The Korean Oral Historiography Project
The Korean Oral Historiography Project was established by Andrew David Jackson in 2016 and aims to introduce students to alternative ways of conceptualizing Korean history, society and culture. The project includes recordings of Korean Studies researchers discussing a single historical figure, object, event, book, poem, or image which in some way encapsulates an important aspect of Korean history, society or culture. Each scholar provides a short four minute digitally recorded monologue on their chosen subject that can be accompanied by images. The aim is to provide students with a short oral and visual overview of an important aspect of Korean history, society and culture. We would like to publish the results of this project by 2024 so that they can be used as learning tool in Korean Studies courses worldwide.
Current contributors:
| Andy Jackson (Monash) | The 1728 Musin Rebellion. |
| Jay Lewis (Oxford): | Ginseng |
| Martina Deuchler (SOAS): | Chosŏn period funeral tablets |
| Martina Deuchler (SOAS): | Scholar's folding screens (병풍) |
| Remco Breukker (Leiden): | The Ten Injunctions |
| Pierre Emmanuel-Roux (Paris Diderot): | French catholic martyrs in late Chosŏn |
| Vladimir Tikhonov (Oslo): | Pak Hŏn-yŏng |
| Laurel Kendall (American Museum of Natural History): | Shaman paintings |
| Roald Maliangkay (ANU): | Handpainted movie hoardings in Seoul |
| Young-Key Kim-Renaud (George Washington): | The invention of hangul |
| Roland Bleikker (Queensland): | The 1987 Seoul demonstrations |
| Don Baker (University of British Columbia): | The Kwangju Uprising, 1980 |
| Ross King (University of British Columbia): | Sinographs |
| John Duncan (UCLA): | Korean identity in pre-modern times |
| Seung B. Kye (Sogang): | The 1637 Manchu Invasions |
| Andy Jackson | The Dongsung Cinematheque |
Sample recordings:
1. The Dongsung Cinematheque
Andy Jackson (Monash University)
This short recording explains the significance of the Dongsung Cinematheque, a small art-house cinema run by movie director Lee Kwang-mo between 1995 and 1996 and that was at the epicentre of a brief period of South Korean cinephilia.
2. The 1728 Musin Rebellion
Andy Jackson (Monash University)
This brief talk examines the 1728 Musin Rebellion, the largest rebellion of eighteenth-century Korea. It looks at rebel motivations and the importance of the Musin Rebellion in Chosŏn historiography.
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Instructions for contributors:
You should make a short 4-5 minute voice (not video) recording of yourself speaking about one aspect of Korea and explaining why this is important for our understanding of Korean history, society or culture.
This aspect could be:
An object
A person
A phenomenon
An event
A book, poem or piece of writing
A work of art
An invention
Or an institution
And why it is particularly important in Korean history, society and culture.
How others have understood/misunderstood it.
You should talk in English, Korean or in French. If you do it in Korean or in French I will provide a translation for the students.
You should talk about something that interests you and also that you know quite a lot about. It should be from a period that you are expert in. The talk should be fairly spontaneous. Notes or prompts are fine. Semi scripted is fine. You can do the talk while looking at a picture. You can record the talk at your convenience and send it to me as an audio file.
I will use the recording only for my class, and if I used it for any other reason, like I wanted to upload it online or publish then I would seek your written consent first.
I do not provide any remuneration for this recording.
I have used these materials very successfully in class, with students listening to these very short recordings and answering questions on them. I have also supplied the students with images to aid their comprehension.
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If you would like to contribute to the project please contact Andy Jackson at: