Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Myungji Yang In brief Date - 22 April 2024 Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Speaker - Professor Myungji Yang (University of Hawai'i) Title - Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Right-Wing Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization Series - Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series 2023-24 About the speaker Myungji Yang is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai'i. She received her MA in Sociology from Yonsei University, South Korea, and her PhD in Sociology from Brown University. Myungji's broad research interests include political sociology, sociology of development, social inequality, social movements, and East Asia. She is a political sociologist who studies the ways in which the relationship among historical legacies, political institutions, and civil society shape political processes and outcomes. Pursuing comparative historical and qualitative methods, she is interested in understanding the social origins of contemporary political dynamics and outcomes. Her research has appeared at Politics and Society, Mobilization: An International Inquiry, Urban Studies, Sociological Inquiry, among other venues. She is also the author of From Miracle to Mirage (2018, Cornell University Press). About the Distinguished Lecture series Each year, the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers to give a free public lecture. They cover a range of topics, from literature and poetry to international relations. Often, speakers will present on recent publications, and audiences have the opportunity to participate in question and answer sessions after presentations. Selected lectures have been recorded and uploaded to the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies’ YouTube channel and Facebook page. How to attend This event is free to attend and open to all. Registration is not required. Are you interested in studying with us? Take a postgraduate degree in Korean Studies with us and explore one of the most dynamic countries in East Asia, gaining a unique vantage point on crucial topics of relevance across the Northeast Asian region and the globe. We offer a taught MSc, an MSc by Research, and a PhD in Korean Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies Apr 22 2024 15.00 - 17.00 Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Myungji Yang Join the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies for an in-person seminar by Professor Myungji Yang (University of Hawai'i), entitled 'Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Right-Wing Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue
Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Myungji Yang In brief Date - 22 April 2024 Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Speaker - Professor Myungji Yang (University of Hawai'i) Title - Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Right-Wing Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization Series - Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series 2023-24 About the speaker Myungji Yang is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai'i. She received her MA in Sociology from Yonsei University, South Korea, and her PhD in Sociology from Brown University. Myungji's broad research interests include political sociology, sociology of development, social inequality, social movements, and East Asia. She is a political sociologist who studies the ways in which the relationship among historical legacies, political institutions, and civil society shape political processes and outcomes. Pursuing comparative historical and qualitative methods, she is interested in understanding the social origins of contemporary political dynamics and outcomes. Her research has appeared at Politics and Society, Mobilization: An International Inquiry, Urban Studies, Sociological Inquiry, among other venues. She is also the author of From Miracle to Mirage (2018, Cornell University Press). About the Distinguished Lecture series Each year, the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers to give a free public lecture. They cover a range of topics, from literature and poetry to international relations. Often, speakers will present on recent publications, and audiences have the opportunity to participate in question and answer sessions after presentations. Selected lectures have been recorded and uploaded to the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies’ YouTube channel and Facebook page. How to attend This event is free to attend and open to all. Registration is not required. Are you interested in studying with us? Take a postgraduate degree in Korean Studies with us and explore one of the most dynamic countries in East Asia, gaining a unique vantage point on crucial topics of relevance across the Northeast Asian region and the globe. We offer a taught MSc, an MSc by Research, and a PhD in Korean Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies Apr 22 2024 15.00 - 17.00 Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Myungji Yang Join the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies for an in-person seminar by Professor Myungji Yang (University of Hawai'i), entitled 'Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Right-Wing Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue
Apr 22 2024 15.00 - 17.00 Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Myungji Yang Join the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies for an in-person seminar by Professor Myungji Yang (University of Hawai'i), entitled 'Reactionary Politics in South Korea: Historical Legacies, Right-Wing Intellectuals, and Political Mobilization'.
