KSU Hosts “Year of Korea” Conference Feb. 4-5
Top scholars examine Korea’s global role
A conference examining post-modern and…
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(Feb 4, 2010) — Top scholars examine Korea’s global role
A conference examining post-modern and traditional Korean history and culture in a globalcontext and featuring leading scholars from the U.S. and Korea is scheduled Feb. 4
and 5 at Kennesaw State. The conference is part of the “Year of Korea,” the university’s 26th annual, curriculum-based study of a country or region.
Launching the conference is a lecture examining the treatment in Korean cinema of
the country’s history of colonialism by Jinsoo An, assistant professor, School of
Design and Media, at Korea’s Hongik University. He will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4.
The keynote speaker, Bruce Cumings, Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service
Professor at the University of Chicago, will discuss “The Cold War and Korea” Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m.
Cumings, an expert on 20th-century international history, modern Korean history, U.S.-East
Asian relations, East Asian political economy, and American foreign relations, is
the author of several volumes, including “The Origins of the Korean War,” “War and
Television,” “Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History,” “Parallax Visions: Making
Sense of American-East Asian Relations,” North Korea: Another Country.” He is also
co-author of “Inventing the Axis of Evil” and “Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy
and American Power.”
Panel discussions featuring scholars from the University of Illinois, John Hopkins
University, Binghamton University, Florida State University, Emory University, Columbus
State and Maryville College will focus on historical and contemporary issues in Korean
education, identity, literature and society.
“We are very pleased to join with our academic partners in Korea, local representatives
of the Republic of Korea and the Korean American Association in welcoming such an
accomplished group of scholars to Kennesaw State,” said Dan Paracka, director, Education
Abroad Office and coordinator of the “Year of” country study program. “Through the
free and open exchange of information and insight, our students, faculty and community
can begin to connect with the world’s people and cultures.”
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
