The programme for this year’s BAKS conference has been released. Book details are at the bottom of this post.
British Association for Korean Studies Conference 2014
Korean Identities in a Global Age
University of Sheffield, Halifax Hall, The Endcliffe Village, Endcliffe Vale Road, Sheffield S10 3ER
21–23 November 2014Schedule
Friday (21 November 2014)
- Arrival and registration from 3.30 pm onwards
- PM Coffee/tea refreshments from 3.30, Refreshment Area
- Keynote Speech from 5-6.30 in The Dining Room
- A bar will be open from 18.30; no dinner on site.
Saturday (22 November 2014)
- Breakfast (from 7.30am) (full English, only for those staying in Halifax Hall overnight)
- Panel 1: 8.30—10.30 (4 papers at 30 min. each with Q&A)
- AM Coffee/tea refreshments from 10.30-11.00 Refreshment Area
- Panel 2: 10.45—12.45 (4 papers at 30 min. each with Q&A)
- Lunch: 2 Course Hot and Cold Buffet (Chef’s choice) from 12.45-14.00
- Panel 3: 14.00—16.00 (4 papers at 30 min. each with Q&A)
- PM Coffee/tea refreshments from 16.00-16.30 Refreshment Area
- Panel 4: 16.15—18.15 (4 papers at 30 min. each with Q&A)
- AGM: 18.15—18.45 (The bar will be open from 18.30)
- Dinner in The Dining Room
Sunday (23 November 2014)
- Breakfast (from 7.30am) (full English, only for those staying in Halifax Hall overnight)
- Panel 5: 8.30—10.30 (4 papers at 30 min. each with Q&A)
- AM Coffee/tea refreshments from 10.30-11.00 Refreshment Area
- Departure
Details of papers to be presented
Saturday (22 Nov, 8.30—10.30)—Panel 1: Historical Identities I
- Hyun, Jean (University of Oxford, UK): The Malgal as Instigators of War Between Sui and Koguryŏ
- Wei, Xin (University of Oxford, UK): Circulation of Ch’oe Ch’i-wŏn’s works in Heian Japan
- Jeong-Spencer, Eunjin (University of Oxford, UK): Re-evaluation of the ‘Ceramic War’
- Quartermain, Thomas (University of Oxford, UK): Barbarians at the Gates: The Manchu Invasions
Saturday (22 Nov, 10.45—12.45)—Panel 2: Historical Identities II
- Kim, Youngmin (Seoul National University, ROK): Korean Identity in Late Chosŏn’s Discourse on Chineseness (zhonghua)
- Östberg, Sigfrid Su-gun (University of Oxford, UK): Korean Responses to Nineteenth Century Globalisation: The Case of Sin Hŏn
- Choi, Youngchan (SOAS, London, UK): In God we learn of the individual and of humanity: the history of equality in late nineteenth-century Korea
- Ten, Victoria (University of Leiden, the Netherlands): The Circle of Knowledge: Contemporary Korean Alchemical Practices Exported to the West
Saturday (22 Nov, 14.00—16.00)—Panel 3: Religious and Historical Modern Identities
- Grayson, James (University of Sheffield, UK): Millenarianism and a Global Identity? The Empire of Mt. Sion, Colonialism and Nationalism
- Noh, Anna (University of Warwick, UK): The Evolution of the Korean Protestant Identity: Hegemonic Conflict in the Cold War Discourse
- Lee, Hana (Yonsei University, ROK): The Historical and Emotional Origins of Hallyu’s Identity: Aspiring Towards World Culture
- Sadorra, Helweena (University of the Philippines, Philippines): Starring Kopinos: From Quest of the Korean Dream to the Making of a Hero
Saturday (22 Nov, 16.15—18.15)—Panel 4: Personal Identity in a Global Age
- Byun, You-Kyung (Free University, Berlin, Germany): Korean Food Entrepreneurs in Berlin: Staged Authenticity and Ethnic Diversity
- Wellgraf, Stefan (European University Viadrina in Francfort/Oder, Germany): Three Sisters—Transnational Ties in a Korean Family
- Howard, Keith (SOAS, London, UK): Why Don’t K-Pop Fans Like “Gangnam Style”?
- Park, Sung-Hee (Durham, Independent Scholar): The impact of ‘K-pop’ and ‘K-Style’ on traditional musicians
Sunday (23 Nov, 8.30—10.30)—Panel 5: Identities and Politics
- An, Jong Chol (Tubingen University, Germany): Who Are the First “Koreans”?: The Limitation of the First Korean Nationality Act in 1948
- Park, Tina (University of Toronto, Canada): Canadian-Korean Relations from the 1880s to the 1980s: The Untold Tale of Globalization
- Bae, Jiyoung (Germany, Grad. Student): Welfare State and Global Financial Crisis: A Case Study of South Korea
- Flamm, Patrick (University of Auckland, New Zealand): Korea’s Place in the World: Change and Continuity in South Korean National Identity in the Case of Seoul’s Contribution to UNMISS
- Winstanley-Chesters, Robert (Cambridge University and University of Leeds): Korean “Green Waves”: Investigating Trans-Peninsular and Global Sustainabilities
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