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Perspectives on Contemporary Korea: Hallyu 2.0 volume University of Michigan 2014-2015 Newsletter N a m C e 2 3

From the Director Korean Studies

Dear Friends of the Nam Center: Undergraduate

he notion of opportunity underlies the Nam Center’s programming. Studies Scholars (NEKST) will be held on May 8-9 of 2015. In its third year, TWhen brainstorming ideas, setting goals for an academic or cultural the 2015 NEKST conference will be a forum for scholarly exchange and net- Exchange program, and putting in place specific plans, it is perhaps the ultimate grati- working among Korean Studies graduate students. On May 21st of 2015, the fication that we expect what we do at the Nam Center to provide an op- Nam Center and its partner institutions in Asia will host the New Media and Conference portunity for new experiences, rewarding challenges, and exciting directions Citizenship in Asia conference, which will be the fourth of the conference that would otherwise not be possible. Peggy Burns, LSA Assistant Dean for series. The Nam Center’s regular colloquium lecture series this year features he Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange Conference organized Advancement, has absolutely been a great partner in all we do at the Nam eminent scholars from diverse disciplines. jointly by the Nam Center and the Korean Studies Institute at the Center. The productive partnership with Peggy over the years has helped This year’s Nam Center Undergraduate Fellows program has signifi- T University of Southern California (USC) gives students who are interested open many doors for new opportunities. It cantly been expanded and enhanced. Fourteen students have been selected in conducting original research on Korean studies the opportunity to for- was recently announced that Peggy would by application as undergraduate fellows, and the fellows program is malize their ideas in a paper presented to other undergraduate students. leave her post in mid-October to become administered as a seminar with classroom sessions and academic require- The conference is held annually and the location alternates between Ann the Senior Vice President for Philanthropy ments for credits. As part of the seminar, students are eligible to present a Arbor and Los Angeles. This year, the conference was held on February 8 for the Henry Ford Health System. Peggy research paper at the Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange Confer- in Ann Arbor, and some of the students who traveled to Michigan from certainly deserves many congratulations ence to be held at the University of Southern California Korean Studies California experienced falling snow for the first time in their lives as well n for this transition, but all of us at the Nam Institute on February 14, 2015. The Summer in Korea program will go into its as other, more intellectual, activities. Center will terribly miss her guidance, lead- third year. This popular study abroad program has become so competitive

h i g a ership, and friendship. that the Nam Center started implementing personal interviews as part of

c Report by Nathaniel Schmall

i The Nam Center continues to be a gate- the selection process. Summer in Korea is funded by the generous gift from “The Undergraduate Fellows Conference was a wonderful opportunity to M Nojin Kwak way for cutting edge scholarly and cultural Chairman Dae-Won Moon. conduct research on Korea with the help of the Nam Center staff and affil- programs in Korean studies. Now underway Following on the success and popularity of the Minhwa at Michigan iates. My paper, entitled “Gay Identity and South Korean Film,” was the are the preparations for the three conferences that the Nam Center hosts past academic year, the Nam Center will present another multi-faceted most in-depth research I’ve yet to accomplish during my entire academic

i t y o f annually. On November 7 and 8, the 4th International Conference of program on Korean traditional culture on February 5-8, 2015. Two promi-

s career, and it is currently working its way through the publication process. Perspectives on Contemporary Korea will be held. This year’s Perspec- nent scholars and players of traditional musical instruments, Kyoung Sun Not only was conducting the research and writing the paper intellectually tives conference is themed, “Cultures of Yushin: The 1970s in South Korea,” Cho (Geomumgo, Seoul National University of Education) and Seungmi Suh

i v e r stimulating, but presenting my results before an audience of USC and Nam and will feature as the keynote speaker Professor Myong Kwan Chi, who is (Daegeum, Gyeongin National University of Education), will offer lectures, Center faculty, staff and fellows was rewarding and unforgettable. u N a former editor of Sasanggye and authored, under the pseudonym, T.K. Sei, hands-on workshops, and concerts at several venues with diverse audiences, the influential column, “Dispatches from Korea,” for the Japanese monthly including the U-M School of Music, the Ann Arbor Public Library, the Uni- “When I look back on my undergrad experience Sekai in the 70s and 80s. The International Conference of NextGen Korean versity Museum of Art, a local high school, and the Detroit Institute of Art. at the University of Michigan, this conference Other cultural programs, including Korean Cinema Now and the Ann Arbor

t h e will no doubt be one of the most memorable

s Korean Independent Film Festival, build on their established audiences. The CIC Korean Studies e-School is on a solid path. Thanks to the sup- moments for me.” port from the Korea Foundation, twelve CIC member universities participate I’m very grateful to the Center for providing the magnificent dinners and in the course sharing project, and during the current academic year, a total of socializing opportunities as well as part of the conference activities. I got S t u d i e eight Korean Studies courses are to be shared. The Korean Studies e-School n In This Issue to know the Nam Center and the fellows better and I consider these per- is considered exemplary in many aspects and represents a significant portion Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange Conference 3 sonal connections I have made a valuable part of the experience. Directly of the CIC-wide collaboration on course sharing, accounting for 70% of all Minhwa at Michigan 4 after the conference, I thoroughly enjoyed the Minwha demonstration. Courseshare enrollment. The Nam Center as the administrative hub of the Hallyu 2.0 5 It provided catharsis at the perfect time, and I couldn’t have personally e-School plays a central role. New Acquisition of Painting by Park Su-geun 6 chosen a more relaxing activity after the intensity of the conference. The Korean Studies program at U-M welcomes Jaeeun Kim, the Korea NEKST Conference & U-M/SNU Graduate Student Exchange Program 7 When I look back on my undergrad experience at the University of Foundation Assistant Professor (Sociology), and Hyun-ju Kim, a new KLP fac- Michigan, this conference will no doubt be one of the most memorable Sang-Yong Nam Award & Memorial Lecture 8 ulty member. Professor Sangjoon Lee of Screen Arts and Cultures accepted

ter for Korea moments for me.” Perspectives on Contemporary Korea conferences 9

n a faculty position at Dankook University, Korea, and I wish the very best for KLP and Asia Library; CIC Korean Studies e-School 10 next chapters in Professor Lee’s career. This year’s Korea Foundation Gradu-

C e Bottom photo: Back Row (L-R): Do-Hee Morsman, Mi-Eun Kim, Gra- Chuseok Dae Party 11 ate Fellow is Minna Lee (Asian Languages and Cultures), and the Academy cie Soignet, Linda Kim, Caroline Koo, Nathan Schmall, David Kang,

a m Korea from “A Single Shard” 13 of Korean Studies Graduate Fellow is Joon Sung Lee (Kinesiology). I also Skye Huerta, David Yang, Jay Choi, Sam Yoo, Michael Welch, Chang N Student and Alumni News 14-15 welcome Professors Jung Hyun Kim (Chung-Ang University) and Jae In Cho Soo Song Faculty and Staff Updates 16-17 (Inchon National University) to the Nam Center family as visiting scholars. Front Row (L-R): Isobel Brown,Susan Yang, Patricia Park, Briahna Upcoming in 2014-2015 18-19 Anders, Annes Kim, Jung Ye Nam, Nojin Kwak, Byung-Mo Chung, Nojin Kwak Yong Il Kwon 4 5 Premier volume for Perspectives on Contemporary Minhwa at Michigan Korea in production now

his year’s Nam Center signature event, allyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age Korea’s popular media contents to regions TMinhwa at Michigan, featured a short-term Hof Social Media the seminal volume in where traditional media—theatrical distribu- residency by master artists Chang Soo Song and the “Perspectives on Contemporary Korea” tion, broadcast networks, and DVD/VCD Jung Ye Nam. Planned to coincide with a lecture book series is in production now, soon be sales—had never reached previously. South by Professor Byung-Mo Chung, (Gyeongju Uni- available for pre-order, and is expected to Korean films, TV dramas and variety shows, versity) the Nam Center was host to a series of be available on shelves and in e-book for- online games, comics, and popular songs are events celebrating the art and practice of Korean mat by spring 2015 for use in summer and now being shared, distributed, and consumed folk painting from February 6 - 8, 2014. fall classrooms. in cyberspace at an unparalleled pace. Members of the Minhwa Artists Association Hallyu, literally “the Korean wave,” is a Hallyu has recently come into its own generously loaned works of art to the Center for term coined to describe the global popularity as a subject of academic inquiry and broad a week-long exhibit on contemporary Korean folk of South Korean popular culture. This book, intellectual interest. However, while much art in the Michigan League Lobby. In partnership edited by Prof. Sangjoon Lee and Prof. Markus attention has been paid to the impact of the with the Asia Library, Professor Byung-Mo Chung Nornes, examines this fascinating phenom- Korean Wave on South Korea’s national im- delivered a lecture titled “The Janus of Tiger: enon from a wide age or domestic

n Korean Decorative Painting, Magpie and Tiger” in variety of perspec- economy, as well the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery. This was tives. as its implica-

h i g a preceded by a donation ceremony where the two An edited tions for trans- c

i artists, each generously donated a work of art to volume of essays national cultural M the Center. A video of the lecture is available to by a collection flow, Hallyu 2.0: view at the U-M Library and Center websites. of international Korean Wave in Mr. Song and Ms. Nam took their talents scholars, Hallyu the Age of Social

i t y o f and supplies to teach the techniques of Minhwa 2.0 seeks to Media is the first s in a series of hands-on demonstrations to local comprehend book to seriously students at Pioneer High School, students at the and interpret investigate the i v e r U-M Residential College at East Quad, students the meaning of impact of new

u N at Michigan State University, participants at the this new and communication Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange Con- powerful cultural technologies, ference, and the general public at the Museum industry. Con- particularly social of Art (UMMA). tributors explore media. Keep t h e The demonstration at UMMA was preceded

s the ways in which checking press. by a gallery experience at the Woon-Hyung Lee South Korean umich.edu to and Korea Foundation Gallery of Korean Art. popular cultural pre-order your The Gallery displayed a multi-panelled screen products, focus- of the flagship

S t u d i e of Lotus and Carp on loan that was the basis of ing primarily on volume of this n a curator talk by Natsu Oyobe, with remarks K-pop and televi- groundbreaking, by Prof. Chung, about Minhwa and its place in sion dramas, have been circulated, dissemi- interdisciplinary series. Korean culture. nated, and consumed by audiences around “Perspectives on Contemporary Korea” the globe. It examines how South Korean is devoted to interdisciplinary scholarship Top Row: KLP faculty member, Kyongmi Park hard at work, U-M student with her popular cultural products are encountering that advances the understanding of critical completed fan, Chang Soo Song helps a new fans, markets, and consumers through issues in contemporary Korean society, student. social-media networks. And it investigates culture, politics, and economy. Based on ter for Korea

n Middle Row: Professor Byung-Mo Chung, how we interpret, analyze, and forecast this popular conference series by the same U-M Professors David Chung and Larry unprecedented cultural phenomenon. name, and edited by Prof. Nojin Kwak and

C e Cressman as Minhwa students, Curator Hallyu is entering the new age of social Prof. Youngju Ryu, the series is sponsored Natsu Oyobe gives a gallery talk.

a m media. In recent years, Facebook, Twitter, by the Nam Center with help from the

N Bottom Row: MSU students with their fin- YouTube, and myriad social networking web- Academy for Korean Studies, and published ished projects, Jung Ye Nam explaining the sites have boosted the dissemination of South by the U-M Press. symbolism of in Korean art. 6 7 2nd Interationational Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars

Irhe Sohn, PhD candidate, Asian Languages and Cultures n

n May of 2014, the Nam around the world came to -in a cozy room with light refreshments-which

h i g a Center for Korean Studies Ann Arbor to give presen- facilitated discussions on contemporary South c I i hosted the annual Interna- tations on diverse topics Korean society. Not only did this conference M Park Su-geun, People on the Street, 1962, oil on canvas, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of the Joseph T. A. and Elise Choy tional Conference of NextGen ranging from the Joseon stimulate the intellec- Lee Family, 2013/2.525 Korean Studies Scholars dynasty to colonial history, tual exchange among (NEKST). Co-organized by from literary translation stud- graduate students from i t y o f graduate students at the U-M, ies to social scientific research different countries and s New Acquisition of Painting Seoul National University, and on transnational Koreas. academic disciplines, the University of Southern On the evening of the first i v e r but it also offered an by Park Su-geun California, this second confer- day, instead of a traditional opportunity for them u N ence took place on May 16th keynote speech, participants to mingle and to share Natsu Oyobe, Associate Curator of Asian Art, University of Michigan Museum of Art and 17th. Eighteen graduate were welcomed by a film friendship and vision. students from universities all screening of The Terror LIVE n Fall 2014, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) will minimalist rendition of five men engaging in a conversation, seems to

t h e unveil a painting by painter Park Su-geun (1916–1964) from October suggest the perseverance of the people who lived through the difficulties

s I 13, 2014 to January 11, 2015. The work, titled “People on the Street”, will of Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945) and then the devastations of the be featured as part of UMMA’s ongoing In Focus exhibition series, which Korean War (1950–53). Seoul National University — University of Michigan allows the Museum to showcase newly acquired works to the collection. This painting was recently gifted to UMMA by the family of the Graduate Exchange Program

S t u d i e Park Su-geun is one of the most popular, influential modernist painters in late Joseph T. A. Lee, who taught at the U-M College of Architecture

n Korea. Largely self-taught, he focused on depicting farmers and ordinary and Urban Planning for more than three decades. In 1962, Professor Lee M-Eun Kim, MA, Piano Performance, School of Music, Theatre, & Dance people engaging in everyday activities. He used a distinctive technique to toured Korea with Elder Sang-Yong Nam, future U-M graduate student in he 2014 graduate exchange program 시 묻다” (Knowledge, Life, Practice: Revisiting enhance the surface of his paintings, building them up by repeatedly layer- urban planning and generous UMMA benefactor, who acted as his guide Tbetween the U-M Nam Center and the SNU the Spread of Korean Studies in the Glocal Era). ing and scraping the paint. This technique was developed after Park moved and translator. Lee purchased this painting by Park Su-geun because Woosong Korean Studies Fellows was held on The academic sessions were informative and the to Pyeongyang in 1940, where he encountered archeological photographs to him it embodied the quintessential characteristics of Korea and its July 16-18 in Seoul. Four U-M graduate students, discussion included direct feedback from the in reports prepared by the Japanese. He was particularly fascinated by the people. UMMA is pleased to have this important modernist’s work in Nora Hauk, Mi-Eun Kim, Joo Young Lee, and Irhe professors–who gave helpful advice on shaping Goguryeo period (37 BCE–668 CE) rock tombs of Anak and their wall paint- the collection, and to be able to make known the story of the wonderful Sohn joined Susan Hwang and Michael Prentice, arguments and situating thought-provoking ter for Korea ings, which inspired his characteristic stone-like surface. friendship between these two unique and extraordinary individuals. questions and research within the larger frame- n already in Korea for dissertation research, to par- Because he did not receive a formal art education, Park Su-geun’s To commemorate the gift and the presentation, the Nam Center for ticipate in this three-day exchange. The program work of Korean studies. As for extracurricular

C e style is often considered naïve. It is more likely that he consciously Korean Studies and UMMA will co-host a lecture titled “Park Su-Geun, was organized with back-to-back events ranging activities, our SNU hosts organized an exciting deployed it to resonate with his subject matter. His interest in depicting the Bando Gallery, and Selling Korean Contemporary Art at Home and Museum of Korean Modern Literature a m from presentations by SNU professors, excellent agenda including a visit to the Kansong Art (Incheon, Korea) N ordinary people was initially kindled by quiet images of peasants by the Abroad, 1950s–1970s” by Christine Hahn, associate professor of Art and presentations by Michigan graduate students, Exhibit at DDP, tea houses and restaurants and French painter Jean-François Millet (1814–1875). This evolved into vision Art History, Kalamazoo College, on November 19 at 5 pm. and a round-table discussion on the theme “앎, a final visit to Incheon Chinatown 근대문학관 of modern Korea. The surface of People on the Street, coupled with the 삶, 실천: 글로컬시대에 한국학의 공공성을 다 (Museum of Korean Modern Literature). 8 9 New Media Sang-Yong Nam (Re)-Discovering Sport in and Citizen- Memorial Lecture Korea: Guts, Glory and Geurimja ship in Asia standing-room only crowd was in attendance in he third annual Perspectives on Contem- National University faculty–explored themes A the Vandenberg Room at the Michigan League for Tporary Korea conference held Oct. 11-12, of value and creation; history, culture, and he third annual New Media and Citizenship in the third Sang-Yong Nam Memorial Lecture on March 9. 2013 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, broke new ground philosophy; policy and economics; and media. TAsia 2014 ICA Preconference took place May 22 The memorial lecture was delivered by Dr. Ku-Hyun Jung, by bringing a discipline—kinesiology—with no Gregory Cartee, associate dean for research at in Seattle, Washington. Forty scholars gathered to U-M alumnus (PhD 1976), professor emeritus at Yonsei obvious or traditional connection to Korean the School of Kinesiology, welcomed the group explore this year’s theme: “Values, Digital Politics, University, former president of the Seoul Economic studies to the field of play. Dae Hee Kwak to the conference along with the conference and Civic Well-Being.” Research Institute, and visiting professor at KAIST. (U-M Kinesiology), whose research concerns organizers. Sponsors for the event included The conference series is planned to increase Delivering a talk titled “Korean Economy at a Cross- sports management, organized this confer- the U-M Nam Center for Korean Studies and the visibility of Korea in the Asian and international roads: Aging, China & North Korea,” Dr. Jung addressed ence together with Nojin Kwak, encouraging School of Kinesiology, and the Academy of contexts of the communication studies discipline. these three challenges to the future of Korean economic kinesiology scholars, along with scholars from Korean Studies. Dae Hee Kwak will be joined by The International Communication Association (ICA) development and prospects. Following this lecture, other disciplines, to consider the case of Korea co-editors Mark Rosentraub (U-M Kinsiology), is the most influential organization in communica- audience members were able to engage the speaker in a lively Q&A session. in their research. Twenty presentations–includ- Inkyu Kang (Penn State University), and Yong tion studies. Its international, annual meeting—to ing five panel discussions and a keynote address Jae Ko (University of Florida) in preparing a which the preconferences are attached—has been Sang-Yong Nam by Joon-ho Kang, Michigan alumnus and Seoul volume for submission to the U-M Press.

n growing every year, and now typically draws more than 2,500 scholars from around the world. New Award Winners Media and Citizenship in Asia is one of many h i g a

c daylong, topically focused preconferences. Speak- he 2014 Sang-Yong Nam Award was given jointly to Mary Grace Soignet and Lynd- i

M ers at this conference have represented countries T sey Twining. As Nam Center Undergraduate Fellows, Asian Languages and Cultures including Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, majors specializing in Korea, and recipients of the Foreign Language and Area Studies India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Fellowship to study in Korea, both stu- Taiwan, the United States, and Vietnam. The format dents represent the dynamism of Korean i t y o f

s is panel presentations, some traditional and others studies among U-M undergraduates. In high-impact, with rapid Q&A. The 2012 and 2014 addition to their academic achievements,

i v e r preconferences have also included a methodology Gracie and Lyndsey were both actively involved in multiple Asia and Korea- u N workshop relevant to the themes discussed. Conference on the 1970s in South Korea Sponsors for this conference included WKW related activities on campus, serving as School of Communication and Information at Nan- executives of many student organizations ultures of Yushin” is the fourth an- as “developmental dictatorship” (gaebal dokjae) yang Technological University (Singapore), School of that range from activism to cultural out- Cnual Perspectives on Contemporary Korea and “mass dictatorship” (daejung dokjae).

t h e Journalism at Fudan University (China), Information reach. Gracie in particular distinguished conference on sponsored by the Academy of Moving beyond the era’s political econ-

s Mary Grace Soignet and Lyndsey Twining. and Society Research Division at National Institute of herself with her passion for teaching and Korean Studies as well as the U-M Nam Center omy, the conference on “Cultures of Yushin” Informatics (Japan), and Department of Communica- mentoring fellow undergraduates and K-12 students. Lyndsey’s research accomplishments for Korean Studies and the Department of seeks to explore the remarkably rich and varied tion Studies at U-M. The conference is co-chaired by: have been notable for an undergraduate student, participating in multiple exchanges and Asian Languages and Cultures. The conference, cultural production of the Yushin period in its conferences on Korean studies in both the United States and Korea. S t u d i e ■ Nojin Kwak (U-M Communication Studies) organized by Youngju Ryu (Asian Languages dynamic, and often ambivalent, relationship

n and Cultures), Nojin Kwak (Nam Center), to state power. Cultural production is broadly ■ Marko Skoric (City University of Hong Kong) and John Duncan (UCLA), will take place on conceived to include literature, film, television, ■ Natalie Pang (Nanyang Technological University) November 7-8, 2014. theater, music, art, architecture, animation, ■ Baohua Zhou (Fudan University) As the name of the constitutional reform comics, advertising, fashion, and sports. ■ Tetsuro Kobayashi (National Institute of Informatics) that inaugurated South Korea’s Fourth Republic Previous conferences in the series have ■ Scott Campbell (U-M Communication Studies) (1972-79), Yushin has become synonymous with examined the phenomenon of Hallyu in the ■ Junho Choi (Yonsei University) the second half of the Park Chung Hee era, age of social media, transgressive practices in

ter for Korea when extreme political repression was coupled Korean society, and a contemporary examina- n with total mobilization of society under the tion of the history of sport in Korea.

C e double imperatives of modernization and devel- opment. Existing scholarship on the period has a m

N focused on its political and economic dimen- sions, and given rise to such influential concepts 10 11

KLP News Asia Library Under- Sangkyung Han, Korea Foundation Yunah Sung, Interim Head, Asia Library graduate Director, KLP

r. Sangkyung Han, the Korea Foundation Fellows Ddirector of the Korean Language Program (KLP), continues to oversee the the direction of Program Korean language teaching at U-M. The strong am Center Undergraduate Fellows demand for 1st year classes kept Professors Kyo- are selected through an open ngmi Park and Hunjin Jung very busy this academic N application. The Fellows partake in year. Furthermore, KLP faculty also formed a monthly meetings that not only foster task force (Head: Kyoungmi Park) during the the Fellows’ community leadership spring semester to refine the language placement skills, but also encourage student’s test used to assess students’ Korean language curiosity, critical thinking, and passion proficiency and improve the accuracy of student for Korean studies. A select group of progression through Korean language program. he Korean Studies collection at the Asia Library (http://guides.lib.umich.edu/kore- fellows present papers at the Korean KLP also continues to provide great oppor- anstudies) supports the teaching, learning, and research needs in burgeoning Korean

n T Studies Undergraduate Exchange Con- tunities for their students, such as the Korean studies in order to promote the understanding of Korea and its cultures. It provides access to Chuseok Dae Party ference (see page 3). In preparation for language table and Korean tutoring program. Korean language materials in all formats including: books, journals, maps, e-books, e-journals, lmost 400 U-M students, faculty, staff, and Nam Center friends took part in the Chuseok- the conference, opportunities to present h i g a Students are able to practice and apply what and visual materials. As of June 2014, the collection has obtained more than 55,000 volumes of c themed festivities on Sept 21, 2013 for the Center’s annual community festival. Repre- and discuss students’ research interests i they learn inside the classroom, in a new con- print materials and has subscribed to primary electronic resources such as DBPIA, KRPIA, KISS, A M senting various Korea-related student groups on campus, volunteers distributed holiday food, are organized, and peer-comments and text in groups as well as seek out one-on-one RISS International, and Choson Ilbo Archive. Major purchases of this year are the online versions helped visitors to play traditional Korean games and make Korean themed crafts, as well as critiques help those presenting at the assistance. These opportunities also allow for of Chŭngbo Yŏnhaengnok ch’onggan (Enlarged Yeonhaengrok collections) and Han’guk chiri performing Korean music and dances for guests. Guests also had a chance to wear hanbok and conference to refine their research and relationships to form among the students taught p’ungsokchi ch’ongsŏ (Records of Korea geography in historical custom) and over 700 DVDs. take photos of themselves dressed-up in traditional holiday clothes to remember this day. presentations. Fellows also contribute i t y o f by different KLP faculty. The Korean Studies collection has been actively developing a visual material collection s significantly to the Center’s outreach (DVD and Blu-ray) that includes feature films, television dramas, and documentaries which programs by acting as Center ambas- are located at Askwith Media Library (Shapiro Library Room 2002). Please search the library i v e r sadors for major events, including the catalog, Mirlyn, for availability and detailed information regarding the materials.

u N Chuseok Dae Party, Quiz Bowl, A2KIFF, Questions or purchase requests can be sent to [email protected]. and the Korean Cinema Now film series.

CIC Korean Studies e-School 2013-2014 2014-2015

t h e he Korea Foundation CIC Korean Studies e-School is well under way in the greater Mid-

s Fellows Fellows Twestern region of the US, where twelve leading universities, members of the Committee Briahna Anders Briahna Anders Nam Essay Essay Contest Winners on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), participate in the CIC Korean Studies e-School program. Jaeyoung Choi Jaeyoung Choi with Mrs. Moon-Sook Nam. After a pilot course involving U-M and Michigan State University in the first year (2012- Tina Choung Jeniffer Garcia

S t u d i e 2013), e-School has successfully expanded to offer a total of eight courses shared among ten Elise Huerta Yoolim Jung n schools in 2013-2014. During the second year of the e-School, a total of 228 students benefited Skye Huerta Firdaus Kasman from course sharing, finally being able to take Korean studies courses that have not otherwise Charles Inzucchi Annes Kim been available on their campus. Annes Kim Jie Ling Kuan Each e-School course is conducted as a group of campuses, one where the course is taught Yong Il Kwon Jennifer Kwon in a physical classroom, and up to two satellite classrooms where the professor teaches through Patricia Park Hyun Jin Lee videoconferencing technology. An important component of the e-School is its offline cluster visits, Nathaniel Schmall Hannah Sim in which course instructors travel to meet with the videoconferencing students face-to-face. This Gracie Soignet Sara Stearns ter for Korea allows the development of a student-faculty rapport that can be carried over the semester. Prof. Sara Stearns Hui Chien Tan n Nojin Kwak, CIC e-School director says “Through e-School, our students not only have access to Michael Welch Sam Yoo

C e leading scholars in the field, but they are also learning with students across the Big Ten. When Sam Yoo Annual KLP End-of-Year Event

a m an idea or argument is being discussed at Michigan, students from Purdue or Minnesota can

N contribute to this, adding a valuable layer of how students understand and process the material.” e-School strengthens the collaborative network of Korean studies programs and offers many benefits to universities across this young but fast-growing region in Korean studies. 12 13

Professional Development Workshop for K-14 Educators

he Nam inspiration from literature and the practice TCenter’s of art projects. Teachers had the opportunity fifth annual to experience a hands-on demonstration of a professional Korean ceramic techniques with Carol Socks- development Parker, a retired high school art teacher who workshop for has been leading the demonstrations with the educators, museum tours for the last two years. Each themed “Historic teacher decorated a tile using the sanggam Korea, Today” was held on August 23, 2014. technique (sgraffito decoration), which were This year, K-14 educators from all over Michi- glazed and fired for the teachers to show off gan were led in an in-depth examination of by John Leyland (Ceramics Studio Coordinator, how Goryeo and Joseon culture contributed to Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design). the traditions and culture of Korea. Teachers The afternoon was filled with the sights, This history was related to the development n learned about how they can use the arts and tastes, and sounds of the Joseon period. Chi- and growth of Korean nationalism and culture. culture of the Goryeo era to not only teach Hoon Kim (PhD candidate, Department of This was followed by a hands-on activity where h i g a students about Korea, but also to improve Anthropology, Indiana University) traced the teachers learned aspects of Korean table man- c i their reading comprehension and composition history and development of the royal palace ners and institutionalized ritual through the M skills, and help their students build character cuisine of the Joseon dynasty from the fall of practice of Jesa table setting, used for ancestor traits such as patience and persistence through the Korean Empire to contemporary practice. memorial rites in Korea. Korea from “A Single Shard”

i t y o f our amazing teachers were recipients of this Students from these three hands-on demonstration of the s Fyear’s Korea from “A Single Shard” grant, schools traveled to Ann Arbor sanggam decorative technique which provides classroom resources, and a field to take part in the field-trip that was so highly sought after i v e r U-M Korea Quiz Bowl trip experience at the University of Michigan portion of the program. In in Goryeo era ceramics with u N Jay Choi, Nam Center Undergraduate Fellow Museum of Art (UMMA) for teachers to incor- collaboration with UMMA, retired high-school art teacher, porate Korea into their teaching of Asia. the students’ visit included a Carol Socks-Parker. Each stu- he Nam Center was happy to wel- middle school heritage teams, two Division III high school heritage teams, ■ Ms. Jacqueline Pecora, 7th grade social science docent-led tour of the Woon- dent was able to decorate a tile come students, parents, coaches, and two Division V high school non-heritage teams. A total of 32 students T at Monroe Middle School in Monroe Hyung Lee and Korea Founda- with a Korean-inspired motif, t h e and volunteers to the third annual U-M showed off their excellent knowledge of Korean culture and history. s tion Gallery of Korean Art and and empathize with the travails ■ Ms. Amy Frontier, 6th grade at Forsythe Korea Quiz Bowl, which took place on After multiple rounds of competition, the first place awards were other locations in the mu- of Tree-Ear, the main character Middle School in Ann Arbor Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the Angell swept by the Kalamazoo Korean School led by Coach Seong-Hee Kim. seum that contain ceramics of the book “A Single Shard,” ■ Mr. William Bowles and Ms. Tara Baker, Hall on U-M’s central campus. This year’s First, second, and third place teams in all divisions were presented with related to Korean celadons. that was the inspiration of the

S t u d i e Western International High School in Detroit competition composed of three divisions: medals and cash awards for their schools. Kalamazoo Korean School The field-trip also featured a curriculum module. n middle-school heritage, high-school also received a rotating trophy for all three divisions that they will keep heritage, and high-school non-heritage. In total, there were five Division II at their school until next year’s competition.

The first place awards were swept by the Kalamazoo Korean School led by Coach Seong-Hee Kim. ter for Korea n C e a m N

Students from schools in Monroe, Detroit, and Ann Arbor participated in a sanggam demonstration and learned about Korean ceramics and celadons at UMMA. ˘ 14 15

Student and Alumni News Summer in Korea Scholarship Korea Foundation Fellow SeAH-Haiam Arts & Sciences goal of her dissertation is to explain how SeAh Group Intern Minna Lee (PhD student, Asian Languages Scholarship Recipients middle class young people have reacted to the Jay Choi (Junior, Economics) During summer hanks to the generosity of Chairman Dae-Won Moon (MBA ‘78), the Nam Center offers and Cultures) is a first year doctoral student Elizabeth Baskerville (MLA candidate, MS Korean developmental paradigm in forging 2014, Jay Choi, one of the students from the two scholarships to attend the Yonsei International Summer School in Seoul, Korea an- in the department of Arch candidate) The SeAH-Haiam Arts & their own sources of subjectivity. Nam Center for Korean Studies Undergraduate T nually. Students spend six weeks in the heart of Seoul to improve their fluency in Korean and Asian Languages and Sciences Scholarship funded Elizabeth’s Fellows Program had the opportunity to intern deepen their knowledge of Korea. The scholarship also funds tuition, fees, field trips, and travel Cultures at the Uni- research trip to Seoul Byungju Kang (MA Sport Management, School as a Summer Analyst for SeAH Holdings, a sub- expenses, making a summer in Korea possible for University of Michigan undergraduates. versity of Michigan. in the summer of 2014, of Kinesiology) With support from a SeAh-Haiam sidiary of SeAH Group Building on her previ- where she explored Arts & Sciences Scholarship, Byungju conducted in charge of managing ous work on North issues of geography research for his research project “Professional all the investment Korean art historical and terrain, and their Team Sport Preference of Korean Consumers on decisions for the discourse on chos˘on- impact on ecological Baseball and Soccer.” His research focused on conglomerate. Not hwa, her current research focuses on the conservation, envi- the impact of geographic location on consumer only did he have the cultural politics of the Cold War. In particu- ronmental justice, choices. Using data from 1,000 responses to an opportunity to apply lar, she is keen on exploring the relationship and national identity. Connections made in online survey and attendance data, the study what he learned into

n between photographic images and ideology Seoul spurred research related to landscape examined the effect of geographic proximity practice, but he also learned a great deal about in the post-Korean War era of national recon- design for the Demilitarized Zone in Korea for -both of the region in which the subject lives, to the Korean corporate structure and culture

h i g a struction in both North and South Koreas. the “Space Prize for International Students of that of their preferred team, and to that of rival ranging from corporate titles to formalities c

i Prior to the University of Michigan, she com- Architecture Design” whose theme was “The teams- to establish whether teams in both the between colleagues. Furthermore, interacting M pleted her MA in East Asian Studies (2013) Epoch of Space Politics: What to Do About the same sports and different sports can be seen as with managers on a daily basis in casual and from the University of Toronto, Canada. DMZ for Peace.” substitutes for each other. It seeks to tease out formal settings also allowed him to be more the relationship between geographic proximity familiar with current issues in Korea such as

i t y o f Academy of Korean Studies Fellow Nora Hauk (PhD Can- and fan substitution with a primary data that privatization of the medical industry. s Jie Ling Kuan (Senior, Psychology and Linguistics) “Studying abroad in Korea has always been Joon Sung Lee is a PhD candidate in the U-M didate, Anthropology) rarely has been studied previously. my ultimate dream and I am very grateful for the generous scholarship by Chairman Moon and School of Kinesiology majoring Sport Manage- Thanks to the SeAh- i v e r the Nam Center for Korean Studies for making that dream a reality. This past summer, I had the ment at the University of Michigan. He holds Haiam Scholarship, Irhe Sohn (PhD Candi- Alumni News

u N opportunity to learn a great deal about the history, culture, and language of Korea while taking a BS in Physical Education and MS in Sport Nora conducted inter- date, Asian Language BoRin Kim (PhD 2014, School of Public classes at Yonsei International Summer School. Aside from gaining knowledge in class, I was also Marketing from Seoul National University in views for her disserta- and Cultures) This Health) has started a tenure-track faculty posi- able to relate to these knowledge through the firsthand experience of visiting places such as the South Korea. His re- tion, which examines summer, Irhe began tion as Assistant Professor in the Department War Memorial of Korea, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Jeju Island, and the MBC Dream search mainly focuses the intersection of his preliminary dis-

t h e of Social Work, College of Health and Human sertation research Center. I even got to practice my Korean language and bargaining skills during the various trips

s on overall sport con- personal moral narrative and contemporary Services, University of New Hampshire as of to Namdaemun night market. All in all, spending the summer in Korea not only allowed me to sumer behavior with politics through the “lens” of digital pho- in Korea and Japan August 2014. substantially explore my interest in Korean Studies and to improve my proficiency in Korean major emphasis on tography. She conducted interviews specifi- through the SeAh language, it definitely contributed to one of my best memories in college.” the influences of both cally focused on visual media, exploring how Haiam Arts & Science Scholarship. His research Soo Young Bae (PhD 2014, Communication

S t u d i e cognitive and affec- young Seoulites involved in social movements broadly investigates how cinema under the Studies) has accepted a tenure-track position n Sara Stearns (Senior, Asian Languages and Cultures and Economics) tive factors on sport commemorate their participation through Japanese empire from the 1920s through the as assistant professor in the Department of “Thanks to the Nam Center and the generous support of Chairman consumers’ consumptive behaviors such as at- photography and how young people interact 1940s emerged at the intersections among Communication at the University of Massa- Moon, I was fortunate enough to spend my summer attending Yonsei titude formation and decision-making process with rural and urban spaces. Her research is fo- different viewpoints, interests, and power rela- chusetts - Amherst. University. The program was six weeks in length, but I decided to within various sport contexts. Focusing on cused on two communities of young Seoulites tions. He spent most of his time in Seoul and Jisu Ryu (M Ed 2013) as been admitted to the make the most of this opportunity by arriving early to Korea and celebrity athletes’ transgressions, his disserta- engaged in activism projects: 1) evangelical Tokyo consulting archival materials in order University of Minnesota’s Organizational traveling around the country in order to experience firsthand the tion aims to further our understanding about Christians involved in evangelism projects in to lay the groundwork for his dissertation Leadership, Policy, and Development program uniqueness of Korean culture. Once classes began, I took both English- how sport consumers process an athlete’s rural areas of Korea, and 2) environmental project. Also, he attended an international as a Ph.D. student. ter for Korea conference titled “The Literature and Culture taught courses for my academic majors as well as a Korean language

n transgression information and respond to the activists involved in volunteer farm work and course. These courses furthered my understanding of Korean society and sparked my interest negative information in different ways based land protests (particularly related to the Four of Colonial Korea and the Discursive Space of

C e in the concept of multiculturalism, which I have chosen as my undergraduate research topic. on the consumers’ moral reasoning processes. Rivers Redevelopment Project). While these Japanese Language” as a discussant which took I learned a great deal both inside and outside in the classroom this summer, and I met people

a m groups may seem quite disparate, together place in Niigata, Japan in early July. During the

N from around the world who shared my desire not only to learn about Korea but to develop a they give a picture of the multiple ways that time, he also participated the annual exchange greater understanding of the world in which we live.” young people engage in social projects. The program between SNU and U-M. 16 17

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Faculty Award. Ryu recently Visiting Scholars Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. She has re- Student Group News Jaeeun Kim (Korea Foundation Assistant Pro- edited and contrib- Jae In Cho is assistant professor in the Depart- ally enjoyed her work with the Center thus far fessor of Sociology) received her PhD degree uted to Imperatives of ment of Library and Information Science at and looks forward to continuing to work with in Sociology from UCLA, was a postdoctoral Culture: Selected Essays Incheon National University. She is currently the faculty, staff, students and community KISA The University of Michigan Korean International Student Association is an organiza- fellow at Princeton on Korean History, at the Nam Center involved with Korean studies. tion to promote unity and the well being of Korean students. KISA is committed to inform and Stanford, and Literature, and Society as a one-year visiting and help prospective students of the University of Michigan to make a smooth adjustment taught at George from the Japanese scholar. Her research Soo Hyun Park to the new academic and cultural environment on campus. https://maizepages.umich. Mason University for Colonial Era and is cur- interests include aca- assumed responsibility edu/organization/kisa a year. She specializes rently ​editing Cultures of Yushin: The 1970s in demic library network for the Nam Center’s in political sociology, South Korea. Her upcoming monograph Writers for resource sharing outreach activities in KSA The Korean Student Association is a student organization that strives to insure the ethnicity and national- of the Winter Republic will be published by the and scholarly commu- March 2014. She has well-being and interests of Korean and Korean-Americans and to promote the mutual un- ism, and international University of Hawai’i Press in 2015. nication by open access become familiar with derstanding and harmony among people of all races, religions, and national origins. https:// migration and globalization. Kim is working publishing. Her current research is focused the Center’s many K-12 maizepages.umich.edu/organization/ksa on a book manuscript based on her disser- Joan Kee (Associate on comparative studies of a shared operation activities, and is excited KiUM The Union for Korean Issues in Michigan continues to build the relationship be- n tation, which has been awarded the 2013 Professor, History of model of institutional repositories in Korea, the for the planned programming for 2014-2015. tween Korean culture and American culture on campus through various fun and educational Theda Skocpol Dissertation Award from the Art) was promoted to United States, and Japan. She received her MA in Public Management at events and debates. https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/kium h i g a Comparative-Historical Sociology Section of associate professor, Carnegie Mellon University. c i the American Sociological Association. The with tenure, in 2014. Jung Hyun Kim is associate professor in the KBC MBA Korea Business Club at Ross is a graduate student organization for those M book examines diaspora politics in twentieth- She is curator of an ex- Department of Advertising & Public Rela- Irene Ng is currently interested in Korean cultures, communities and businesses. KBC provides information, century Korea, focusing on colonial-era ethnic hibition at Blum & Poe tions at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. an undergraduate at resources, tools and guidance to members for careers in Korea and promote a deeper Korean migrants and their descendants in (Los Angeles, CA) Sep- She received her PhD from SNU. Her areas of the U-M studying Me- understanding of Korean business culture within the Ross community https://maizepages.

i t y o f Japan and northeast China. tember 13 - November 8, 2014 titled “From All research interest include persuasion communi- chanical Engineering umich.edu/organization/kbc s Sides: Tansaekhwa on Abstraction,” based on and Art & Design. She cation, new media and KSEA The Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association is a non-profit profes- David Chung (Profes- her book, Contemporary Korean Art: Tansaekh- advertising effects. She has a love of various i v e r sional organization established in 1971 and has been working to promote the application of sci- wa and the Urgency of Method (University of cultures, including Ko- sor, Penny W. Stamps has published papers ence and technology for the general welfare of society and to foster international cooperation u N Minnesota Press, 2013). Kee was also one of four rean culture, and has School of Art & in the Asian Journal especially between the U.S. and Korea. https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/ksa Design) had his work finalists for the Charles Rufus Morey Award, of Communication, previously studied abroad in Korea. Irene hopes featured in Houston which honors an especially distinguished book International Journal to become a product designer in the future, and KSAG Korean Student Association Graduate at U-M is a nonprofit organization for during April 2014. in art history by the College Art Association. of Mobile Commu- to incorporate her love of international cultures Korean graduate students, fellows, and faculty to generate greater interaction within the t h e and various interests into her work. community and to increase awareness about Korean culture. http://umksag.com/ s Chung’s mural-scale nication and Korean Hyun-ju Kim was appointed as Korean drawing “Ten Im- Journal of Advertising. While at U-M, she Kopitonez (A Capella) Koptinoz is an Asian interest a cappella singing group at language faculty in Asian Languages and Evan Vowell is mortals” was shown at the Museum of Fine conducted research on “Cross-Media Marketing U-M. They sing a variety of music, originating from Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and more. Cultures at U-M in Fall 2014. Kim received currently a Junior Arts Houston as part of the exhibition and and Audience Engagement: A 2014 Case Study https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/kopitonez S t u d i e festival, “My Voice Would Reach You”. He was her PhD from the of Samsung at the Super Bowl and Hyundai Mo- majoring in Political n LiNK Liberty in North Korea is a non-profit organization that strives to shift people’s popular the Frank and Cindy Liu Distinguished speaker School of Education at tors at the Oscars.” Science and Interna- perception of North Korea from political policies to human rights issues. Our mission is to raise at Rice University and screened his new video University of Michigan. tional Studies: Political awareness about the North Korean refugee crisis and support refugees’ resettlement through work at the Rice University Gallery of Art. In Prior to joining the Economy and Develop- Staff financial means. https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/LiNK June, Chung presented at the Sao La Art Space KLP, she was involved ment. He is a program Leea Allerding joined in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This summer, in various projects in assistant at the East the Nam Center staff Sinaboro Sinaboro is a Korean David Chung continued his teaching with relation to adolescent Asian Centers at U-M and supports Centers’ last October in the Traditional Drumming Group at the literacy. Currently events and operations. Evan plans to pursue Harvard University’s study abroad program in University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. ter for Korea role of East Asia Clus- she is engaged in the grant project, “Looking a international MBA upon graduation, with a n Seoul with Ehwa Womans University. ter Manager. Her re- Sinaboro seeks to share Korean culture at Others toward Mutual Understanding and special focus on East Asia. He is also a member with the Ann Arbor community and

C e sponsibilities include Youngju Ryu (Associate Professor, Asian Lan- Cultural Sharing in the School of Education.” of Student Democrats and has served on cam- human resources, fi- beyond through samulnori. https://

a m Her research interests are disciplinary literacy, paigns for both the 2012 and 2014 elections. guages and Cultures) was promoted to associ- maizepages.

N nancial oversight and ate professor in 2014. ​Along with tenure, she multimodal literacy, social justice and equity in administrative operation for the Nam Center, received the Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching education, and multicultural education. Center for Japanese Studies, and Lieberthal- 18 19 Upcoming Events in 2014-2015 Nam Center for Korean Studies Colloquium Series 2014-2015

All colloquia will be held at 4 pm in Room 1636 of the International Institute (II) unless specified otherwise. The International Institute is located in the School of Social Work Building at 1080 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Fall 2014 Winter 2015 9/26/2014 2 pm, LSA 4154 ■ Hae Yeon Choo, Assistant Professor 1/14/2015 ■ Brian Myers, Associate Professor, Department of Interna- Chuseok Dae Party Korean Cinema Now Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga “Maternal tional Studies, Dongseo University, “North Korea’s Juche Myth, and the Guardians: Intimate Knowledge and Affective Boundary-Making among West’s Juche Fallacy” 9/20/2014 Showcasing the best and brightest of con- South Korean Volunteers for Migrant Women” 1:30pm - 4:00pm 1st Floor SSWB temporary popular Korean cinema, the Nam 1/28/2015 ■ University of Michigan Graduate Students, Fellowship 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor MI 48108 Center’s film series offers free films at the 10/8/2014 ■ Hyunjoon Park, Korea Foundation Associate Professor of Forum: Hayeon Lee (Social Work and Anthropology) and Joon Sung Lee Free and open to the public Michigan Theater most Saturdays in the winter Sociology and Education, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylva- (Kinesiology), “Transnational Marriage Migration and Vietnamese-Korean In Korea, around the autumn equinox every year, term at 2 pm. Films are screened in Korean nia, and Kuentae Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Korean History, Families;” “Impact of Sociocultural Background on Consumer Moral Reasoning the whole nation takes a three-day holiday to with English subtitles and open to the public. Seoul National University, “The Legacy of Disadvantaged Origins: Blocked Choice: Korean vs. American Consumer” return to their hometowns and reunite with fam- Titles subject to change. Social Mobility of Descendants of Nobis (노비) in Late Joseon (Korea)” 2/25/2015 ■ Hae Kwon Kim, Associate Professor, Soongsil University, ily. The Nam Center invites you to join our family A2KIFF 2014 Michigan Theater 603 East Liberty Street 11/19/2014 5 pm, Multipurpose Room UMMA ■ Christine Hahn, “Disappearance of Prophetic Voice from The Korean Church and Its Nonser- n in celebrating the harvest moon this year. Filled Ann Arbor Korean Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Kalamazoo vice to Korea” with programming for all ages, guests can watch Independent Film Festival College, “Park Su-Geun, the Bando Gallery, and Selling Korean Contemporary 1/10/2015 Miss Granny (수상한 그녀, 2014) ■ h i g a music and dance performances and participate in 3/11/2015 Sahie Kang, Dean, School of Resident Education, Directorate

c The Nam Center presents a critical Art at Home and Abroad, 1950s-1970s”

i various hands-on activities. 1/17/2015 A Hard Day (끝까지 간다, 2014) of Continuing Education, Defense Language Institute, “Planning Assessment selection of independent films screened in

M A reception to celebrate the gift of Park, Su-geun‘s “People on the Street” 1/24/2015 Hope (소원, 2013) in a Proficiency Oriented Foreign Language Program: A Backward Design” an intense three-day period in the fall “Creating a World Full of Hope” donated by the family of the late Professor Lee, with an opportunity to 1/31/2015 Boomerang Family term, Films are screened in the original view the work on display, will follow the lecture. 4/8/2015 ■ Taeku Lee, Professor, Department of Political Science, UC Ber- World Tour by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim (고령화 가족, 2013) language with English subtitles. Free keley, “Polling, Public Opinion, and Political Responsiveness in Korea and Beyond” ■

i t y o f 12/10/2014 Ji-Yeon Yuh, Associate Professor, Department of History, Korean language Dharma Dialogue s 2/14/2015 The Divine Move ( , 2014) admission and open to the public. 신의한수 Northwestern University, “Diasporic Koreans and the Military, 1930-1960” Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:00pm 2/21/2015 Kundo: Age of the Rampant Schedule: Rackham Amphitheatre (4th Fl) i v e r This colloquium series is made possible by the support of the Nam Family Gift, Korea Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant. (군도, 2014) 10/23/2014 7:30 PM Michigan Theater English langauge Dharma Dialogue For more information, please call 734.764.1825 or visit us on the web at www.umich.edu/ncks u N 3/14/2015 My Brilliant Life One for All, All for One Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:30pm ( 2013) (두근두근 내 인생, 2014) 60만번의 트라이, Rackham Assembly Hall (4th Fl) 3/21/2015 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 10/24/2014 12:00 PM 1636 SSWB Music of Strings and Wind The Venerable Pomyun Bandhobi ( 2009) (명량, 2014) 반두비, t h e Sunim is considered one Featuring traditional Korean instruments Geomungo and Daegeum s 10/24/2014 7:30 PM Angell Hall A of the leading intellects 4/11/2015 Whistle Blower (제보자, 2014) 10 Minutes (10분, 2013) Feb 5-8, 2015 in Korea today, preach- Public events for a musical residency with recording artists Kyoung Sun Cho (Seoul National 10/25/2014 2:00 PM Michigan Theater ing on how to harmonize March 25, 2015 4pm University of Education) and Seungmi Suh (Gyeongin National University of Education) Non-Fiction Diary (논픽션 다이어리, 2013) S t u d i e cultivation with social Rackham Ampitheatre (4th floor)

n Thursday Feb 5 7 pm engagement. His lec- 10/25/2014 7:30 PM Michigan Theater Music of Strings and Wind from Korea Concert tures based on teachings Sang-Yong Nam My Place (마이 플레이스, 2013) Detroit Institute of Arts (5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit) on the Buddha and his Memorial Lecture Co-sponsored by the Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures at the DIA long, diverse experiences This year’s Sang-Yong Nam Memorial Lecture May 8-9, 2015 as an activist can transcend language and Saturday Feb 7 2 pm will be given by Dr. Hyun-seok Yu, President of University of Michigan Central Campus cultural differences to help people all over the Virginia Howard Lecture Series - Up Close: An Introduction to Korean Classical Music Korea Foundation. world. It takes the form of an exchange and A hands-on petting zoo of traditional Korean instruments will precede and follow the lecture 2015 NEKST Professor Seungmi Suh ter for Koreaa majority of the time will be spent in a Q&A Ann Arbor Downtown Library | 4th Floor Meeting Room (343 S. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor) n style dialogue, which will provide an opportu- Conference Co-sponsored by U-M Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments and the Ann Arbor Public Library The Nam Center hosts the 3rd annual C e nity for participants to obtain clear answers to Sunday Feb 8 3:30pm their religious, personal, or social concern as International Conference of NextGen Korean a m East Meets East: A Concert of Traditional East Asian Music Studies Scholars, organized by graduate N well as diverse life problems through in depth with LIU Yuening (Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing) on the Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) communication made possible by Ven. Pom- students at the University of Michigan with U-M Museum of Art | Helmut Stern Auditorium (525 S. State St, Ann Arbor) nyun Sunim’s extensive insight and wisdom. students from Seoul National University and Professor Kyoung Sun Cho Co-Sponsored by U-M Confucius Institute and UMMA the University of Southern California. N a m C e n ter for Korea n S t u d i e s t h e u N i v e r s i t y o f M i c h i g a n Ann Arbor,MI48109-1106 1080 S.University,Suite4661 University ofMichigan International Institute Nam CenterforKoreanStudies and retain the finest students and faculty. events. Your gift will also help us recruit our film series and many other special sponsors visiting scholars, public lectures, provides graduate fellowships, and Center also helps student organizations, Korean Collection in the Asia Library. The the Korean Language Program and the Studies help support research, teaching, Gifts to the Nam Center for Korean Help! Can You You may also make your gift online at at online gift your make also may You Preferred E-mail Address E-mail Preferred Phone Cell Phone Home City/State/Zip Address Name q q E nclosed is my gift of: of: gift my is nclosed Nam Center Strategic Fund (316271) Fund Strategic Center Nam Other Other

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