Workshop on Korean History, Culture, and Society In Honor of Professor John B. Duncan

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Come join our workshop as we explore topics on Korean history, culture, and society in honor Professor John B. Duncan's retirement.

Friday, May 24, 2019
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Main Conference Room
Charles E. Young Research Library
UCLA
90024

This workshop honors Professor John B. Duncan for his contributions to the Center for Korean Studies, the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Korean Studies program since joining UCLA in 1989. Professor Duncan has also served as chair of the Department of the Asian Languages and Cultures from 2005 to 2008 and the Director of the Center for Korean Studies from 2001 to 2014 (and Co‐Director until 2016).

9:00 AM   Opening Remarks
10:00 AM Panel I. Early Modern to Colonial Korea: Encounters and Transformations
12:30 PM Panel II. Post–Liberation Korea: From Liberation to Division
2:00 PM   Panel III. Premodern Korea: Past, Not Antiquated
3:30 PM   Roundtable I: Undergraduate Education in Korean Studies
4:15 PM   Roundtable II: Training Graduate Students in Korean Studies
5:00 PM   Closing Remarks

Special Instructions
Free and open to the public

koreanstudies@international.ucla.edu

Sponsor(s): Center for Korean Studies, Center for Buddhist Studies, UCLA International Institute, Asian Languages & Cultures, Department of History, Division of Humanities