NEWSLETTER Association for Korean Studies in Europe 4345 No. 36 October 2012 THE ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES IN EUROPE Centre for Korean Studies School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG The United Kingdom THE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION President: Councillor for Public Relations: Prof. Dr. Antonetta Bruno Prof. Dr. Valérie Gélézeau Sapienza Università di Roma École des Hautes Études en Sciences ITALY Sociales [email protected] FRANCE [email protected] Vice-President: Dr. Pavel Leshakov Councillor for Membership Affairs: Moscow State University Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert RUSSIA Ruhr-Universität Bochum [email protected] GERMANY [email protected] Secretary: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Frank Newsletter Editor: Universität Wien Dr. Michael D. Shin AUSTRIA University of Cambridge [email protected] UNITED KINGDOM [email protected] Treasurer: Dr. Koen De Ceuster Dr. James B. Lewis Universitet Leiden University of Oxford THE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM [email protected] [email protected] AKSE Newsletter 36 is edited and published by Dr. Michael D. Shin Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge, CB3 9DA The United Kingdom Cover logo design by Mrs. Sandra Mattielli Printed by Cambridge Print Solutions Copyright by The Association for Korean Studies in Europe AKSE Homepage: http://www.akse.uni-kiel.de AKSE Newsletter 36 AKSE Newsletter 36 ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES IN EUROPE A W O R D F R O M T H E PRESIDENT NEWSLETTER No. 36 AKSE is a supra-national association that handles matters that no national organization or October 2012 individual university can undertake by itself. It has no paid staff, no secretaries, no offices, and no endowment; all work is done on a voluntary basis. AKSE works for the interest of Europe and not of a single university, coordinating the activities of scholars in Europe, Asia, and America. Table of Contents One year has passed since the biennial AKSE Conference in June in Moscow, which was generously supported as always by the Academy of Korean Studies, to whom we are very thankful. We have already begun work on the next conference, which will be held in Vienna A Word from the President…………………………………………….2 on 6-9 July 2013 organized by Prof. Rudiger Frank. It promises to be an important gathering of scholars coming from all of the world, as we have received 392 applications for A Note from the Editor…………………………………………….......3 participation and 382 abstract submissions, including 64 panel proposals. The consequence is that this time the competion is stronger than ever before, as we can only accept 160 papers. Constitution of the Association for Korean Studies The number of applications indicates that the AKSE Conference is becoming an important in Europe……………………………………………………………….…4 gathering for scholars from all over the world. and the wide variety of topics suggests the emergence of fresh and interdisciplinary approaches to researching Korea. AKSE Activities funded by the Korea Foundation………………..6 One year has already passed since my election, and much has been accomplished thanks to Honorary Members of AKSE……………………………………........7 the efforts of Council members who are more and more involved in AKSE activities. AKSE is no longer an assembly of a handful of like-minded friends, but rather a sizable professional AKSE Representatives to the Annual Meeting of the association. This means that new challenges must be faced and changes have to be made in Association for Asian Studies………………………………….….7 the way AKSE functions. The Council and I are working on making the association more transparent and increase member participation. To that end, at the Council meeting in Country Reports October to select papers for the upcoming Vienna Conference, we formulated general Austria…………………………………………………………………….8 guidelines for elections of Council members, for the Presidency, and for the selection of the Czech Republic………………………………………………........…..20 next venue, and we will be circulating specific details via the website in the near future. France……………………………………………………………………22 Germany…………………………………………………………………31 The success of AKSE activities can also be measured by the increasing number of applicants Great Britain………………………………………………………...…49 for the EPEL program. For the first time, we had to evaluate and reject some applications for Italy……..……………………………………………………………..…60 budgetary reasons. The EPEL program furnishes a valuable source of additional lectures for The Netherlands…………………………………………………….....63 some universities and is an indispensable part of the curriculum for others, where there is a Russia…………………………………………………………………....66 shortage of teaching staff. The program started in June 2003, and for the first year, AKSE Sweden………………………………………………………………..…74 received a grant from the Korea Foundation of !8,780. For 2012-2013, we have received !15,000 from the Korea Foundation, with an additional !2,000 coming from the Association Obituaries……………………………………………………………….77 of Korean Studies in Germany. Let me take this opportunity to express my thanks to Prof. Marion Eggert, Council member of AKSE and past president of the Association of Korean Studies in Germany, who actively worked with the current President, Prof. Lee Eun-Jeung, to whom I also express my thanks, for providing additional funding for the program. This year, however, there is a cause for concern because of the reduction of financial support from the Korea Foundation. Nonetheless, we hope that AKSE will continue to receive support since it has an important role to play in the continued growth and maturation of the field. All the best, Antonetta L. Bruno AKSE President 1 2 AKSE Newsletter 36 AKSE Newsletter 36 CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES IN EUROPE A N O T E F R O M T H E E D I T O R (as amended 2009) Starting from this issue, the Newsletter will be published in electronic form only. Because of NAME a reduction of funding from the Korea Foundation, we are no longer able to create and mail a 1. The name of the Association shall be ‘The Association for Korean Studies in Europe’ print version. All members and anyone interested in Korean Studies in Europe can download (AKSE). it from the AKSE website. OBJECTS This year, for some reason, there have been more colleagues who have submitted their 2. The Association shall be non-political and its objects shall be: contributions to the Newsletter past the deadline. This is one reason for the delay in - to stimulate and to co-ordinate academic Korean Studies in all countries of publishing this issue. I would like to ask colleagues to be sure to submit their reports on time Europe; next year in order to avoid any future delays. - to contribute to the spread of knowledge of Korea among a wider public. The SUBMISSION DATE for Newsletter 37 will be 31 JULY 2013. The objects of the Association shall be attained: - by organizing academic conferences on Korea; The contact details for the Editor are as follows: - by issuing a newsletter; - by encouraging and facilitating co-operation with other organizations having aims Postal address: Dr. Michael Shin consistent with its own objects. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies University of Cambridge MEMBERSHIP Sidgwick Avenue 3. The Association shall consist of Full Members in the categories of Ordinary Members and Cambridge, UK, CB3 9DA Honorary Members, and of Associate Members in the categories of Individual Associate Members and Corporate Associate Members. Email address: [email protected] Ordinary Membership is open to persons permanently resident in Europe with a serious academic interest in Korea. Individual Associate Membership is open to persons not Please observe the following: permanently resident in Europe. Applications and proposals for Membership are to be 1) Submit your next report according to instructions given on the inside back cover. The addressed to any member of the Council and decided upon by the Council of the Association. format of your submission should follow the style in the entry for your country and university. Please do not submit the same reports that you used for AKS or the Korea Foundation since 4. Members shall pay an annual fee to be determined by the Council. they ask for items that are not usually included in AKSE newsletters. Members may be exempted partially or totally from payment of the fee upon decision of the 2) As AKSE is becoming more globalized and interacts more with scholars in both America Council. Payment of the fee shall be due on Jan First of each year. and Korea, there is more pressure to adopt American spellings of English. This has already been done by many university presses in the UK. For future issues, American spelling 5. Membership shall expire: conventions will be preferred. - when a Member resigns from the Association by notifying the Secretary in writing; 3) For now, either of the two main romanization systems is acceptable - McCune- - when the Membership fee has not been paid within six months of the due date; Reischauer or Revised Romanization. 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