The items below are news items from 2007–2011.
An Invitation from the CKS Executive Committee
Posted by: Beadle on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Dear Colleagues,
I invite you to join us for the General Meeting of the Committee on Korean Studies at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in Honolulu on March 31, 2011, from 9:15 to 11 pm. The meeting will be held in Room 305A (convention center). Our agenda is as follows:
1. ‘Remembering JaHyun Kim Haboush’
2. Past year’s activities (book list and mentoring project)
3. Future/ necessity of the CKS (our main discussion item)
Let me also remind you of the The University of Hawai’i Center for Korean Studies and the Korea Foundation reception on April 1, 2011 (6-9pm), at the Hibiscus Ballroom of the Ala Moana Hotel.
I look forward to seeing all of you in Honolulu and hope you can contribute to our discussions.
Aloha,
Michael Pettid
Reception to Honor Conroy and Hurst at AAS Philadelphia Meeting
Posted by: Beadle on Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Those attending the 2010 Association for Asian Studies meeting in Philadelphia to be held March 25-28, 2010, are welcome to attend a reception at the University of Pennsylvania Museum on Saturday, March 27, at 5:00 p.m. The reception will honor two University of Pennsylvania scholars who have made outstanding contributions to the study of Korea: Hilary Conroy and Cameron (Cappy) Hurst. Because the reception conflicts with the late-afternoon panels on that day, it is not listed in the Annual Meeting program. Free shuttle buses will be provided from the Marriott Hotel to the Museum.
For further information, contact Seungsook Moon, chair of the CKS-AAS, at semoon@vassar.edu.
Korean Studies Reception Planned for AAS 2010 Meeting
Posted by: Beadle on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
The Korea Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Korean Studies invite participants in the 2010 annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies to attend a Korean studies reception Friday, March 26, 2010, in Liberty Ballroom A at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street. The reception is scheduled for 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and is open to all AAS participants. Questions about the reception should be directed to Eugene Park (epa@sas.upenn.edu).
Notes from the Chair of the Committee on Korean Studies (February 2010)
Posted by: Beadle on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
As the chair of the CKS-AAS (April 2008 – March 2010), I would like to report CKS activities and accomplishments during the past one year. Since the CKS (executive board members) redefined in 2008 its identity as a professional organization that would connect various forms of resources to our members to promote your scholarly and teaching interests, we pursued the following new projects in collaboration with the Korea Foundation. First, in December 2009, we conducted an on-line survey to identify contents of multimedia teaching resources on Korea. With the support of the Northeast Asia Council (NEAC), we sent out this survey to members who were listed as Koreanists or/and Japanologists and received very positive feedback from them. We thank you for your participation. During the 2010 AAS meeting, the CKS board members will review contents of the audio-visual materials, which the Korea Foundation will produce on the basis of this feedback, in order to ensure their utility as effective teaching tools (rather than nationalist materials) for CKS members and beyond. Second, we will launch a series of professional development workshops to support advanced graduate students and junior faculty in the U.S. and South Korea. As a pilot project for this type of workshop, we will bring together mentors who are CKS members and advanced graduate students and junior faculty in South Korean universities. This first workshop intends to enhance these mentees’ skill to present their scholarly work in the U.S. and thereby expand the body of new scholarly materials on Korea for CKS members and beyond. This type of workshop can also facilitate scholarly exchange between those in South Korea and those in the U.S. During the 2010 AAS meeting, the board members will discuss logistics for organizing the workshop in Seoul, Korea. Third, we will compile a list of “recommended” books on Korea that are already published in English to support CKS members’ teaching about Korea in colleges and make these resources also available for K-12 teachers and general readers. We strongly encourage our CKS members to send your lists to the chair (semoon@vassar.edu) before the 2010 AAS meeting. It would be of great help if you can add brief annotations on the books you recommend. The board members will also generate concise annotations on these books.
I would like to emphasize that the board members of the CKS have a strong commitment to build and maintain the identity of the CKS as an autonomous organization that promotes our members scholarly and teaching interests and therefore look for various funding sources beyond the Korea Foundation. So please let us know if you have good suggestions for potential funding sources in the U.S., South Korea, and beyond. Please also share your constructive suggestions for project ideas. Our names (terms of service) and e-mail addresses are: Seungsook Moon (2007-2010; semoon@vassar.edu), Janet Poole (2007-2010; janet.poole@utoronto.ca), Donald N. Clark (2008-2011; dclark@trinity.edu) and Michael Pettid (2008-2011; mpettid@binghamton.edu). The three new members elected in the summer of 2009 are Christopher Hanscom (2009-2012; christopher.p.hanscom@dartmouth.edu), Joy Kim (2009-2012; joykim@usc.edu), and Hwasook Nam (2009-2012; hsnam@u.washington.edu)
Next, let me report on some routine activities of the CKS board administered by myself as the chair in collaboration with the NEAC. First, we sponsored a panel entitled “the Japanese Seizure of Korea: A Centennial Retrospective” that focuses on Hilary Conroy’s work. This was organized by Wayne Patterson and to be held during the upcoming AAS meeting in Philadelphia. Second, I continued to work closely with the NEAC in reviewing applications for the following four categories of Korean Studies grants: (1) Research Travel Grants to Korea and North America, (2) Grants for organizing workshops and conferences, (3) Grants for enhancing Korean Studies teaching, and (4) Travel Grants to support graduate students’ participation in the annual AAS meeting. I urge you, CKS members, to submit strong proposals especially for the Research Travel Grants. Please plan ahead and submit your proposals before the deadlines in the fall and in the spring. Please also pay attention to the required information on the application form to avoid disqualification due to inadequate contents.
The CKS also has collaborated with the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) to sponsor the Fifth World Congress of Korean Studies to be held in Seoul, Korea, in 2010.
Let me also report the result of the fall 2009 election of the NEAC officers. A Koreanist was elected (Kyung Hyun Kim at UC-Irvine, film). He will join two other continuing Koreanists in the NEAC (Namhee Lee, UCLA and Clark Sorensen, University of Washington, Seattle). This is a decrease from 4 Koreanists in the NEAC last year and the parity between Koreanists and Japanologists in the 9-member NEAC (including myself as an ex-officio) depends partly on your active participation in the AAS elections in the future.
Finally, let me draw your attention to the General Meeting of the CKS in Philadelphia during 2010 AAS conference. This meeting will be held from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm in Room 404 in Marriott Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 27th. I hope to meet you and hear from you during this meeting. Please mark your calendar if you will attend the meeting. The CKS identity as autonomous professional organization to promote its members interests really depends on your active participation and interest in CKS activities pursued by the board members you elected.
Thank you and best wishes,
Seungsook Moon
Professor
Department of Sociology (on sabbatical leave, 2009-10)
Vassar College, Box # 507
124 Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Tel: 845-437-7662 Fax:845-437-7677
Multimedia Database Survey
Posted by: Beadle on Thursday, December 10th, 2009
In response to a growing number of requests for Korea-related multimedia content for instructional purposes (video clips of about five minutes for instruction on Korean history, culture, and society), the Korea Foundation plans to release a multimedia database in 2010 in an effort to make such video materials available to educational institutions. This program is being implemented in cooperation with the Committee on Korean Studies of the Association for Asian Studies.
An informational survey of faculty members who offer East Asian/Korean Studies courses is being conducted to assess the overall demand and identify subject areas for inclusion in the database. To participate in the survey, follow the link below:
http://www.myzenic.com/response/agency_survey/640_start.jsp.
Please submit of your response to the online survey no later than January 9, 2010.
The online survey was designed for users of Internet Explorer, and users of other browsers may encounter problems opening and responding to the survey on line. In such cases, the survey form can be downloaded and submitted by e-mail (to mjk@kf.or.kr) no later than January 9, 2010. The download link is: www.myzenic.com/response/agency_survey/survey.doc.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Seungsook Moon, chair (2008-2010), Committee on Korean Studies-AAS, and professor of sociology at Vassar College by e-mail at semoon@vassar.edu.
CKS Executive Committee Election Results
Posted by: Beadle on Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Seungsook Moon, chair of the CKS Executive Committee, has announced the results of the recent balloting to choose new members of the Executive Commitee. The top three vote-getters were Hwasook Nam of the University of Washington, Joy Kim of the University of Southern California, and Christopher P. Hanscom of Dartmouth College. They will serve three-year terms on the committee.
The Executive Committee consists of seven members elected by the CKS membership to serve staggered three-year terms. The continuing members of the committee are Donald N. Clark of Trinity University, Seungsook Moon of Vassar College, Michael J. Pettid of of the State University of New York at Binghamton, and Janet Poole of the University of Toronto.
CKS Executive Committee Election
Posted by: Beadle on Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Ballots have been mailed to current members of the AAS Committee on Korean Studies for the selection of three new members of the CKS Executive Committee. To be counted, completed ballots must reach the chair of the committee, Seungsook Moon (Department of Sociology, Vassar College, Box # 507, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604), by August 20, 2009. Ballots will also be accepted by e-mail at semoon@vassar.edu.
CKS Executive Committee Election
Posted by: Beadle on Thursday, June 18th, 2009
To: NEAC CKS Members (include all Koreanists who are currently members of the Association for Asian Studies)
The CKS Executive Committee consists of seven members elected by the CKS membership to serve staggered three-year terms. The Executive Committee at present consists of Theodore Hughes, Sun Joo Kim, and Jun Yoo 2006-2009; Seungsook Moon (Chair) and Janet Poole, 2007-2010; and Donald N. Clark and Michael J. Pettid, 2008-2011.
For the 2009-2012 term, we need to fill three vacancies that will occur with the expiration of the terms of Theodore Hughes, Sun Joo Kim and Jun Yoo. Please use the ballot you received to nominate up to three candidates to fill those vacancies. A ballot listing the names of the six candidates receiving the most nominations will be distributed later. The Committee needs your active participation and is extending the deadline for nomination. Please return your nomination by June 27th, 2009, or send your nominations by e-mail to Seungsook Moon (semoon@vassar.edu). Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
Seungsook Moon
Professor, Department of Sociology, Vassar College, Box # 507 124 Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
CKS Executive Committee Election Results
Posted by: Beadle on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
In balloting conducted by mail, Seungsook Moon of Vassar College and Janet Poole of the University of Toronto have been chosen to serve three-year terms on the Executive Committee of the Committee on Korean Studies. They succeed Hyaeweol Choi of Arizona State University and Nam-hee Lee of UCLA, whose terms expired this year.
The CKS Executive Committee consists of seven members elected by the CKS membership to serve staggered three-year terms. In addition to the newly elected Moon and Poole, the Executive Committee consists of David Kang, Chan Park (chair), Sun Joo Kim, Jun Yoo, and Theodore Hughes.
The membership of the Committee on Korean Studies is defined as those members of the Association for Asian Studies who identify Korea as their primary or secondary country of interest. Currently, the Committee has approximately one thousand members. Ballots were mailed to members on record as of August 2007 and were tabulated by the Executive Committee chairwoman.
The Executive Committee has scheduled two meetings during the AAS annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, April 3-6, 2008. The Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, from 2 to 6 p.m., in the Hyatt Regency Vinings Room. A CKS general meeting will take place on Friday, April 4, 2008, from 9 to 11 p.m., in the Kennesaw Room.