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BAKS conference report: looking forward / looking back

12-Sep-08

BAKS conference report: looking forward / looking back

The 2008 BAKS conference at Clare College Cambridge started and finished with talks with a distinctly global flavour. People came from the four corners of the globe, with presenters from New Zealand, Singapore, Hawaii, Germany and the US. And we were also fortunate to have the support of the ROK ambassador, Chun Young-woo, plus the immediate past UK ambassador to the ROK, Warwick Morris. [caption id="attachment_5224" align="alignright" width="183" caption="Nami Morris performs Jindo Buk Chum"][/caption] The conference opened with a bang, as the champagne corks popped in the Clare College JCR bar – generously funded by the ROK embassy – followed by some Jindo drumming from Nami Morris in the adjoining vaulted crypt underneath the Chapel. Lee Chul Jin then performed an atmospheric ...
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BAKS 2008 conference agenda finalised

28-Aug-08

BAKS 2008 conference agenda finalised

A reminder of the upcoming BAKS conference, The Koreas at sixty: Looking Forward / Looking Back, to be held in Cambrige 8-10 September. Full details of the cost, and how to book, are on the BAKS website here. You don't need to be a BAKS member to come along, and the one in Sheffield two years ago was both fun and informative. But you do need to pre-register, particularly if you want dinner, accommodation or generally expect to be looked after. For registration, contact Dr John Swenson-Wright at jhs22 at cam dot ac dot uk. The agenda is now final. Something for everyone: Monday, September 8, 2008 15.00 to 17.30: Arrival and Registration 18.00: Drinks reception, including two performances of Korean dance: Salpuri (performed ...
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BAKS 2008 Cambridge Conference: first announcement

16-Jun-08

BAKS 2008 Cambridge Conference: first announcement

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES 2008 Biennial Conference ‘The Koreas at 60: Looking Back, Looking Forward’ FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The Association will host its biennial conference at Clare College, the University of Cambridge from Monday 8 September to Wednesday 10 September. The Keynote Speaker on the evening of 8 September will be Prof. Meredith Jung-En Woo, Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia, USA. There will be a plenary panel of diplomats and scholars on the first day to discuss current affairs on the Korean peninsula, followed by a series of papers on topics of historical and contemporary interest to be given by British and international scholars. The Conference will begin with the Reception at 6:00PM on Monday, and conclude at ...
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