2011 Fall

"East Asian Development and Human Security Workshop: Peace and Development in Post-Conflict Society"

Co-sponsored by the Asia Center, Ewha Womans University, KAIDEC
Date: 
November 4, 2011 - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sponsored by: 
Kim Koo Foundation

9:00 a.m.

"Mapping the Globalization of Legal Education: What is a 'Global Law School'?"

Co-sponsored by the Kim Koo Forum on U.S.-Korea Relations
Date: 
October 24, 2011 - 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Co-sponsers: 
Kim Koo Foundation

What makes a law school a "global law school"? A growing number of law schools present themselves as offering a global legal education - does this and can this mean anything beyond a proliferation of courses in international and comparative law, exchange programs and foreign internships?

"China, Inc. Engages North Korea, Inc.: What Are the Policy Implications of Growing Bilateral Commercial Activities?"

China Business Seminar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies - Co-sponsored by the Kim Koo Forum on U.S.-Korea Relations
Date: 
October 20, 2011 - 4:15pm - 6:00pm
Co-sponsers: 
Kim Koo Foundation

"Socrates vs. Confucius: What's the Right Model for South Korean Law Schools?"

East Asian Legal Studies - Co-sponsored by the Kim Koo Forum on U.S.-Korea Relations
Date: 
October 17, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sponsored by: 
Kim Koo Foundation
Co-sponsers: 
Kim Koo Foundation

"Korean Film Goes Global"

Korean Film Poster Exhibit
Date: 
October 4, 2011 - 9:00am - December 21, 2011 - 5:00pm
Sponsored by: 
Kim Koo Foundation

"The Rise of China and India: Challenges for Japanese Foreign Policy"

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations seminar - Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute
Date: 
November 8, 2011 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm

"Class, Gender, and Culture: Complex Issues of Religious Identity in Contemporary Korea"

Religious Identities in Asia Seminar Series - Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute, Center for the Study of World Religions and Asian Center
Date: 
November 7, 2011 - 5:15pm - 7:00pm
Additional Sponsors: 
Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School
Additional Sponsors: 
Asia Center

“From Liberation to Occupation: Race, Modernity, and Redemption in the U.S. Occupation of Korea”

Workshop on the Politics of Knowledge in Universities and the State - co-sponsored by the Korea Insitute
Date: 
November 7, 2011 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Additional Sponsors: 
Warren Center
Co-sponsers: 
Kim Koo Foundation
Additional Cosponsors: 
Korea Insitute

"Like a Virgin" (2006) // directed by Hae-jun Lee and Hae-yeong Lee

Korean Cinematheque: Male Affections: Re-Gendering Korean Masculinity
Date: 
November 28, 2011 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

This series seeks to examine how society defines Korean masculinity and how contemporary Korean men struggle to break free of social norms and expectations. Five select films problematize the notion of contemporary Korean masculinity in the wake of South Korea’s democratization in the 1990s through artistic visions of individual directors of the New Korean Cinema.

"The King and the Clown" (2005) // directed by Jun-ik Lee

Korean Cinematheque: Male Affections: Re-Gendering Korean Masculinity
Date: 
October 24, 2011 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

This series seeks to examine how society defines Korean masculinity and how contemporary Korean men struggle to break free of social norms and expectations. Five select films problematize the notion of contemporary Korean masculinity in the wake of South Korea’s democratization in the 1990s through artistic visions of individual directors of the New Korean Cinema.