign ex and- Dynam- are a lot of opportunities for said. society.to students and scholars. For versity, he said,history, is not only the fo- ies institute offered its first has undergradu seen - ingprojects, the and20th held anniversary numerous foreign of Ger policy- expertboth atGerman Free Also, and since Korean. 2009, the institute pertsics onof KoreaTransformation,” is quite small, with the new studies. I believe the im- instance, the rapid develop- cused on providing a language ate courses in 2005 and gradu- seminars and workshops over University, produced a great has been conducting a five-year compared to that of China and Mosler, however, feels there Koreanment of Korean Studies democracy is was a course, first but alsorapid lectures growth on ate school both courses quantita in 2009. - manthe past reunification, five years. the body institute of work that In totaled November 22 research 2010, project titled the “Circula Insti-- Japan.Ruhr But Universityit also means there in Bochum, portance of Korean studies will is still a lack of interest from taughtfascinating at subject Free to study,” University he Korea’s in politics, tively economy and and qualitatively, Despite its relatively said the short launchedIn 2010, in a particular, special mark project- volumes called with 14,500tute pages of Korean in tion ofStudies Knowledge also and Dynam held- arewith a lot support of opportunities from forthe Academy continue to grow,” he added. said. society. history, the institute has seen ing the 20th anniversary of Ger- both German and Korean. ics of Transformation,” with the new studies. I believe the im- overseas academia. 1980Mosler, as however, a subsidiary feels there subjectKorean StudiesGerman was firstresearcher. rapid growth both quantita- “Twentyman reunification, Years the of institute Reunification In November 2010,a special the Insti- workshopRuhr University for in schoolBochum, portanceof Korean of Korean Studies. studies will ([email protected]) is still a lack of interest from taught at Free University in tively and qualitatively, said the launched a special project called tute of Korean Studies also held with support from the Academy continue to grow,” he added. overseas academia. 1980 as a subsidiary subject German researcher. “Twenty Years of Reunification a special workshop for school of Korean Studies. ([email protected]) LearningLearning Korean Korean in Londonin London ally great because there are 4 culture power korea TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2011 a lot of different people from SOAS attracts students with different backgrounds. For in- stance, I study Korean and my ally great because there are broad exchange programs friend studies Persian, and we a lot of different people from SOAS attracts students with can talk about two different By Oh Kyu-wook ing to Yeon Jae-hoon, professor cultures, share similarity and different backgrounds. For in- Korea Herald correspondent at the Center of Korean Studies differences,” she added. stance, I study Korean and my Learning Korean in London of SOAS. Grace Koh, who oversees the broad exchange programsLONDON — Majoring in “Korean language is currently university’s administration, said friend studies Persian, and we Korean might sound a little in- taught in 25 different European that the recent Korean culture can talk about two different Berlin becomes hubtimidating to mostof Europeans, Koreancountries. But SOAS has by far studies in Europe boom has also helped increase By Oh Kyu-wook ingbut to Kevin Yeon Fry, Jae-hoon, a senior at the professor the largest number of students the popularity of Korean stud- cultures, share similarity and SOAS attracts students with at Schoolthe Center of Oriental of and Korean African Studiesand professors in Europe,” ies here. differences,” she added. Korea Herald correspondent Studies, University of London, claimed Yeon. “This year we have received Free University educatesof SOAS.was up to the challenge.GermanThere areexperts around 25-30 stu- in Korean social sciences one of the highest numbers of Grace Koh, who oversees the broad exchange LONDONprograms — Majoring in “Korean“I tried to language learn Chinese, is but currently dents in each year group, and applications. And surprisingly university’s administration, said didn’t find it particularly enjoy- currently seven professors teach K-pop has been mentioned in Korean might sound a little in- taughtable. Soin I started25 different to learn Ko European- them. One good sign for Korean almost all the applications I’ve that the recent Korean culture timidating to most Europeans, countries.rean, and initially But gotSOAS interested has by“This far number will continue to Studies at Free University, seen,” said Koh. boom has also helped increase in it,” he said. rise. Each year more and more claimed Mosler, is that there Still, Yeon admitted that Ko- By OhCulture Kyu-wook, Korea Heraldbut Kevin correspondent Fry, a senior at the the Kevin largest noted number that the student of studentsstudents come to study Korean, are now more German students rean Studies lag behind Chinese the popularity of Korean stud- exchange program of SOAS, in so we’re hiring one“I more think profes- theYeon libraryJae-hoon, professor here in is better than anywhere else, they have four or and Japanese studies in terms School of Oriental and African andparticular, professors helped broaden in his Europe,” sor this year,” he said. Korean studies at SOAS than ethnic Korean students. of numbers of students. ies here. Studies, University of London, claimedinterest inYeon. Korean Studies. SOAS has intensivefive language stacks of books in Korean,” she said. “At the beginning, we had “The size of Korean Studies is “This year we have received Power Grace Koh (right), a lecturer in Korean literature at SOAS, holds a tutorial with her students. was up to the challenge. There“I stayed are one year around in Korea. 25-30 I training. stu Students- in their first more Korean-German students now about the size of Japanese one of the highest numbers of Korean might sound a little intimidating to most Europeans,really enjoyed the time,but and Kevinthe year must take a minimum 10 than German students,Oh Kyu-wook/The but the Korea Herald Studies in the ‘80s,” he said. “I tried to learn Chinese, but dentsmore inI studied, each the year more I group, got hours and of Korean language a However, Yeon added that applications. And surprisingly K REA interested in Korea,” he said. week, explained Yeon. certain level of knowledge of — which are believed to be series and situation workshops for has the reversedlanguage education. now,” Fifty-eight he believes Korean Studies at Fry, a senior at the Schooldidn’t of Oriental find it particularly and African enjoy- Studies,currentlyLocated seven in University central professors London, ofInteach their secondThe year, library they Korean has culture,” a shevast said. selectionthe largest in of Europe, books said Fu- inBritish Korean Associationhe said, ofStudies noting Korean thatKorean — the language there recent lecturers are from SOAS will grow rapidly and K-pop has been mentioned in able. So I started to learn Ko- them.just a few meters from the Brit- must spend one year at Korea Sophie Bowman, an MA jiko Kobayashi, a librarian at Studies and Korean the Association culture of boom17 differenthelped countriesat- partici- soon catch up with other popu- almost all the applications I’ve London,By Oh Kyu-wook was up to the challenge.rean, and initially got interested “Thisish Museum, number SOAS iswill the onlycontinue University to in Seoulnow as part more of a student than at SOAS, 50,000 picked the libooks- SOAS. in Korean andKorean 30,000 Studiestract in Europe.more books local students.pated in in English the annual workshop, — lar studies. seen,” said Koh. higher education institute in the student exchange program be- brary as another strong point of “SOAS is the only university In March 2010,Vincent in particular, Kreusel, looking 21, atsaid ways he to cooperate to “I hope and believe that in Korea Herald correspondent in it,” he said. rise.U.K. Each specializing year in more the study and tween more the two universities. SOAS. in the U.K. which has an online the Center of Korean Studies develop curriculum materials less than ten years Korean Still, Yeon admitted that Ko- of Asia, Africa and Middle East “The studentwhich exchange are “Ibelieved think the library to here be is thedatabase largest of Korean books in andEurope, held a workshop saiddecided on Fujiko to Korean learn and Kobayashi, Korean teaching resources. af- a Studies will become as popular BERLIN — After speaking Kevin noted that the student studentsstudies. come to study Korean,program is one of the main better than anywhere else, they newspapers,” she added. court paintings.ter playing This one-day Korean “Most computer of all, SOAS is in Lon- as Japanese Studies,” he added. rean Studies lag behind Chinese “I withtried Hannes to learn Mosler forChinese, five exchange but didn’t program find of SOAS,it particularly in so we’reThe Center hiringenjoyable. of Korean one Studies more Sostrengthsprofes I - of ourYeon university,” Jae-hoon, have four professor or five stacks ofin books One of the main activities workshop exploredgames. different don, an international city. Near ([email protected]) and Japanese studies in terms first opened its door at SOAS said Dr. Grace librarian Koh, a lecturer atin Korean,” SOAS. she said. “SOAS ofis the the Center only of Korean university Stud- themes and in aspects the of U.K. Korean thewhich university has there arean four minutes, one might wonder particular, helped broaden his sorin this 1987 year,” with support he said. from the in Korean literatureKorean at SOAS. studies The at library SOAS has a vast selec- ies, Yeon said, is its extensive court paintings“I of loved Joseon playing Dy- Korean StarCraft. restaurants I and lots of of numbers of students. startedwhether to he islearn German Korean, or Ko- and initially got interested inKorea it,” Foundation. he said. And since its “Students takeonline my course database tion of books inof Korean Korean Stud- seminar books series. Since and 2005, withnewspapers,” nasty. watched she a lot ofadded. Korean Korean supermarkets. game It’s quite “Culture Power Korea” is rean. interest in Korean Studies. SOASestablishment, has theintensive center has language once after they spend a year in ies — there are now more support from the Academy of In April 2010,programs. the center And also whena unique I started environment,” Sophie funded by a grant from the “The size of Korean Studies is Although he has no Korean “I stayed one year in Korea. I training.been a leading Students institution inof Ko their- Korea. first And it’s really helpful than 50,000 books in Korean KoreanGrace Studies, Koh SOAS(right), has beena lecturer held a in workshop Koreanto learn of theliteratureabout Euro the- said. countryat SOAS, I got holds a tutorialKorea with Press her Foundation. students. now about the size of Japanese background, Mosler not only really enjoyed the time, and the yearrean must studies takein Europe, a minimumaccord- when students 10 come in with a and 30,000 books in English organizing a special lecture pean Associationmore forinterested Korean in“The it. Iatmosphere found here is re- Oh Kyu-wook/The Korea Herald Studies in the ‘80s,” he said. Kevinspeaks noted flawless that Korean, the but studentmore Iexchange studied, the program more I got ofhours SOAS, of Koreanin particular, language a One of the main activities of the Center of Koreanthat Studies, Korea has very Yeon interesting said, is However, Yeon added that also perfectly understands its interested in Korea,” he said. week, explained Yeon. certain level of knowledge of — which are believed to behistory series which and is very workshops similar to for the language education. Fifty-eight he believes Korean Studies at helpedculture andbroaden customs. his interest in Korean Studies. its extensive seminar series. Since 2005, with Germansupport history from in some the ways,” Acad - “I first got interested in Ko- Located in central London, In their second year, they Korean culture,” she said. the largest in Europe, said Fu-he said.British Association of Korean Korean language lecturers from SOAS will grow rapidly and rea in 1994, when I visited the just a few meters from the Brit- must spend one year at Korea emySophie of Korean Bowman,Books Studies, an MAfromfrom SOASjiko Kobayashi,The has Kbeen orea a librarian organizing Herald at DanielaStudies a special Claus, and 29, the a lecture master’s Association se - of 17 different countries partici- soon catch up with other popu- country during my backpack- Hannesish Museum,Mosler, research SOAS fel - is the only University in Seoul as part of a student at SOAS,Guide picked to under the listanding- SOAS. contemporary Korean society degreeKorean candidate, Studies said: in Europe. “My pated in the annual workshop, lar studies. “I stayeding trip. Since one then year I started in to Korea.low in Korean I really studies atenjoyed Free the time, and the more I ries and workshops for the British Association motherof Korean is Korean, soStudies I always and higher education institute in the student exchange program be- brary as another• Insight strong into Ko pointrea offers essaof ys by reno“SOASwned foreign is theing Asian only countr universityies and beyond. In March 2010, in particular, looking at ways to cooperate to “I hope and believe that in learn the language, and now I University experts analyzing the transformation of Korean society wanted to learn the language. • Big Bang in Capital Market analyzes the Korean U.K. specializing in the study tween the two universities. SOAS. during the past two decades since thein democratic the U.K. civil which has an online the Center of Korean Studies develop curriculum materials less than ten years Korean studied,visit Korea the almost more every year,”I got interested in Korea,” he said. the Association of Korean Studies ingove rEurope.nment’s scheme to creat e a vibrantWhen capital I was market in Korea I was un- he said. of Asia, Africa and Middle East “The student exchange “I think the libraryuprising in June here 1987. is database of Koreanthrough a U.K.-st booksyle big bang and apprableoach. held to talk a to workshop my family, and on Korean and teaching resources. Studies will become as popular • Social Change in Korea represents the first attempt by • F inancial Industry at a Crossroads charts the future Mosler joined Free University studies. program is one of the main better than anywheremore than twelse,o dozen theyleading Ko reannewspapers,” sociology professors shecourse added. of reform for the Korean financialthat courtindustr madey and me paintings. really sad. This So I one-day “Most of all, SOAS is in Lon- as Japanese Studies,” he added. in 2009 as a research fellow at to co-author an in-depth study of contemporary Korean regulators. society. started to learn Korean. The Center of Korean Studies strengths of our university,” have four or five stacks of books One of the• Insight main into D okdo activities analyzes conflicting workshoppositions of explored different don, an international city. Near ([email protected]) Locatedthe Institute in ofcentral Korean Studies London, just a few meters from the British Museum, “But right now I have deeper first opened its door at SOAS said Dr. Grace Koh, a lecturer inIn Korean,” March she 2010, said.• Political Change in inparticular, Korea helps readers under standthe CenterKorea and Japan of rega Koreanrding Dokdo from hist orStudiesical, held a work- after completing his doctoral the tremendous changes that have ofreshaped the the Ko Centerrean political of Koreanand legal perspectiv Studes. -intereststhemes in its and culture aspects and so of- Korean the university there are four political landscape since the nation embarked on the path SOASdegree is at the Seoul only National higher Uni- educationin 1987 with institute support frominStudents the the U.K.outsidein Korean thespecializing Institute literature of Korean atin Studies SOAS. the building. The library hasof democratization. a vast selec- ies, YeonOh Kyu-wook/The said,• Gr een is Gr itsKoreaowth (I) extensive Heraldintroduces climatciety e changecourt and effor ts politics. in paintings Now I’mof Joseonin- Dy- Korean restaurants and lots of shop on Korean court paintings. Thisa doz enone-day advanced countries andworkshop explores the avenues of explored differ- versity. Korea Foundation. And since its “Students take my course tion of books in• A KoreanNew National Str Studategy for- Koreaseminar is intended to sk series.etch cooperation Since bet 2005,ween them with and Koterestedrea. nasty. in minority rights and Korean supermarkets. It’s quite “Culture Power Korea” is a new strategy that can help Korea safeguard national study“I studiedof Asia, Korean Africa politics, and “Some Middle universities East in Europestudies. of the Japanese and Chinese In 2008, there were around in Germany and its Lesson for teachers in Germany• with sup- civil movement,” she added. establishment, the center has once after they spend a year in iesent — themes there are securand ity, now promot aspectse democracy more and spursupport of economic Korean growth. from Gr theeencourt Gr owth Academy (II) analpaintingsyzes the of political, economicIn of April and Joseon 2010, theDynasty. center also a unique environment,” Sophie funded by a grant from the and found it really fascinating,” teach Korean language and Studies Departments. It took 10 students in the Korean Stud- Korea.” port from thetechnological Korea foundations Founda for -green growth,The Ko mainrea’s ne wobjective of the Ko- been a leading institution of Ko- Korea. And it’s really helpful than 50,000 books• Ko rean Wa inve of Koreanfers a firsthand accountKorean of the amazing Studies, fever dev elopmentSOAS paradigm. has been held a workshop of the Euro- said.Available at Kyobo and Korea Press Foundation. Mosler said in his office. literature, but only a few teach more than two decades until ies program, but theIn number April 2010,The one-yearfor Ko rtheean TV research dramas center, films project, and popular also musiction. inheld neighborTen lectures- a workshop were given to ofrean the Studies European program at Associa Free - other major bookstores and Korea, in fact, has much val- Koreanrean politics,” studies Mosler in said. Europe, the accord Institute- when of Korean students Studies comejumped in towith 132 in a 2010,and accord 30,000- which books was co-managed in English by Leeorganizing social studies a specialteachers to lecture give University pean is Association to become a hub for of Korean “TheAmazon.com atmosphere here is re- Theue in Center social science, of the Korean German Studies“But that’s whyfirst our univeropened- finally its became door an independent at SOAS ing toPrin icedMosler. at 1987 tion forEun-jung, KoreanFor fur directorther language information, of please the call In 02-727 -education.-0205them or e-mail a better understanding Fifty-eight of Korean social language science in central lectur - researcher said. sity is so special,” he added. division. The20, 000 department won each has also stitute ofKim KoreanJun-hoe at kimjh@her Studiesaldm.com and Korea’s history, politics, society Europe, said Mosler. with“Korea support is of greatfrom interest the KoreaKorean Studies Foundation. at Free Uni- AndThe Institutesince of itsKorean establishment, Stud- conducted various ers research from Werner 17 Pfennig, different an East Asiancountries and culture. participated in “Thethe numberannual of foreign workshop, ex- to students and scholars. For versity, he said, is not only fo- ies offered its first undergradu- projects, and held numerous foreign policy expert at Free Also, since 2009, the institute perts on Korea is quite small, theinstance, center the has rapid been develop -acused leading on providing institution a language ofate Korean courses in 2005 studies and gradu -inseminars Europe, and workshopslooking over University, at ways produced to cooperate a great has to been develop conducting curriculum a five-year compared materials to that of China and and teach - ment of Korean democracy is a course, but also lectures on ate school courses in 2009. the past five years. body of work that totaled 22 research project titled “Circula- Japan. But it also means there accordingfascinating subject to Yeon to study,” Jae-hoon, he Korea’s politics, professor economy andat theDespite Center its relatively of Korean short StudiesIn 2010, in particular,ing mark resources.- volumes with 14,500 pages in tion of Knowledge and Dynam- are a lot of opportunities for said. society. history, the institute has seen ing the 20th anniversary of GerBB- ooksooksboth German and Korean.fromfrom ics ofTheThe Transformation,” KK withoreaorea the new studies. HeraldHerald I believe the im- of SOAS.Mosler, however, feels there Korean Studies was first rapid growth both quantita- man reunification, the institute In November 2010, the Insti- Ruhr University in Bochum, portance of Korean studies will is still a lack of interest from taught at Free University in tively and qualitatively, said the launched a special project calledGuide tute ofto Korean under Studiesstanding also held with cont supportempor from theary Academy Kor eancontinue societ to grow,”y he added. overseas academia. 1980 as a subsidiary subject German researcher. “Twenty Years of Reunification“Most ofa specialall, SOAS workshop is for in school London, of Korean an Studies. international city.([email protected]) Near the university • Insight into Korea offers essays by renowned foreign ing Asian countries and beyond. “Korean language is currently taught in 25 different European coun- experts analyzing the transformation of Korean society there are four Korean restaurants and lots• Big Bofang Korean in Capital Mar supermarkets.ket analyzes the Korean It’s during the past two decades since the democratic civil government’s scheme to create a vibrant capital market tries. But SOAS has by far the largest number of students and profes- quiteupr aising unique in June 1987 environment,”. Sophie said.through a U.K.-style big bang approach. • Social Change in Korea represents the first attempt by sors in Europe,” claimed Yeon. There are around 25-30 students in • F inancial Industry at a Crossroads charts the future Learning Koreanmor e inthan two doz Londonen leading Korean sociology professors course of reform for the Korean financial industry and each year group, and currently seven professors teach them. “This to co-author an in-depth study of contemporary Korean regulators. “Thesociet atmospherey. here is really great because there are a lot of different • Insight into Dallyokdo great analyz becausees conflicting there positions are of numberSOAS will attracts continue tostudents rise. Each with year more and more students come people• P olitical from Change different in Korea helps backgrounds.readers understand ForKo rinstance,ea and Japana lot re ga ofIr dingstudy different Dokdo peoplefrKoreanom hist fromorical, and the tremendous changes that have reshaped the Korean political and legdifferental perspectiv backgrounds.es. For in- to study Korean, so we’re hiring one more professor this year,” he said. my friendpolitical landscape studies since Persian,the nation embar andked on we the path can talk aboutstance, two I studydifferent Korean and cultures, my broad exchange programs of democratization. • Gr een Growthfriend (I) intr studiesoduces Persian,climate change and we ef forts in a dozen advancedcan countr talk abouties and twoexplor differentes the av enues of share• A New similarity National Strat andegy for differences,” Korea is intended to sk etchshe added.cooperation between them and Korea. By Oh Kyu-wook ing to Yeon Jae-hoon, professor a new strategy that can help Korea safeguard national cultures, share similarity and SOASKorea Herald has correspondent intensive languageat the Center training. of Korean Studies Students in their first year must security, promote democracy and spur economic growth. • Gr een Growthdifferences,” (II) analyzes she the added. political, economic and of SOAS. technological foundationsGrace Koh, for whogreen oversees growth, Ko therea’ s new takeLONDON a minimum — Majoring 10 inhours “Korean of languageKorean is currently language a week, explained Yeon. Grace• Ko r eanKoh, Wave whooffers a fioverseesrsthand account ofthe the amazinguniversity’s fever development administration, paradigm.university’s administration, said thatsaid the Available at Kyobo and Korean might sound a little in- taught in 25 different European for Korean TV dramas, films and popular music in neighbor- that the recent Korean culture other major bookstores and In timidatingtheir second to most Europeans, year, theycountries. must But SOAS spend has by farone year at Korea University in recent Korean culture boom has also helped increaseboom has also the helped popularity increase of Amazon.com but Kevin Fry, a senior at the the largest number of students the popularity of Korean stud- SeoulSchool as of Orientalpart of and a African student and professorsexchange in Europe,” program Pr betweeniced at the two universi- KoreanFor fur therstudies information, here. please call “This 02-727-0205 year or e-mail we have receivedies here. one of the highest Studies, University of London, claimed Yeon. 20,000 won each Kim Jun-hoe at [email protected] “This year we have received ties.was up to the challenge. There are around 25-30 stu- numbers of applications. And surprisingly K-popone has of thebeen highest mentioned numbers of in “I tried to learn Chinese, but dents in each year group, and applications. And surprisingly didn’t find it particularly enjoy- currently seven professors teach almost all the applications I’ve seen,” said Koh.K-pop has been mentioned in able. So I started to learn Ko- them. almost all the applications I’ve “Therean, studentand initially got exchange interested “This program number will is continue one to of the main strengths of our seen,” said Koh. in it,” he said. rise. Each year more and more Still, Yeon admitted that Ko- university,”Kevin noted thatsaid the Dr. student Grace students Koh, come toa studylecturer Korean, in Korean literature at SOAS. Still, Yeon admitted that Korean Studies lag behindrean Studies Chinese lag behind andChinese Japa - exchange program of SOAS, in so we’re hiring one more profes- Yeon Jae-hoon, professor in and Japanese studies in terms “Studentsparticular, helped take broaden my hiscourse sor this onceyear,” he said.after they spendKorean studies a atyear SOAS in Korea. And nese studies in terms of numbers of students.of numbers “The of students.size of Korean interest in Korean Studies. SOAS has intensive language “The size of Korean Studies is it’s “Ireally stayed onehelpful year in Korea. when I training. students Students come in their firstin with a certain level ofGrace knowl Koh (right),- a lecturerStudies in Korean is literature now atabout SOAS, holds the a tutorial size with of her Japanese students. Studiesnow aboutin the the size‘80s,” of Japanese he said. really enjoyed the time, and the year must take a minimum 10 Oh Kyu-wook/The Korea Herald Studies in the ‘80s,” he said. edgemore of I studied, Korean the more culture,” I got hours she of Koreansaid. language a However, Yeon added that he believes Korean StudiesHowever, at Yeon SOAS added will that grow interested in Korea,” he said. week, explained Yeon. certain level of knowledge of — which are believed to be series and workshops for the language education. Fifty-eight he believes Korean Studies at Located in central London, In their second year, they Korean culture,” she said. the largest in Europe,rapidly said Fu- Britishand soon Association catch of Korean up Koreanwith languageother lecturerspopular from studies.SOAS will grow“I hope rapidly and and be- just a few meters from the Brit- must spend one year at Korea Sophie Bowman, an MA jiko Kobayashi, a librarian at Studies and the Association of 17 different countries partici- soon catch up with other popu- Sophieish Museum, Bowman, SOAS is the an only MA University student in Seoul at as SOAS,part of a pickedstudent at SOAS,the library picked the lias- SOAS. another lieve thatKorean in Studiesless inthan Europe. ten yearspated in Korean the annual Studies workshop, lar will studies. become as popular higher education institute in the student exchange program be- brary as another strong point of “SOAS is the only university In March 2010, in particular, looking at ways to cooperate to “I hope and believe that in strongU.K. specializing point of in SOAS. the study tween the two universities. SOAS. in the U.K. which has asan online Japanese the Center Studies,” of Korean Studies he added.develop curriculum materials less than ten years Korean of Asia, Africa and Middle East “The student exchange “I think the library here is database of Korean books and held a workshop on Korean and teaching resources. Studies will become as popular studies. program is one of the main better than anywhere else, they newspapers,” she added. court paintings. This one-day “Most of all, SOAS is in Lon- as Japanese Studies,” he added. The Center of Korean Studies strengths of our university,” have four or five stacks of books One of the main activities workshop explored different don, an international city. Near ([email protected]) first opened its door at SOAS said Dr. Grace Koh, a lecturer in Korean,” she said. of the Center of Korean Stud- themes and aspects of Korean the university there are four in 1987 with support from the in Korean literature at SOAS. The library has a vast selec- ies, Yeon said, is its extensive court paintings of Joseon Dy- Korean restaurants and lots of Korea Foundation. And since its “Students take my course tion of books in Korean Stud- seminar series. Since 2005, with nasty. Korean supermarkets. It’s quite “Culture Power Korea” is establishment, the center has once after they spend a year in ies — there are now more support from the Academy of In April 2010, the center also a unique environment,” Sophie funded by a grant from the been a leading institution of Ko- Korea. And it’s really helpful than 50,000 books in Korean Korean Studies, SOAS has been held a workshop of the Euro- said. Korea Press Foundation. rean studies in Europe, accord- when students come in with a and 30,000 books in English organizing a special lecture pean Association for Korean “The atmosphere here is re-

Books fromfrom The Korea Herald Guide to understanding contemporary Korean society

• Insight into Korea offers essays by renowned foreign ing Asian countries and beyond. experts analyzing the transformation of Korean society 9 SOAS, UNIVERSITY• Big Bang OF in CapitalLONDON Market analyzes the Korean during the past two decades since the democratic civil government’s scheme to create a vibrant capital market uprising in June 1987. through a U.K.-style big bang approach. • Social Change in Korea represents the first attempt by • F inancial Industry at a Crossroads charts the future more than two dozen leading Korean sociology professors course of reform for the Korean financial industry and to co-author an in-depth study of contemporary Korean regulators. society. • Insight into Dokdo analyzes conflicting positions of • P olitical Change in Korea helps readers understand Korea and Japan regarding Dokdo from historical, the tremendous changes that have reshaped the Korean political and legal perspectives. political landscape since the nation embarked on the path of democratization. • Gr een Growth (I) introduces climate change efforts in a dozen advanced countries and explores the avenues of • A New National Strategy for Korea is intended to sketch cooperation between them and Korea. a new strategy that can help Korea safeguard national security, promote democracy and spur economic growth. • Gr een Growth (II) analyzes the political, economic and technological foundations for green growth, Korea’s new • Ko rean Wave offers a firsthand account of the amazing fever development paradigm. Available at Kyobo and for Korean TV dramas, films and popular music in neighbor- other major bookstores and Amazon.com

Priced at For further information, please call 02-727-0205 or e-mail 20,000 won each Kim Jun-hoe at [email protected] RESEARCH STUDENTS: SEPTEMBER 2010 - AUGUST 2011

Research Students ~ SEPT 2010 - AUG 2011 Complete PhD Andrew JACKSON -- Completed ANDREW JACKSON The impact of the fifth-columnists on the Musillan rebellion of 1728 Supervisor:Dr Anders KARLSSON Andrew David Jackson completed his PhD degree in June 2011 and graduated the following month. Sang Pil JIN The title of his thesis is, ‘The 1728 Musillan rebellion: resources A study of late Joseon Neutralisation (1882-1907) and the fifth-columnists.’ Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON Youkyung JU In my thesis, I argue for a rethink of reasons behind the largest Typological Universals of Relative Clauses with reference rebellion of eighteenth-century Chosŏn. The majority of scholars to Korean as a Foreign Language have analysed the Musillan rebellion using the systems/value- Supervisor: Dr Jaehoon YEON consensus approach to revolution and highlight the importance of systemic breakdown, widespread alienation, and the formation Bokyoung KIM of an ideological movement in the outbreak of collective violence. A Study on Korean monolingual learners’ dictionary for learners. Using such an approach, scholars have struggled to explain why Supervisor: Dr Jaehoon YEON factional strife had existed for so long, yet only broke down into Inhyea KIM military conflict in 1728. Preservation and development of Korean Folk Music during Japanese Colonial Rule Using a combination of motivational theories and the political con- Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON flict perspective, I argue that the key to understanding the initiation, development and failure of the Musillan rebellion lies in the rebel Kyeong-Soo KIM use of material and non-material resources like men and military A Study of Translational Naturalization of Korean Literature expertise. In the initial stages of the plotting, the rebel organization into English attempted to find sufficient resources to challenge the government. Supervisor: Dr Grace KOH Such an opportunity came with the restoration of rebel supporters Yoon Jeong LEE to office. The rise of fifth-columnist rebels was only made possible The discourse on eugenics in Colonial Korea by the 1727 restoration of the Soron, or Chŏngmihwan’guk, which Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON placed officials sympathetic to the rebels in positions they could ex- ploit to launch a military rebellion against the crown. In the lead up Jung-Taek LEE to the rebellion, rebel leaders used the names of fifth-columnists The Birth of Modern Fashion in Korea 1876-1945: as assurances of future success. Leaders convinced many rebels Colonial Modernity and Transition of Hanbok and Yangbok that fifth-columnist generals would be mobilising their consider- Supervisor: Dr Charlotte HORLYCK able resources to lead the rebel organization to victory. The aim Spas RANGELOV -- Completed of these assurances was to expand, retain and inspire member- The grammar and usage of Korean particles ship of the rebel organization. It was the widespread belief in the Supervisor: Dr Jaehoon YEON participation of fifth-columnists, and their state resources that was crucial in tipping the rebel organization into military action. How- Karin Joy Warch ever, these assurances also fatally exposed the fifth-columnists, Satirical representations of power and pietyin Joseon painting: who were neutralised by the government early in the rebellion. The role of humor in Korea’s aesthetic landscape. Supervisor: Dr Charlotte HORLYCK

Marie-Laure Verdier In good faith? The South Korean Christian Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in North Korea Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON

Kamila Niekoreaniec Traditional family ceremonies in the royal court of the Confucian Joseon Korea Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON From Left to Right: Dr Grace Koh (SOAS), Ray Jackson (Andrew’s father) & Dr Andrew Jackson Sarah Son Dr Jackson is currently continuing his study of the Musillan rebellion and has just From heroes to underclass: the cooling of South Korean policy provisions been awarded a 2011-12 Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford University. for North Korean defectors in the post-democracy era Supervisor: Dr Anders KARLSSON

10 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ACADEMIC EVENTS: SEPTEMBER 2010 - AUGUST 2011

Seminar Series 11 March 2011 Pragmatially-motivated Syntax: the case of Korean 15 October 2010 Dr Jieun Kiaer (University of Oxford) Reevaluation of the Introduction and Circulation of Western Learning and Early Conversions 18 March 2011 to Catholicism in Late Chosŏn Korea Millenarianism and the Pursuit of World Peace Dr Andreas Mueller-Lee (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Dr Lucas Pokorny (Aberdeen University)

22 October 2010 6 May 2011 The New Korean Political Economy: Print and visual accounts of colonial Korea in pre-Second Beyond the Models of Capitalism Debate World War British reference works Dr Iain Pirie (University of Warwick) Dr Susan House Wade (Independent author and lecturer)

29 October 2010 13 May 2011 Race and Racism in Modern Korea War and its Aftermath in North Korea: Images from the 1950s Dr Vladimir Tikhonov (Oslo University) Chris Springer (Author of North Korea Caught in Time: Images of War and Reconstruction) 19 November 2010 Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The Art of Engaging North Korea Dr Aidan Foster-Carter (Leeds University) and 19 May 2011 DrKate Hext (University of the West of England) Workshop Korean Buddhists Arts of the Koryŏ and Chosŏn Kingdoms 21 January 2011 The political economy of poverty in the DPRK 6, 7, 8 June 2011 Professor Hazel Smith (Cranfield University) Workshop Cross-fertilization and Synergy: Exchanging Ideas on Theory and 7 March 2011 Method in Korean Studies”, Seventh Worldwide Consortium of Korean Introducing the P’yongyang project Studies Centers Workshop Nicholas Young and Matthew Reichel

11 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SEMINAR SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Friday, 15 October 2010 Friday, 29 October 2010 Andreas Mueller-Lee (Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)) Vladimir Tikhonov (Oslo University) Reevaluation of the Introduction and Early Circulation of Race and Racism in Modern Korea Catholicism and Western Learning in Late Choson Korea Born in Leningrad (St-Petersburg) in the former USSR (1973) Andreas Mueller-Lee studied Korean and Chinese studies in and educated at St-Petersburg State University (MA:1994) and Leipzig, Nanjing, and Bochum, where he wrote his dissertation Moscow State University (Ph.D. in ancient Korean history, 1996). on the reception of the Chinese novel Three Kingdoms (and Vladimir Tikhonov (Korean name – Pak Noja) has worked for related issues) in Korea. He was as post-doctoral research fel- Russian State University of Humanities (1996), KyungHee Uni- low at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul Na- versity (1997-2000) and for Oslo University as associate profes- tional University, working on premodern Korean encyclopaedias sor (2000-2006) and as a full professor (from 2006). His main and its relation to the history of knowledge, and is currently a field is the history of ideas in early modern Korea, particularly research fellow of the Department of Korean Language and Social Darwinist influences in the formative period of Korean Culture and the International Consortium for Research in the nationalism in the 1880s-1910s. Humanities “Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe”, both at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, working on the Another major area of Tikhonov’s research is the history of Ko- “Reconfigurations of the orders of knowledge through contact rean Buddhism in modern times, particularly in connection with with ‘western learning’ in Korea’s early modern period.” For nationalism and militarist violence. His book, Usǔng yǒlp’ae ǔi some further information see: www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/skk/ sinhwa (The Myth of the Survival of the Fittest, 2005) is one of the first monographic studies of Social Darwinism in modern Korea and its relations to Korean nationalism. The same topic has been dealt with in English in his Social Darwinism and Na- tionalism in Korea: The Beginnings (1880s-1910s) (Brill, forth- coming). He also regularly contributes to South Korea’s liberal Friday, 22 October 2010 and progressive media, including daily Hangyoreh and weekly Iain Pirie (University of Warwick) Hangyoreh21, as well as socialist website www.redian.org The New Korean Political Economy: Beyond the Models of Capitalism Debate

Iain Pirie is currently employed at the University of Warwick. His doctoral and post-doctoral research was focused upon the po- litical economy of Northeast Asia. He primary product of this Friday, 19 November 2010 research was a monograph on the Korean state published by Aidan Foster-Carter (Leeds University) and Dr. Kate Hext Routledge in 2007. Since completing this research he published (University of the West of England) articles on the Political Economy of Bulimia Nervosa (New Politi- Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The Art of Engaging North Korea cal Economy) and the Publishing Industry (Historical Material- ism). He is currently working on developing an analysis of Ko- Aidan Foster-Carter is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in rean state response to the recent financial crisis and developing Sociology and Modern Korea at Leeds University, UK. He has his analysis of binge eating disorders. While these projects are followed North Korea for over 40 years, starting in 1968 as a quite different his work in both areas is concerned with impor- juvenile fan of Kim Il-sung. Since 1997 he has been a full-time tance of changes in global economic structures in undermining freelance consultant, writer and broadcaster on Korean affairs, particular social arrangements and modes of governance. serving academic, business and policy circles alike. His thou- sands of articles include writing regularly for the Economist In- telligence Unit (EIU), Jane’s, Oxford Analytica, New Nations and (in more populist vein) Asia Times Online.

12 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Friday, 11 March 2011 Friday, 6 May 2011 Hazel Smith (Cranfield University) Susan House Wade (Independent Author and Lecturer) The political economy of poverty in the DPRK Print and visual accounts of colonial Korea in pre-Second World War British reference works Professor Hazel Smith is Professor of Security and Resilience and Head of the Resilience Centre at Cranfield University, UK. Dr Susan House Wade developed an interest in East Asia as a She has published extensively in the DPRK including Hungry for child growing up in California, where her family instilled in her an Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance and So- active curiosity in the arts and cultures of China, Korea and Ja- cial Change in North Korea (USIP Press, 2005); Reconstituting pan. Susan furthered that interest when she went to Japan and Korean Security, (United Nations University press, 2007), and is Korea in the early 1990s in order to take up a job opportunity currently working on another monograph for Cambridge Univer- and observe the art and architecture of the two countries first sity press on social change in the DPRK in the last two decades, hand. She subsequently completed an MA at SOAS, followed provisionally entitled The Transformation of North Korea. Profes- by a PhD at the University of Brighton. Susan continues to write sor Smith lived and worked in the DPRK for two years, working and lecture on topics primarily associated with 19th and 20th for UNICEF and the UN World Food Programme. She has carried century encounters between East Asians and Europeans. out numerous consultancies for various governments, interna- tional organisation and NGOs on the international, regional, hu- man and food security issues pertaining to North Korea. Profes- sor Smith regularly broadcasts for the international media on the subject of the DPRK and Korean and East Asian security.

Friday, 13 May 2011 Chris Springer (Author of North Korea Caught in Time: Images of War and Reconstruction) War and its Aftermath in North Korea: Images from the 1950s

Friday, 11 March 2011 California-born Chris Springer is the author of North Korea Jieun Kiaer (University of Oxford) Caught in Time (2010) and Pyongyang: The Hidden History of Particles are Expressives: The Case of Korean the North Korean Capital (2003). He also curated the 2002 exhibition Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Budapest, Jieun Kiaer is a Young Bin Min-Korea Foundation Lecturer in Ko- Hungary. His research focuses on North Korean domestic his- rean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford. Her tory. He has visited North Korea three times. research interests are Syntax, Phonology and their interface, Psycholinguisitcs and Korean-Japanese comparative/contras- tive linguistics.

Friday, 18 March 2011 Lukas Pokorny (Aberdeen University) Millenarianism and Korean New Religions

Lukas Pokorny is Bruce Lecturer in East Asian Religions at the School of History, Philosophy and Divinity at Aberdeen Univer- sity. From October 2007 to December 2010 he has been re- search assistant at the chair of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna. He holds an M.A. degree in Religious Studies, History, Philosophy, and Korean Studies and a PhD in Philosophy. His current research focuses on Korean Neo-Con- fucianism and millenarian beliefs in new religious movements.

13 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EVENT REPORTS

Her talk was followed by Professor Buddhist Arts of the Koryŏ Jeong Eunwoo’s (Department of Ar- chaeology and Art History, Dong-A and Chosŏn Kingdoms University) paper on “Foreign Ex- changes and its Influence on Korean WORKSHOP Buddhist Sculpture.” Showing a wide range of images, Professor Jeong il- 19 May 2011 lustrated how the manufacture of Koryŏ Buddhist statues was influ- On May 19th 2011, a workshop titled Buddhist Arts of the Koryŏ and enced by earlier Unified Silla iconog- Chosŏn Kingdoms was held at SOAS. Funded by the Centre of Korean raphy as well as contemporary styles Studies AKS grant, the workshop was the third in the series of CKS from mainland and northern China. workshops on Korean art that Dr Horlyck has organized at SOAS since This resulted in new iconography, 2009. along with new ritual ceremonies, Dr Youngsook Pak, SOAS particularly with regards to the en- The workshop centered on Buddhist artefacts from the Koryŏ and shrinement of relics and votive objects stored inside the sculptures. Chosŏn kingdoms. In contrast to Buddhist arts of the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla periods, relatively less research has been carried out The final paper of the day was given by Professor Choe Gyeongwon on later Korean Buddhist paintings and sculptures. Over the past ten to (Kansas University/Hongik University). Titled “Marginalized yet De- fifteen years, however, significant new studies have been undertaken, voted: Buddhist Paintings Commissioned by Nuns of the Early Joseon and the workshop offered a unique opportunity to learn more about this Palace Cloisters,” Professor Choe offered new insight into a largely over- rising field. On the day three leading scholars presented papers and, as looked area of Korean Buddhism, namely that of female devotees of the in the case of previous year’s workshops, the workshop concluded with Chosŏn court. She examined three extant Buddhist paintings commis- a viewing session at the British Museum, facilitated by curators Sascha sioned in the 16th century by Buddhist nuns in the palace cloisters. Pro- Priewe and Seiyon Oh. fessor Jeong explained how widowed royal concubines were removed from their residences and position of influence in the inner quarters to Charlotte Horlyck and Sascha Priewe started the workshop by live with fellow concubines in a common royal residence-turned-cloister introducing Korean Buddhist arts, and the British Museum’s collec- on the outskirts of the palace. tion of Korean artefacts. This was followed by Professor Young-sook Pak (Research Fellow, Centre of Korean Studies SOAS) who presented a paper titled ‘Leading to Paradise –Amitabha paintings in the sec- ond half of the Koryŏ dynasty’. She demonstrated how the patronage of temple buildings and the production of implements for private and public rituals dominate the historical and archaeological records of this period. War and other calamities of the mid to late Koryŏ period made members of the court turn towards personal salvation, and Professor Pak explained how this is reflected in Buddhist paintings of the 13th and 14th centuries.

Workshop speakers, curators and audience in the British Museum

In the afternoon the audience was treated to a private viewing session at the British Museum where the speakers discussed a number of the museum’s Korean Buddhist artefacts of the Koryŏ and Chosŏn periods. Dr Charlotte Horlyck would like to thank the Academy of Korean Stud- ies, as well as the British Museum, including Jan Stuart, for their gener- ous and continuous support.

Charlotte Horlyck From Left: Professor Jeong Eunwoo and Sascha Priewe

14 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EVENT REPORTS

to not only present their research topic, but also to discuss surround- Cross-fertilization and ing theoretical and methodological issues with the hope that this will provide points of contacts between seemingly unrelated topics, facili- Synergy: Exchanging Ideas tate cross-fertilization and synergy, and contribute towards the further development of Korean Studies as a discipline. on Theory and Method in The Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers workshops are designed to provide a forum for graduate students in Korean studies to Korean Studies share their research in a supportive and encouraging environment and research students working on Korea-related topics are encouraged to CONFERENCE apply regardless of home institution or stage of research.

6 - 8 June 2011 The other member universities of this consortium are Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyushu University, Peking As a member of the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers, University, Fudan University, University of British Columbia, Hawaii Uni- the Centre of Korean Studies at SOAS hosted its seventh graduate stu- versity, UCLA, Harvard University and Australian National University. At dents’ conference “Cross-fertilization and Synergy: Exchanging Ideas on this seventh conference twenty-seven students from these universities Theory and Method in Korean Studies” June 6-8, with financial support together with students from other East Asian, European and Northern from the Korea Foundation. American universities gave papers in panels where academics from the various member universities functioned as chairs and discussants. Recently the field of Korean Studies has grown in size and scope with an increasing number of young researcher working on a ever-widening Anders Karlsson array of topics, and for this workshop participating students were asked Chair, Centre of Korean Studies

15 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON HONORARY APPOINTMENTS: SEPTEMBER 2010 - AUGUST 2011

Professorial Research Associate Jim HOARE Research Associate

Professor Martina DEUCHLER Jim Hoare has taught the course on “The Other Korea: BA(LEIDEN) PHD(HARVARD) North Korea since 1945” for the second year running. 15 October 2002 - 31 August 2012 This year there were some 25 students on the course. He has continued as one of the Editors of the Yearbook Korea, pub- lished by Brill and to write the entry on relations between the two Ko- Research Associates reas for the Yearbook. He also writes the entry on the two Koreas for the Annual Register. He has just completed An Historical Dictionary of the Dr James HOARE Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to be published by Scarecrow PHD(SOAS) Press in 2012. Over the last 12 months, Jim has commented on Korean 17 March 2010 - 31 August 2013 matters for BBC radio and TV, Sky News, Russia Today and Greek TV, as well as appearing on “The Real Deal” with George Galloway. He is the Dr Owen MILLER chair of the Chatham House Korea Discussion Group and has taken PHD MA BA(SOAS) part in seminars/conferences in Cluj (Romania), Vienna and Moscow. 29 Juy 2008 - 31 August 2012

Dr Youngsook PAK BA(EWHA PHD(HEIDELBERG) 24 May 2007 - 31 August 2012 Byunghwa YOO Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholars Byunghwa Yoo’s stay in London has been a period of recovery and renewal. It seems that the city has Professor Mansu KIM enough capacity for those who seek for any kind of BA MA PHD(SEOUL NATIONAL) Sabbath. Despite its diversity the city maintains its balance with solid 1 March 2011 - 28 February 2012 tradition. Old and new are co-existing, thus supplies the city with both dynamism and stability. What a fascinating city! Ms Jung Won MIN MA BA(YONSEI ) MA(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) Byunghwa has enjoyed walking along the city with or without sunshine, 1 January 2010 - 31 December 2010 international concerts at South Bank with low prices, browsing precious classical books at Senate House library across the yard, and the D-level Professor Byunghwa YOO BA(SEOUL) MA(ILLINOIS) PHD(CONNECTICUT) SOAS library at a later phase when the trees in front have born greenest 1 September 2010 - 31 August 2011 leaves filling up the whole library windows and the sky upwards.

Professor Hye-Joon YOON Besides academic resources at SOAS she also benefited from visiting BA(HANKUK) MA(SEOUL) PHD(NEW YORK) the Institution of Education (IOE) in her field of applied linguistics and 1 January 2011 - 31 December 2011 educational philosophy. Byunghwa was able to secure more knowledge on the perspectives of educational philosophy by British scholars who are more oriented to continental philosophy. Post Doctoral Associate

Dr Rock Seo JUNG MA(KOREAN NATIONAL) PHD(SOAS) 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2013

16 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Publications Youngsook PAK “Kim U-mun and other artists Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara -Kagami Jin- Research Associate ja Koryo Buddhist Painting”, in What Makes a Masterpiece? Encounters with Great Works of Art. Edited by Christopher Dell. London: Thames Youngsook Pak has delivered papers at a number of and Hudson, 2010: 106-109. [Seventy masterpieces of world art from conferences, some of which are listed below. In addi- prehistory to the modern period selected and introduced by individual tion to these, please also find below her publications. authors.]

30 September - 2 October 2010 “Nomadic Iconography”. [Gold crowns from the Tomb of the Auspicious Perspectives on the Liao Phoenix in Korea and from Tellya Tepe Afghanistan] in British Museum An International Conference sponsored by Bard Graduate Centre New Magazine. Spring/Summer 2011: 43. This article is published in rela- York and The East Asian Council of Yale University. tion to the current Special exhibition,Afghanistan at the British Museum.

23 -27 May 2011 Travel “2011 Yeongwol, A World of Museums” 13 - 20 April 2011 Yeongwol and Yeonse Forum Research and conference participation on Dunhuang Project at Princeton University Lectures 13 November, 2010 Korean Studies Day at the British Museum 26 - 30 April 2011 16 February, 2011 The Bristol Society for the Arts of Asia Research travel to Bergen Kunst Industrie Museum, Norway 19 May, 2011 Buddhist Art Workshop at SOAS Current Research Teaching at SOAS Diploma course and Sotheby’s MA East Asian Art. Papers on Esoteric Buddhism (Yale University conference volume), Silk Road and Ancient Korea (for Silk Road Journal, Washington University Seattle) and Chakkori paintings of the Choson Dynasty (conference pa- per at University of Edinburgh).

NORTH Korean delegation visit SOAS On 30 March 2011 SOAS was delighted to receive a delegation headed by Mr Choe Tae Bok, Chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly and Mr Nam Ja Song, the North Korean Ambassador to the UK.

Professor Ian Brown (Dean of the SOAS Faculty of Arts and Humanities), Dr Anders Karlsson (CKS Chair) and Dr Tat Yan Kong (SOAS Political Studies & International Studies) greeted the delegation which also comprised of Kim Kyong Ho (Member of the Supreme People’s Assembly), Hyon Jong Ung, Senior Official (External Affairs Department, SPA) and So Chang Sik (Vice- director, European Department).

4th from left: Choe Tae Bok, the head of the delegation and the Chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly, Professor Ian Brown (SOAS), and Nam Ja Song (North Korean Ambassador to the UK)

17 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE DIRECTORATE

Executive Training Programme (ETP) for Japan and Korea

At the beginning of this year SOAS was awarded a contract worth almost €600,000 by the European Commission to deliver the next 3 cycles of the Executive Training Programme (ETP) for Japan and Korea. The SOAS bid was coordinated by the Enterprise Office, bringing together academ- ics from the Japan Research Centre and Centre for Korean Studies and drawing on a wide range of subject expertise including history, politics, economics, religion, business and management, culture and the arts. Feedback from the European Commission indicated that the existence of regional centres to pool and coordinate this expertise was one of the key reasons for success.

The ETP is a prestigious year-long programme for executives from Euro- pean companies who are looking to establish or further develop busi- ness relations with Japan or Korea. The Japan programme has been running for over 30 years and has produced over 1,000 alumni, many of whom are now working at the most senior levels in Japan-based com- panies. The Korean programme was launched seven years ago to capi- Research and Enterprise activities are central to SOAS’ mission. talise on the success of the Japan programme and to take advantage of Not only do they enhance teaching and learning, they are also a the business opportunities between EU countries and Korea. crucial part of the services that we provide to the world around us. Research establishes new knowledge which extends the frontiers SOAS was involved in the 3 previous cycles of the Executive Training Pro- of human understanding and informs and sharpens scholarly gramme, delivering intensive Japanese and Korean language training debate. When this knowledge is transferred externally it shapes to up to 60 executives from across the European Union. The revamped the policy and practice of governments, businesses, NGOs and programme will be delivered in Autumn 2012 and will entail a 3-week informs the wider community. programme to provide a similar cohort with a broad overview of the key historical, economic, political, business and cultural issues relating to Japan or Korea. Participants will then progress to an immersion module The Research and Enter- at Waseda University in Tokyo or Yonsei University in Seoul where they prise Office (REO) at SOAS will undertake intensive language and management training, develop a works across the School business plan and attend a 3-month internship in a Japanese or Korean to secure external funding company related to their business. and income, to support re- search excellence and to fa- The Enterprise Office are working closely with the 2 regional centres cilitate knowledge transfer. over the coming months to prepare the first programmes, which will be coordinated on the academic side by Angus Lockyer and Helen www.soas.ac.uk/reo/ Macnaughtan for the Japan programme and Jaehoon Yeon and Anders Karlsson for the Korean programme.

For further information about the ETP please contact Louise Roberts, [email protected]

18 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON JOIN THE CENTRE

Created in 1987 with the kind support of the Korea Mailing List Research Foundation, and subsequently the Korea If you would like to be added to the CKS mailing list and Foundation, the Centre has been the leading academic recieve information on the seminars and events organised centre of its kind in the UK since its establishment. It by the Centre of Korean Studies please send an email to coordinates work done on Korea in various departments [email protected] with your name. of the School, and offers expert knowledge and advice on Korea to interested outside parties.

The Centre oversees programmes at the BA, MA, and MPhil/ You can download the current, and past editions PhD level in Korean Studies. With growing numbers of of the CKS Annual Review from: students and PhD candidates in Korean studies and studies www.soas.ac.uk/koreanstudies/annual-review/ related to Korea (also outside SOAS in other colleges of the University of London), the Centre has become a forum where research in progress can be presented and discussed in front of an informed audience. One of the main activities of the Centre is the ongoing Seminar Series. Speakers and scholars from around the world who are engaged in diverse fields of work related to Korea are invited to speak atthe Centre of Korean Studies seminars, which are held regularly during the academic year. www.soas.ac.uk/koreanstudies/

School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4893/2 Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4489 Email: [email protected]

Chair: Dr Anders Karlsson Email: [email protected] Centres and Programmes Office Manager: Jane Savory Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4892 Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4489 E-mail: [email protected]

Executive Officer: Rahima Begum Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4893 Fax: +44 (0)20 7898 4489 E-mail: [email protected] Centre of Korean Studie s Korean of Centre

Produced by the Centres and Programmes Office, SOAS

Editorial: Jane Savory

Centre events can be found at: www.soas.ac.uk/koreanstudies/events/

Design: Printed by SOAS Print Rahima Begum

19 SOAS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square London WC1H 0XG

Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388 www.soas.ac.uk