Past Lectures
A list of past lectures of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch.
| Date | Lecturer | Venue | Admission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Korea Created and then Destroyed the Martial Sport of Taekwondo |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dr. Steven D. Capener | 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 |
| Moving toward Korean as a "Cultural Experience Language" |
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Dr. Robert Fouser | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
| From Shanghai to North Korea and the Korean War - Story of my Generation |
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Yong-ok Ahn, Ph.D. | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
| An American Gold Miner in 19th Century Korea |
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Robert D. Neff | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 student non-members (with student ID); free for members |
| Sex in the Kitchen: Gender and cooking media in contemporary Korea |
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Jennifer Flinn | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 (non-member); W5,000 student (with student ID; free for members |
| The Next 30 Years: Baby Boomers vs. Millennial Generation |
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
YongGu Suh, Ph.D. | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 for student non-members; free for members |
| Korean Avalokitesvara (Gwaneum) Painting |
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Noh, Hee-Jik, Ph.D. | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 for student non-members; free for members |
| Vernacular Itineraries: Korean Letters from Family to National Archive |
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Ksenia Chizhova, Ph.D. | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 for student non-members; free for members |
| Shifting Hierarchy: Carter’s Korean Troop Withdrawal and the Recasting of U.S. Hegemony and Korean Agency within the US-ROK Alliance |
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Clint Work, Ph.D. candidate | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for non-members; W5,000 for student non-members; free for members |
| Missionaries, GIs, English teachers, and other Folk Devils: Sovereignty and Anti-Westernism in South Korea |
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Matt VanVolkenburg | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | W10,000 for members; W5,000 won for student non-members; free for members |
