Korean Studies Conference: ‘Reimagining Korean Identity through Wars, Money, Ideas and Exchanges: 70 years’ Identity Transformation.’
On 17-18 August 2018, Monash University Korean Studies hosted a conference entitled ‘Reimagining Korean Identity through Wars, Money, Ideas and Exchanges: 70 years’ Identity Transformation.’ The two day event was co-organized by David Hundt of Deakin University and Jay (Jiyoung) Song of Melbourne University Korean Studies and was funded as part of the AKS Core University Program for Korean Studies grant. The conference was organized to mark the seventieth anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and aimed to critically engage with some of the most important issues that have affected contemporary Korea over the past seven decades. Papers were presented on all aspects of North and South Korean history, society, culture and language. All of the papers dealt with the following questions:
Who are Koreans today? Who have they become over 70 years through war, development, division, cultural exchange, travel and globalisation?
The conference was organized by a committee comprised of Andrew David Jackson (Monash University), Mohita Roman (Monash University), David Hundt (Deakin University) and Jay Song (Melbourne University).
The following participated in the conference:
Roland Bleiker, the University Of Queensland, Lucien Brown, Monash University, Jovan Cavor, The University Of Auckland, Sarah Eunkyung Chee, University Of California At Irvine, Ellen Hyein Cho, Monash University, Min Hye Cho, University Of Queensland, Patrick Flamm, Victoria University Of Wellington, David Hundt, Deakin University, Andrew David Jackson, Monash University,Bruce Jacobs, Monash University, Hagyun Kim, Massey University, Auckland, Jinsil Kim, KSA of KAIST, South Korea, Jung Sim Kim, Monash University, Young-Key Kim-Renaud, The George Washington University, Seonkyeong Kim, the University Of Queensland, Peter Lee, Australian National University, Hong-Jae Park, Western Sydney University, Joohyun Justine Park, The University Of Auckland, Mohita Roman, Monash University, Andreas Schirmer, Palacky University Olomouc, Seung-Hwan Shin, the University Of Pittsburgh, Josie Sohn, Monash University, Changzoo Song, The University Of Auckland, Jay Song, Melbourne University, Jee Eun Regina Song, Hankuk University Of Foreign Studies, Sarah A. Son, Korea University, Minkyu Sung, Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology, South Korea.
The organizers would like to thank the Monash University Menzies Library staff for making this event possible.