The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium In briefKeynote speakers - Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool) and Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University)Topic - Cultural Impact and Hallyu (K-Culture)Moderator - Dr Holly Stephens (University of Edinburgh)Location - Online via ZoomBook your ticket on EventbriteAbout the symposium This year, we're delighted to announce that Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool) and Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University) will be delivering the keynote speeches on the topic Cultural impact and Hallyu (K-Culture).The symposium is online and will be hosted on Zoom.Browse Dr Haekyung Um's staff profile on the University of Liverpool websiteProgrammeIntroductory remarksProfessor James Smith, Vice-Principal , University of EdinburghProfessor Yong-ho Kim, Director of YPS Democracy FoundationCongratulatory remarksHis Excellency Mr Colin Crooks, the Ambassador of the UK to KoreaHis Excellency Mr Yeocheol Yoon, the Ambassador of Korea to the UKKeynote speechesModerated by Dr Holly Stephens (University of Edinburgh)Globalizing South Korean Creativity through the Korean Wave, Hallyu - Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool)The Rise of the Hallyu in the World - Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University)YPS Young Scholar AwardAwardee: Sarah Hutton for her dissertation on 'BTS and Orientalism'Closing remarksDr Youngmi Kim (University of Edinburgh)How to joinThis is an online event open to anyone. It will take place on Zoom.Please register on Eventbrite so that you can be sent joining instructions before the event.Register on EventbritePrevious events in the seriesDatesVenueTheme2 and 3 November 2021Online (Zoom; YouTube)A New Agenda for South Korea-UK Cooperation in the COVID19 Era17 October 2019SeoulA New Partnership between ROK and UK in the 21st Century8 and 9 October 2018Playfair Library, University of EdinburghInequality in Global Cities, Seoul in Comparative PerspectiveBrowse the Asian Studies events archive for further informationAbout Yun Posun (1897–1990)The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium was established in March 2013 to foster new partnerships between the UK and Korea, promoting longer-term understanding and the growth of contemporary Korean studies and culture in Scotland.It is jointly organised by the Yun Posun Institute for Democracy and the University of Edinburgh.The symposium is named after Yun Posun, an eminent graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the father of the modern democratic movement in Korea.Yun Posun arrived in Edinburgh in 1925, studied Archaeology under Professor Gorden Childe, graduated in 1930, and eventually returned to his homeland after the Second World War, briefly serving as President and becoming the country’s enduring symbol of democracy.Find out more about Yun Posun on the University of Edinburgh alumni website Oct 26 2022 11.00 - 13.00 The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium Join us online for the annual Yun Posun Memorial Symposium, promoting longer-term understanding and the growth of contemporary Korean studies and culture in Scotland. Online via Zoom Register for this event on Eventbrite
The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium In briefKeynote speakers - Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool) and Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University)Topic - Cultural Impact and Hallyu (K-Culture)Moderator - Dr Holly Stephens (University of Edinburgh)Location - Online via ZoomBook your ticket on EventbriteAbout the symposium This year, we're delighted to announce that Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool) and Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University) will be delivering the keynote speeches on the topic Cultural impact and Hallyu (K-Culture).The symposium is online and will be hosted on Zoom.Browse Dr Haekyung Um's staff profile on the University of Liverpool websiteProgrammeIntroductory remarksProfessor James Smith, Vice-Principal , University of EdinburghProfessor Yong-ho Kim, Director of YPS Democracy FoundationCongratulatory remarksHis Excellency Mr Colin Crooks, the Ambassador of the UK to KoreaHis Excellency Mr Yeocheol Yoon, the Ambassador of Korea to the UKKeynote speechesModerated by Dr Holly Stephens (University of Edinburgh)Globalizing South Korean Creativity through the Korean Wave, Hallyu - Dr Haekyung Um (University of Liverpool)The Rise of the Hallyu in the World - Professor Doobo Shim (Sungshin University)YPS Young Scholar AwardAwardee: Sarah Hutton for her dissertation on 'BTS and Orientalism'Closing remarksDr Youngmi Kim (University of Edinburgh)How to joinThis is an online event open to anyone. It will take place on Zoom.Please register on Eventbrite so that you can be sent joining instructions before the event.Register on EventbritePrevious events in the seriesDatesVenueTheme2 and 3 November 2021Online (Zoom; YouTube)A New Agenda for South Korea-UK Cooperation in the COVID19 Era17 October 2019SeoulA New Partnership between ROK and UK in the 21st Century8 and 9 October 2018Playfair Library, University of EdinburghInequality in Global Cities, Seoul in Comparative PerspectiveBrowse the Asian Studies events archive for further informationAbout Yun Posun (1897–1990)The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium was established in March 2013 to foster new partnerships between the UK and Korea, promoting longer-term understanding and the growth of contemporary Korean studies and culture in Scotland.It is jointly organised by the Yun Posun Institute for Democracy and the University of Edinburgh.The symposium is named after Yun Posun, an eminent graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the father of the modern democratic movement in Korea.Yun Posun arrived in Edinburgh in 1925, studied Archaeology under Professor Gorden Childe, graduated in 1930, and eventually returned to his homeland after the Second World War, briefly serving as President and becoming the country’s enduring symbol of democracy.Find out more about Yun Posun on the University of Edinburgh alumni website Oct 26 2022 11.00 - 13.00 The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium Join us online for the annual Yun Posun Memorial Symposium, promoting longer-term understanding and the growth of contemporary Korean studies and culture in Scotland. Online via Zoom Register for this event on Eventbrite
Oct 26 2022 11.00 - 13.00 The Yun Posun Memorial Symposium Join us online for the annual Yun Posun Memorial Symposium, promoting longer-term understanding and the growth of contemporary Korean studies and culture in Scotland.
