Past Lectures
A list of past lectures of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch.
Date | Lecturer | Venue | Admission | |
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Weddings without Marriage: Same-Sex Love across South Korean History |
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
A.Prof. Todd A. Henry (History, UCSD) | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
Jejueo, Korea's endangered language |
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Moira Saltzman | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
Buddhism that Protects the Nation: The Hoguk Bulgyo Tradition |
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Prof. David A. Mason | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
Ingenious Designer Sejong: The Hidden Code Used in Designing Hangeul |
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Prof. Sang Oak Lee | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
Reflections on Providing Humanitarian Aid in North Korea and other Authoritarian Settings |
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Ms. Christy Gavitt | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members; 5,000 won for student non-members (with student ID card); free for members |
50 years of Chollipo Arboretum Foundation: Past and Future Perspectives |
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Yong-Shik Kim, Ph.D., FLS | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for Non-members; 5,000 won for Student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
Vibrant Matters: Fish, Fishing and Community in North Korea and Neighbours |
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dr. Robert Winstanley-Chesters | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID card); free for members |
Charles Lang Freer's Collecting of Korean Art in the Early 20th Century |
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Charlotte Horlyck | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for student non-members; free for members |
Imagining Korean Spaces: Authenticity through Visual Koreanness in Korean Popular Music Videos |
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dr. CedarBough T. Saeji | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000 won for non-members and 5,000 won for student non-members (with Student ID); free for members |
The 1956 Crisis and the Making of North Korean Despotism |
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dr. Kathryn Weathersby | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members (with student ID); free for members |