Dear Members and Friends of RAS Korea,

Happy Chuseok!
Here’s your quick overview of what is happening around RAS Korea this week.
1) RAS Korea Business & Culture Club Excursion (September 29)

Topic: Lunchtime Walk: original Cheondogyo church in Insadong
Leader: Jacco Zwetsloot
Date: Tuesday, September 29. 12:00-13:00 (Seoul)
Registration is not required.

** Meeting Point: Anguk Station, outside Exit 6. At 12:00PM.

2) Virtual book launch (RAS London) (September 30)
Title: ‘From Granada to Berlin: The Alhambra Cupola’ by Anna McSweeney
Date: Wednesday, September 30. 6:00PM (London) / Thursday, October 1. 02:00AM (Seoul)
Registration: Please contact Matty Bradley by email: mb@royalasiaticsociety.org, and the Zoom link and password will be provided.

3) Aftermatch of the East Asian War of 1592-1598 (September 30)
Topic: “Jesuit Sources on the Imjin War: Introducing Relação do fim e remate
que teve a guerra da Corea” (via Zoom)
Presenters: Giuseppe Marino (Postdoctoral researcher, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), & Rebekah Clements (Professor, ICREA / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Date: Wednesday, September 30. 4:00PM (Barcelona) / 11:00PM (Seoul)
Registration: please contact sangwoo.han@uab.cat for details, and the Zoom link and password will be provided.

4) The Korea Society Live Webcast (October 1)
Topic: Looking Toward the US Presidential Election and Its Impact on Korea and Northeast Asia Policy with Daniel Russel and Susan Thornton
Date: Thursday, October 1. 12:00PM (New York) / Friday, October 2. 01:00AM (Seoul) 
Registration by clicking here (Free)

5) The GW Institute for Korean Studies, North Korea Economic Forum Public Webinar (October 2)
Topic: Supply and Demand of Refined Oil Product in North Korea
Date: Friday, October 2, 2020. 2:00-3:00PM (Eastern Time) / Saturday, October 3, 2020. 3:00-4:00AM (KST)
Registration by clicking here (Free)

6) The “Korean Heritage” magazine by the Cultural Heritage Administration
The Autumn 2020 edition of “Korean Heritage” magazine, published by the Cultural Heritage Administration (문화재청), is available online. We also have some copies in the office. If you are interested, please drop by pick up a printed copy (Tel. (02) 763-9483) or download PDF file by clicking here.

7) A Booklet of Terms and Essays on Korean History and Culture by the Dongducheon’s Foreign Language High School
We are pleased to share this booklet with our members and friends. The booklet represents the efforts of students of the Dongducheon’s Foreign Language High School’s RAS Korea Research Team.
Download by clicking here.

8) SAVE THE DATE for RAS Christmas Book Sale (November 7)
Details will follow.

9) RAS Korea Online Lecture Video Archive

If you missed the RAS Korea’s previous lectures via Zoom,
you can find and watch them via the links below.
– SAMSUNG RISING (by Geoffrey Cain)
– Practicing Korean Traditional Archery (by In-Souk Cho)
– Witnessing Gwangju (by Paul Courtright)
– Hendrick Hamel, how I became interested and did the research on the crew who stayed 13 years in Korea in the 17th century. (by Henny Savenije)
– Blistered Fingers and Bleeding Throats: The Aesthetics of Korean Traditional Music (by Jocelyn Clark)
– Making Icons: The Rise of the K-pop Adjacent Industries (by CedarBough Saeji)
– Jeju Island’s Haenyeo: A User’s Manual (by Joey Rositano)
– Exploring Korean Diaspora through Korean Cubans (by Joseph Juhn)
– Finding common ground: Reconstructing contemporary Korean history with archival footage (by Taewoong Lee)
– Tourism and Engagement in North Korea: How It Works (by Simon Cockerell)

10) KF Virtual Concert Series: ‘STAY JOYFUL’ 
Dates: August 13 – October 15, 2020. (Every Thursday)
Freely available on the Korea Foundation’s YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/TheKoreaFoundation)

Every Thursday, from August 13 to October 15, the Korea Foundation presents you STAY JOYFUL, a virtual concert series. Through their performances, the acclaimed artists hope to deliver messages of hope and comfort to people in Korea and around the world during these challenging times amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
<Program>
   Aug 13 (Thu). THAILAND – POOM PROMMACHART (Piano)
   Aug 20 (Thu). COSTA RICA – ALONSO TORESS & LENIN IZAGUIRRE
(Guitar & Clarinet Duo)
   Aug 27 (Thu). KOREA – SANG JI KOH (Bandoneon)
   Sep 3 (Thu). BRAZIL – MARCO PEREIRA (Guitar)
   Sep 10 (Thu). ROMANIA – ALEXANDRU TOMESCU (Violin)
   Sep 17 (Thu). MEXICO – JUAN PABLO HORCASITAS (Piano)
   Sep 24 (Thu). KOREA – BULSECHUL
(Traditional Korean Music with a contemporary twist)
   Oct 8 (Thu). THE NETHERLANDS – JAZZKIA (Jazz)
   Oct 15 (Thu). KOREA – COREYAH (Korean Folk Music)

** REGISTRATION required for next week virtual events

11)  The 2nd North Korea Economic Forum Annual Conference (Part 1) (Oct. 5)
Topic: Current Development Trends in North Korea
Date: Monday, October 5. 9:00-11:00AM (Eastern Time) / Monday, October 5. 10:00PM – Tuesday, October 6. 12:00 AM (KST)
Registration by clicking here (Free).

12) The Korea Society Live Webcast (Oct. 8)
Topic: A Sacred Emblem: Trefoil in Early Korean Metalwork and Beyond
Date: Thursday, October 8. 06:00PM (New York)/ Friday, October 9. 07:00AM (Seoul)
Registration by clicking here (Free).

13) The GW Institute for Korean Studies (Oct. 9)
Topic: Immanuel Kim’s Book Talk – “Life and Culture in North Korea: Friend and North Korean Comedy Film”
Date: Friday, October 9. 4:00-5:30PM (Eastern Time) / Saturday, October 10. 5:00-6:30AM (KST)
Registration by clicking here (Free)

Very best wishes.
Stay safe and healthy.