I spent around three weeks in Seoul in total for archival research at the Korean Film Archives, where I made extensive use of their oral history archive, which contains their ongoing project to interview veteran filmmakers and film workers in the Korean film industry. Many of the oral histories were recorded in interview transcripts, while others were videos made available in the KFA’s multimedia lab.
Using the KFA’s database, I focused on reading or listening to ‘lifetime’ oral histories of filmmakers born in the 1920s or the 1930s, those who had experienced pre-1945 Korean (...
My 7-week summer research took me to the Mokchon Architecture Archive in Sajik-dong, Seoul, located a stone’s throw away from Gyeongbokgung. Started by Kim Jung Sik, the founding president of the prominent architecture firm, Junglim, the private archive is the first of its kind to document, among others, drawings and writings of modern Korean architects. Spearheaded by the Kim Jung Sik Foundation, the Mokchon Archive records interviews conducted with first-generation modern architects who practiced in the post-Korean war period. These interviews are eventually published as Korean-...
Course title: "Korean History Through Film" Meeting times: Tuesdays, 1-4 pm
This course is to examine history of Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910) through select Korea’s contemporary feature films and TV dramas. Films with historical themes and figures have recently become very popular in and outside of Korea. We will examine the content of the films (rather than their forms and aesthetics), and investigate how “true” or “false” they represent Korea’s past, how they imagine...
Whether you spent the summer in Korea or are thinking about going to Korea, we welcome you to drop by the Korea Institute to learn about our upcoming events and resources that the Korea Institute offers. We very much look forward to getting to know you or reconnecting with you after you've returned. We are located in CGIS South 1730 Cambridge St. on the 2nd floor, in room S228.
Dr. Nancy Lin received her Ph.D. from the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago in June, 2015. Her dissertation, “Representing Difference: Early 20th Century Japanese and Korean Art,” reconsiders the formation of the modern East Asian artistic canon by emphasizing the mutual engagement between Japan and Korea during the colonial occupation of Korea (1910-45). As Japanese and Korean artists experimented with new forms of representation and responded to Western artistic movements, they developed a shared visual culture despite the history of their uneven and...
Korea Institute Summer 2015 & AY15-16 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards for Korea-Related Research, Travel and Work
The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard. Through the Korea Institute, Harvard offers resources for graduate and undergraduate students to study Korea. On campus in Cambridge, students take courses on Korea and may choose from a wide array of Korea-related programmatic activities. Graduate and undergraduate...
Professor Paul Chang has been awarded Sociology's 2015 Kahrl Award for excellence in teaching.George Kahrl, '83 established the Kahrl award some years ago in recognition of Professor Stephen Cornell's outstanding commitment to undergraduate education at Harvard. It is given to a junior faculty member in the department who has made outstanding contributions to undergraduate education, enthusiasm for students, and scholarly guidance. A committee of undergraduate students poll concentrators to choose a recipient and present their nominee to the Committee on Undergraduate Degrees.
The Korea Institute is pleased to announce the Soon Young Kim Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies for academic year 2015-16: Dr. Maya Stiller. Dr. Maya Stiller is currently assistant professor of Korean art and visual culture at the University of Kansas. Following several years of research in Korea and Japan, she earned a doctoral degree in Korean Art History from Free University Berlin in 2008, and a Ph.D. in Asian Languages & Cultures (focus: Korean Buddhism) from UCLA in 2014. Through a combination of methodological approaches from Art History, Sociology and Religious Studies...
On Friday, Feb 6, 2015, in the Forum Room of Lamont Library, the 2014 winners of the annual Office of International Education (OIE) International Photo Contest were awarded. Since 2004, this International Photo Contest has recognized excellence in photography—artistic expression, creativity, originality, quality of image, and international content. All photographs were taken by Harvard undergraduates engaged in study, work, internship, or research abroad. Click below to see the Photo Contest Galleries from the various years.
