Past Lectures
A list of past lectures of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch.
| Date | Lecturer | Venue | Admission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Colloquium in Korean Studies (at Korea U.): City, urban planning and architecture in North Korea (2) |
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm |
Benjamin Joinau, Hongik Asst Prof | Grand Conference Room (Room number 310), of the Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University | Free |
| The Rise and Fall of Youth Culture in 1970s South Korea: Wholesome modernization, crackdowns on long hair and marijuana, and the ROK-US alliance |
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Matthew VanVolkenburg | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| Understanding the Importance of Classifying Old Maps of Korea |
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Henny Savenije, PhD | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| Asian Beliefs: How Chinese Zodiac Signs Affect Women |
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Maija Rhee Devine | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| Making Records of All Kinds of Korean Music, 1906: The Earliest Commercial Korean Music Recordings and Their Historical Significance |
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Jihoon Suk | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (student ID checked at the door); free for members |
| “I thank Korea for her books:” James Scarth Gale, Korean Literature in hanmun, and Allo-metropolitan Missionary Orientalism |
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Professor Ross King | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| Re-visiting the 1937 deportation of ethnic Koreans to Central Asia: 80 years of survival and prospering through the ordeal |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Victoria Kim | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| (on Wednesday) A Mere Scrap of Paper: The 1882 Korean-American Treaty, Syngman Rhee, and the Division of Korea |
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
David Fields | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| (moved to Wednesday) Seoul Global City in a pan-organizational environment. From solid to fluid society, an evolutionary movement leading where? |
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Christian Barde | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
| Bring Out the “Passion Crews”: Youth Volunteer Culture at the PyeongChang Olympics |
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Bonnie Tilland | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for students (with student ID); free for members |
