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Beginner: Fridays, 1:30-2:30 pm, Writing Center, Watson Library, 3rd Floor (suitable for KOR 104 and 204 students)
Advanced: Fridays, 2:30-3:30 pm, Writing Center, Watson Library, 3rd Floor (suitable for KOR 204 and 504 students)
Upcoming Korea Events
Sunday, November 22
Korean Film Festival: Whisper Princess (2002)
An action-comedy-melodrama directed by Lee Jeong-hwang about a South Korean rock drummer who meets the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who is visiting Seoul as a member of an arts troupe.
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium
Past 2009-2010 Events
Thursday, September 10
Tea & Talk: ChangHwan Kim, “Have Asian American Men Reached Labor Market Parity with Whites? Further Evidence on the Over-Education Hypothesis.” Kim (Assistant Professor, Sociology) will discuss his research exploring the effects of immigration status and education among Asian Americans.
Saturday, October 3
Mid-Autumn Festival Moon-Viewing Party. Join us for East Asian music, poetry, and moon cakes as we celebrate traditions surrounding the full moon.
Sunday, October 25
Korean Film Festival: North Korea: A Day in the Life (2004)
In this rare look inside North Korea, director Pieter Fleury follows the daily routines of a typical North Korean family as they go to work, attend school, and participate in English classes. Though the country’s inhabitants sincerely put their best face forward, the relentless images and ritualized practices of government propaganda offer a telling portrait of this controversial country.
Sunday, November 15
Korean Film Festival: The Host (2006)
A creature emerges on the shore of the Han river for a feeding frenzy upon onlookers. When a young girl is snatched in the melee, her family sets off to recover her from the monster, which the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus. “Aficionados of movie monsters will find things in The Host that they have been waiting to see all their lives.” Directed by Bong Joon-ho.
Past 2008-09 Events
Monday, September 15
Annual Mid-Autumn Festival Moon-Viewing Party. Join us for East Asian music, poetry chanting, and moon cakes as we raise our (non-alcoholic) glasses to the full moon.
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: East Lawn, Lied Center (KU west campus)
Monday, October 20
Revolution in Film: Shiri (Korea)
Directed by Kang Je-gyu
Terrorists and potent liquid explosives are the focus of this Korean action/thriller. When the North Korean government foments a plot to reunify Korea, South Korean special agents attempt to foil it. Part of the Revolution in Film Series, presented by the KU International Area Studies Centers—the Center for East Asian Studies; the Kansas African Studies Center; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies—as part of a year-long program devoted to "Protest & Revolution." (For a full list of films, see http://www.crees.ku.edu/revolution/).
Time: 7 pm
Location: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Thursday, October 30
Chancellor's Lecturer Takao Shibata, “Beyond Pyongyang: Life in the North Korean Countryside”
Former Consul General Shibata will speak on his experiences in the North Korean countryside in 1997 and 1998, when he was there as a representative of the U.N. International Fund for Agricultural Development. This and other U.N. agencies provided food relief to North Korea during the terrible famine that resulted from devastating floods in that country. Shibata's work with this relief effort took him to cooperative farms outside of the capital city and gave him highly unusual access to the daily life in rural North Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Malott Room, Kansas Union
Student Night at the Spencer: Enjoy free food, music, activities, and art! In conjunction with the exhibit "Toy Stories: Souvenirs from Korean Childhood." Sponsored by the Spencer’s Student Advisory Board.
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art
Monday, November 3
Revolution in Film: Crossing the Line (North Korea)
The time: 1962. The place: the border between North and South Korea. A U.S. soldier sent to guard the peace in South Korea deserts his unit, walks across the DMZ and disappears into North Korea. This is the story of Comrade Joe, the last American defector in North Korea. The film documents his rise to media notoriety as the star of the North Korean propaganda machine. Directed by Daniel Gordon. Part of the Revolution in Film Series, presented by the KU International Area Studies Centers—the Center for East Asian Studies; the Kansas African Studies Center; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies—as part of a year-long program devoted to "Protest & Revolution." (For a full list of films, see http://www.crees.ku.edu/revolution/).
Time: 7 pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union
Tuesday, November 4
Tea & Talk: Discuss the film with producer Nicholas Bonner
Times: 4PM
Location: English Room, Kansas Union
Saturday, November 8
It Starts With Art!: Toy Stories. Children's art appreciation classes for ages 5-14. To enroll, contact Jessica Johnson, SMA Education Department (785.864.0137, smakids@ku.edu). In conjunction with the exhibit "Toy Stories: Souvenirs from Korean Childhood."
Times: 10:30 am and 1:30 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art
Thursday, November 20
Art Talk. Exhibition curator Kris Ercums will discuss "Toy Stories: Souvenirs from Korean Childhood."
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art
Film: “Robot Taekwon V,” with an introduction by Associate Professor Michael Baskett, Theatre & Film. In conjunction with the exhibit "Toy Stories: Souvenirs from Korean Childhood."
Time: 7 pm
Location: Spencer Museum of Art
Monday, December 1
Revolution in Film: KT (Japan)
A taut spy thriller about the real-life abduction of Kim Dae Jung , later elected president of South Korea, from a Tokyo hotel in 1973. Directed by Junji Sakamoto. Part of the Revolution in Film Series, presented by the KU International Area Studies Centers—the Center for East Asian Studies; the Kansas African Studies Center; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies—as part of a year-long program devoted to "Protest & Revolution." (For a full list of films, see http://www.crees.ku.edu/revolution/).
Time: 7 pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union
Thursday, December 4
Lecture: Marsha Haufler, “Alternate Realities: Perceptions of Pyongyang, Capital of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (North Korea)”
Professor Haufler (Art History) will share images and stories about her recent travels in North Korea, one of the most reclusive nations in the world.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Friday, January 30
Lunar New Year Party
Celebrate the Year of the Ox with crafts! Performances! And a taste of East Asian food!
Time: 5-7pm
Location: ECM, 1203 Oread Ave.
Friday, February 27
Roundtable Discussion: “What Does ‘Revolution’ Mean in Our Time? Society, Science, and the Arts.”
The idea of revolution as radical social-political change is no longer dominant. In the arts and literature of the latter half of the 20th century, images of change are often playful, parodying rather than confronting. Although there is no artistic “avant-garde” in the modernist sense of the word, art continues to disturb, ask questions, challenge the status quo, and move audiences to think and, it is hoped, to change. Part of the “Changing the World” series co-sponsored by the KU Center for East Asian Studies, Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Kansas African Students Center.
Time: 3:00-5:30 pm
Location: The Commons, Spooner Hall
Friday, April 10
Korean Language Maintenance Lecture: Hak Kyun Kim, “Korean Ceramic Surface Design Techniques” (in Korean). Kim will demonstrate the art of traditional Korean ceramics. All Korean speakers are invited to attend. Part of the Lecture Series in Korean sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies as part of the Advanced Language Maintenance Program.
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Room TBA, Art & Design Building
Thursday, April 16
Roundtable Discussion: “Changing the World: Revolutionary Thinking about the Environment”
Over the last 200 years the natural environment has played a crucial role in radical social thought. In the early 21st century, the endangered environment has forced thinking that is changing how humans live on this planet. This roundtable focuses on (1) the historical and contemporary ways that revolutionary thinking and social revolutionaries have conceptualized the natural environment, and (2) how the environmental change of the last half century has radically changed our conceptions of our lives. Panelists will address the interaction of all these factors with a focus on different regions of the world. Part of the “Changing the World” series co-sponsored by the KU Center for East Asian Studies, Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Kansas African Students Center.
Time: 3:00-5:30 pm
Location: The Commons, Spooner Hall
2007-2008 Events
Thursday, November 8
Tea & Talk: Marsha Haufler, “5 Days and 4 Nights in the DPRK (North Korea).” Dr. Haufler (Art History) will share her experiences and photos of her recent trip to North Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: English Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, November 15
Tea & Talk: Kyoim Yun, “Crafting 'Authentic' Shamanic Rituals During the 2002 World Cup.” New KU Assistant Professor Yun (East Asian Languages and Cultures) will discuss her recent research.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Malott Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Friday, February 8
Lunar New Year Party
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with activities for everyone, including crafts, performances, and East Asian food tastings.
Time: 5-7pm
Location: ECM, 1204 Oread Avenue
Saturday, March 1
Film: “State of Mind.” Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the closed and secretive communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games in Pyongyang, a spectacular nationalist celebration involving thousands of performers. (2004, 94 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 2pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Friday, March 7
Film: “Game of Their Lives.” BBC documentary producer Daniel Gorden was given unprecedented access to North Korea in order to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans, and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0, and go up 3-0 against Portugal before Eusebio eventually rallied the Portuguese. (2002, 80 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 7pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, March 27
Tea & Talk: Marsha Haufler
“Beyond Sports: Cultural Impact of the Olympics in North & South Korea”
Professor Haufler (Art History) will discuss the cultural impact of the 1988 Olympics in South Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Conference
April 10-12
“Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia”
This international conference will explore the Olympic games in East Asia and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region.
Opening lecture April 10, 7:30 pm, Regnier Hall Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus
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