KOREAN MODERNITY/COLONIALITY

KOREAN PHILOSOPHY WORKSHOP

University of San Francisco, August 13-14, 2013

Many elements formed Korean modernity/coloniality from the 19^th century onward: a receding Sinocentric world, an encroaching Western world, Japanese colonialism, the “New Woman,” racialization, Marxism, a cataclysmic war at home, a divided country, U.S. imperialism, struggles between authoritarian regimes and peoples’ movements, a diasporic nation… This workshop explores philosophical figures and themes in this nexus of forces and concepts. Talks and speakers include:

Radical Enchantment in Donghak Syncretism    David H. Kim (U. of San Francisco)

Kim Iryŏp and a Comparative Philosophy of Religion    Jin Y. Park (American U.)

Ham Sŏkhŏn and the Rise of Philosophy of History in Korea    Halla Kim (U. of Nebraska)

The Concept of Minjung: Inventing ‘A People to Come’    Boram Jeong (Duquesne U.)

The Cunning Practices of the Inauthentic Asian American Woman    Emily S. Lee (CSU, Fullerton)

Confucian Ritual Propriety for 21^st Century South Korea: A Reconstruction from Traditional Korean Resources    Jung-Yeup Kim (Kent State U.)

The format is an intensive workshop on work in progress. Please RSVP by August 7 since seats are limited. To RSVP, contact David H. Kim (kim@usfca.edu).

Sponsored by the Philosophy Dept, The Mortimer Fleishhacker Fund, The Center for the Pacific Rim, and The Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Studies Program.