Korean Studies Graduate Student Conference 2024
The KEC International Graduate Students Conference is an annual event held in early July in Berlin, specifically for graduate students. Students from various universities gather to present their thesis proposals. This year, presenters will participate from Washington, D.C., Venice, and Prague. Engaging in rigorous discussions with their accompanying professors, it is anticipated that new ideas will emerge.
KEC International Graduate Students Conference 2024
Program
10:30 ~ 10:45 Opening SessionWelcome:
Prof. Dr. Eun-Jeung Lee (Free University Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University)
Prof. Dr. Miriam Lowensteinova (Prague, Charles University)
Prof. Dr. Jong-Chol Ahn (Venice, Ca' Foscari University)
10:45 ~ 12:45 1st Session
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Hyein Lee (Berlin) |
South Korean Buddhist Military Chaplains: Their Roles and Identities |
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Marla Koch |
Visibility and Safe Spaces: South Korean LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Literary Experience and (South Korean) Queer Literature |
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Damhee Shin |
Empowerment in Question: The Mobilization of Women in the 1970s Saemaul Undong |
12:45 ~ 14:00 Lunch (90min)
14:00 ~ 16:00 2nd Session
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Giulia Prandina (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)
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The Ongoing Issue of Wartime Forced Labour and Korean Victims |
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Suhon Lee
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Banality of good: How a nation can enhance its willingness to protect refugees |
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Markéta Grünerová |
Ghost Legends in Korean Horror Cinema, a (un)likely connection |
16:15 ~ 16:45 Closing Session
- Prof. Dr. Eun-Jeung Lee (Berlin)
- Prof. Dr. Gregg Brazinsky (GW)
- Prof. Dr. Jong-Chol Ahn (Venice)
- Prof. Dr. Miriam Lowensteinova (Prague)
17:20 ~ 17:40 Special Cello Performance
Cellist: Boum-Ju Bae
18:00 ~ 19:00 Special Lecture
Topic: Empathetic Allies: China and North Korea during the Cold War
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Gregg Brazinsky
Zeit & Ort
05.07.2024 | 10:00 - 19:00
Institute of Korean Studies
Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11
14195 Berlin
Weitere Informationen
Dr. Hojye Kang: hojye.kang[at]fu-berlin.de