Past Lectures
A list of past lectures of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch.
| Date | Lecturer | Venue | Admission | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Korea during the 1880's through 1910: Modernisation and Reforms |
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm |
Mr. Peter Bartholomew | Second floor Residents’ Lounge, Somerset Palace | 10,000won for non-members and 5,000won for student non-members; free for members |
| 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 |
