Dear Members and Friends of RAS Korea,

Here’s your quick overview of what is happening around RAS Korea this week.

1) RAS Korea Online Lecture (Nov. 24)
Topic: 
Willis Bird Flies into Seoul
Lecturer: Mark E. Caprio
Date: Tuesday, November 24. 7:30-9:00PM (Seoul)
* No Registration required.

** Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88964419185?pwd=TjVIWUc1VDFtNUNKQWgreFNPeFZwZz09
Meeting ID: 889 6441 9185
Passcode: 255187

2) Colloquium in Korean Studies (Nov. 26)
Topic: 
An Anthropological Perspective on the End of Life
Speaker: Byungki Song
Date: Thursday, November 26. 6:00-8:00PM (Seoul)
Venue: Grand Conference Room (Room #310), of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University.
* For register, send an email to efeoseoul@hotmail.com
(Only 10 people will be permitted to attend the presentation)

3) RAS Korea’s YouTube channel – Online Lecture Video Archive
If you missed any online lectures, you can find and watch them here.
Please click ‘Subscribe’ and ‘Like’ buttons at the RAS Korea’s Youtube channel.

4) RAS Korea Book Note:
‘The King at the Palace: Joseon Royal Court Culture’
By National Palace Museum of Korea, 2015
Available from Amazon (Kindle Edition)

Published to commemorate the museum’s 10th anniversary, this book is a hall-by-hall guided tour of the museum’s many permanent exhibits. Organized by exhibit room, this book includes detailed narrative about the contents of the room–beyond that which is written on artifact placards and displays. Replete with photographs, important artifacts and valuable photographs of officials, and palace installations, the book is a valuable addition to the history, art, and culture of the Joseon Kingdom. One might use the book to take a self-guided tour of the museum, or as a memory of a valuable afternoon spent wandering through the history of the kingdom.

Very best wishes.
Stay safe and healthy.