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Для более рационального своего времяпровождения (не надо будет прыгать из одного аккаунта в другой) решил объединить этот блог с другим (http://atsman.livejournal.com/profile).

Объединение блогов произойдет незаметно и безболезненно для редких читателей. Этот блог, по сути, был давно приговорен к смерти, потому что никто сюда не писал комментов, не задавал вопросов, что говорило о его бесполезности и ненужности.

Посты, подобные тем, что были здесь, будут выкладывать в другом месте открыто, публично.

Подумаю, что сделать с третьим, сибирским. Оставлю тот, пожалуй, в покое. У него свои читатели.

Call for Papers and Participation

The World Congress for Korean Studies 2007 - Korea in the World: Democracy, Peace, Prosperity and Culture -

The World Congress for Korean Studies 2007 by the Korean Political Science Association will be held in Busan, South Korea, from 23 to 25 August. The main theme for the Congress is "Korea in the World: Democracy, Peace, Prosperity and Culture."
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The Centre of Korean Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, in association with the Academy of Korean Studies, invites applications for a new Korean language fellowship for postgraduates. The fellowship offers six to nine months of intensive Korean language training for holders of a bachelor’s degree wishing to pursue a master’s degree and/or PhD in Korean Studies or another Korea-related subject such as history. All course fees are paid and the hours and start dates of the course can be tailored to accommodate the needs of the successful applicants. Two fellowships are offered. Deadline for applications: April 30, 2007.
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Из Москвы сообщили, что в свет вышел справочник "Современное российское корееведение".

Справочник состоит из двух частей: Часть 1. "Рос. центры корееведения"; Часть 2. Биобиблиографический словарь современных рос. корееведов.

Поздравления редколлегии и персонально Т.М.Симбирцевой-Аун. Также радует то, что редколлегия приняла нелегкое, волевое решение выдать по экземпляру каждому, чье имя попало в это издание.

Книгу можно получить в ИВ РАН, Москва, по адресу ул. Рождественка 12. Отдел Кореи и Монголии, по понедельникам и средам (тел. 495-928-3566).

Call for Papers: The 8th ISKS International Conference of Korean Studies

Dates: August 16-17, 2007
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
Languages: Korean, English
Organisers: International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS); Centre of Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London; ISKS European Branch

The organising committee of the 8th ISKS International Conference of Korean Studies announces call for papers to all members of International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS). The 8th ISKS International Conference of Korean Studies will be held from August 16 (Thurs) to 17 (Fri), 2007 at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. The conference will provide scholars with an opportunity to share the ideas and the latest achievements in Korean Studies.
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The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies would like to announce the first annual Kyujanggak Korean Studies Summer Workshop taking place from Jun. 25 until Jul. 8, 2007, at Seoul National University. Combining lectures, seminars, hand-on research workshops, cultural performances and field trips, this workshop will serve to teach graduate students and junior scholars in Korean Studies both about current research in the field and also about the wealth of primary source materials related to Korean Studies that are available at Seoul National University and throughout Korea.

Workshop participants will be assisted by workshop staff in securing room and board and all other workshop materials will be provided for. For more detailed information about the workshop and to download an application form, please go to the Workshop website at: http://e-kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr/edu/edu01_4.jsp .

All other inquiries can be directed as follows:

Email contact:
Ms. Kim Okhyun - kiks@snu.ac.kr

Mailing Address:
Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies
Seoul National University
San 56-1, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu
Seoul 151-742, Korea

Telephone: +82-2-880-9378
Fax: +82-2-883-3305

Перечисленные ниже программы Корейской академии расчитаны на академических и университетских сотрудников, уже работающих в области корееведения. Студенты могут подавать заявки на участие в летних школах (см. ниже в блоге или на вебсайте Академии).
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Пару месяцев назад в издательстве Принстонского университета вышла коллективная монография Religions of Korea in Practice, Ed. by Robert E. Buswell Jr. ($24.95).

Ниже часть аннотации и рецензии В. Тихонова.

...The book's thirty-two chapters help redress the dearth of source materials on Korean religions in Western languages. Coverage includes shamanic rituals for the dead and songs to quiet fussy newborns; Buddhist meditative practices and exorcisms; Confucian geomancy and ancestor rites; contemporary Catholic liturgy; Protestant devotional practices; internal alchemy training in new Korean religions; and North Korean Juche ("self-reliance") ideology, an amalgam of Marxism and Neo-Confucian filial piety focused on worship of the "father," Kim Il Sung.
Religions of Korea in Practice provides substantial coverage of contemporary Korean religious practice, especially the various Christian denominations and new indigenous religions. Each chapter includes an extensive translation of original sources on Korean religious practice, accompanied by an introduction that frames the significance of the selections and offers suggestions for further reading...

"With Religions of Korea in Practice, we finally get an anthology of highly reliable English translations of important Korean religious texts with scholarly commentaries that combine academic depth and readability. This is an extremely useful overview of the main traditions of Korean religions, with discussion of the focal issues of each tradition, as well as crucial personalities." -- Vladimir Tikhonov, University of Oslo

The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce its 2007 Cultural Program for Foreigners. As an important part of the mission of AKS is to cultivate scholars and young leaders who can contribute to the development of Korean studies, the Academy has organized this intensive cultural program for those in Korean Studies. The cultural program is composed of various components such as special lectures on Korea, intensive readings and discussions in Korean, field trips, excursions, and traditional cultural activities.
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The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, a newly restructured institution of Seoul National University, announces its second annual junior post-doctoral level fellowship program for the 2007-2008 academic year. The appointment is for one year, but can be extended for up to two years, upon review. Candidates must have Ph.D. in hand by the time of the appointment and articulate an outstanding research agenda related to the field of Korean Studies. The fellowship will provide a $30,000 stipend, on-campus family housing, round-trip airfare, a $1,500 research fund, and other associated research assistance. Interested fellows may elect to teach one course per academic year, with additional remuneration. The online application, together with further Fellowship information, can be found at http://kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr. The deadline is December 24, 2006. Interested candidates should contact Prof. Eun-su Cho, Chair of the International Committee, at escho@snu.ac.kr, to receive any further information.

2.

The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies would like to announce the inauguration of their travel grant program. Aimed to promote the advancement of Korean Studies through facilitating the research of the Kyujanggak's unique archive, the grants are open to domestic and foreign professors, lecturers, Ph.D. candidates, and research institute fellows, as well as independent researchers on a case-by-case basis. The grant provides administrative assistance in accessing the archives, as well as 1,000,000W for both foreign and domestic scholars, and up to 1,500,000W for foreign scholars who require a more long-term stay. Upon their acceptance, grantees will be asked to participate fully with the Institute's academic community in their various events, and the results of grantee's work will be encouraged to submit their work for possible publication in the Institute's publications, Hanguk Munhwa and the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies. Applications are accepted year-round and will be handled electronically. They are available at the Kyujanggak website - http://kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr. Any inquiries can be directed to Prof. Eun-su Cho, Chair of the International Committee, at escho@snu.ac.kr.

В пятницу на острове Чечжудо начинает работу Мировой Конгресс корееведения 2006. Его тема: Cultural Interaction with Korea (From Silk Road to Korean Wave).

Программа на сайте Академии корееведения:

http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/upload/notice_file/Schedule.pdf

В последнее время проводится столько международных конференций по корееведению, что, если бы за них платили деньги, можно было бы делать неплохие деньги.
Плохо, что известия о них приходят внезапно... Вот ведь фокус...



Уважаемые коллеги!
Уссурийский государственный педагогический институт и Научно-методический и образовательный центр корейской культуры при восточном факультете УГПИ имеют честь пригласить Вас принять участие в международной научно-практической конференции "Актуальные проблемы корееведения", которая состоится 17-18 октября 2006 года.

Конференция работает по следующим направлениям:
1. Проблемы истории, политики и культуры Кореи.
2. Корейский язык и литература.
3. Проблемы методики преподавания корейского языка в школе и вузе.
Для участия в конференции необходимо до 25 сентября 2006 года отправить в адрес оргкомитета заявку по прилагаемой форме.
Подробная информация в прикрепленном файле.
С уважением, организаторы конференции
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Очень хорошая и весьма доступная всем программа. Плохо то, что жить и заниматься наукой несколько на отшибе и что нужные книжки, как правило, все на руках. Плюс-минус миллиона в месяц должно хватить на еду и выпивку. Если жутко экономить, можно накупить книжек. Следует только, покупая или принимая в дар очередную книжку, помнить об ограничениях, накладываемых авиакомпаниями на вес багажа (кажется, сейчас на континентальных рейсах всюду стандарт 30 кг).



The AKS fellowship program is designed to provide foreign scholars and doctoral candidates an opportunity to carry out their research (dissertation research) in Korea.
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Снова заработал вебсайт АКСЕ (AKSE = The Association for Korean Studies in Europe). У него новый дизайн, но адрес прежний: http://www.akse.uni-kiel.de/.

Заодно укажу еще один важный и примечательный во многих отношениях корееведческий ресурс, который разработал и поддерживает Фрэнки Хоффман (о нем, должно быть, знают все, но все равно укажу - на всякий случай): http://koreaweb.ws/.

Нужно будет поделиться с публикой своими корейскими ссылками.

Вот ссылки на некоторые старые книги, которые ранее были доступны лишь в редких российских библиотеках.

1) COREA, OR CHO-SEN
THE LAND OF THE MORNING CALM
BY A. HENRY SAVAGE-LANDOR, AUTHOR OF "ALONE WITH THE HAIRY AINU"
With Numerous Text and Full-Page Illustrations from Drawings made by the Author
LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN. 1895
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13128/13128-h/13128-h.htm

2) Korea and Her Neighbours, by Isabella Bird Bishop. (1905). Скачивается в формате MSWord. Иллюстраций нет. Это вторая часть. Первая часть появится будет вскоре.
http://www.shinmiyangyo.org/koreaandherneighbours.doc
На http://www.gutenberg.org/ есть другие книги Изабеллы Бэрд (если это кого-нибудь интересует): Among the Tibetans; The Englishwoman in America; The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither; The Hawaiian Archipelago; A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains; Unbeaten Tracks in Japan.

3) Our Little Korean Cousin
By H. Lee M. Pike
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12048/12048-h/12048-h.htm

AKSE 2007 CONFERENCE
16-20 APRIL 2007
CALL FOR PAPERS AND FIRST NOTICE



The Association for Korean Studies in Europe invites you to attend its 23rd Biennale Conference, to be held in France, at Dourdan (50 km south of Paris), 16-20 April 2007. The Conference will be organized in cooperation with the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) Paris, and with the support of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). At the same time, the AKSE will commemorate the 30th year of its foundation (1977-2007).

Those who wish to present a paper at the conference should send the title of the proposed paper and a summary of approximately 1000 words (in English, Korean, French or German), plus a bibliography, and state the Subject Area (i.e. Pre-modern History, Modern History, Modern Korean Society, Religions and Philosophy, Linguistics, Anthropology and Folklore, Literature, and Arts and Archaeology).

A preferential treatment will be granted to those who apply for a panel (minimum 3 presenters) presented by a Panel Organizer. Please indicate the Panel Title, Key words, Panel abstract, Panel presenters (and discussant), Affiliation and summaries of papers (with Title and key words).

Deadline for receiving proposals: 31 August 2006

As a Word e-mail attachment to: akse2007@yahoo.com

You may also send the summary by mail and by fax to the Secretary of AKSE:
Dr. Yannick BRUNETON
CENTRE COREE
EHESS? CNRS
22, avenue du President Wilson
75116 PARIS, FRANCE
Tel. / Fax: + 33 (0)1 53 70 18 76

Please, use the following format for your proposal:
Times New Roman font, interlinear space 1.5, 12 point type with 2.5 cm margins

Those who have sent in a proposal will be notified by October 2006 whether it has been accepted or not. If a paper is accepted the full text should be sent to the Secretary before the 10th of February 2007.



AKSE 2007 CONFERENCE
16-20 APRIL, 2007

Please announce your intention to participate by e-mail or mail. If you do not propose to present a paper but nevertheless want to take part in the conference, please announce your intention to participate by e-mail (preferably) or normal mail (address as above).

1. I intend to attend the 2007 AKSE Conference at Dourdan
NAME (in block letters, underscore your surname):
Title: Prof., Dr., Mr., Ms.
Academic Affiliation and Address:
Postal Address (if different from above):
E-mail Address:
Telephone (work):
Telephone (home): Fax:

2. I would like to present a panel / a paper at the 2007 Biennial Conference
NAME and Title:

The Second Notice will only be sent to those who have responded to this First Notice

Further information on the conference will be supplied in due time on the AKSE Homepage:
http://www.akse.uni-kiel-de

Cultural Interaction with Korea -From Silk Road to Korean Wave-

New phenomenon of cultural exchange called ‘Korean Wave’ has recently emerged across the world. However, there has been a stream of cultural exchanges with foreign countries throughout Korean history indeed. Academic discussions in the congress are expected to deepen our understanding of the background, stages, patterns, and influence of the cultural interactions, which will ultimately contribute to the promotion of mutual understanding and collaboration in the global community.
Dates : October 27(Fri) ~ 30(Mon), 2006
Venue : Cheju National University, Jejudo, ROK
Language : Korean, English
Co-organized by:
The Academy of Korean Studies(AKS), Association for Korean Studies in Europe(AKSE), Central Asian Association for Korean Studies(CAAKS), International Society for Korean Studies(ISKS), Korean Studies Association of Australasia(KSAA), Pacific and Asia Conference on Korean Studies(PACKS)

CALL FOR PAPERS

The organizing committee of the 3rd World Congress of Korean Studies announces call for papers to all academics and professionals in Korean Studies. The 3rd World Congress, ‘Cultural Interaction with Korea -From Silk Road to Korean Wave-’, will be held from Oct 27 to Oct 30, 2006 at Cheju National University, Jejudo, ROK. As the biggest Korean Studies conference in the world, it will provide scholars with an opportunity to share the ideas and the latest achievements on Korean Studies. Furthermore, participants will be able to experience not only well-preserved natural environment but also rich historical remains and valuable folk materials of Jejudo island.

Sessions

- Designated topic sessions

● History ● Sociology ● Culture ● Political Science
● Economics ● Law ● Art ● Folklore
● Literature ● Education ● Science & Technology
● Philosophy ● Religion ● Language

- Free topic sessions

Qualifications

Scholars, professionals, and students holding MA degree or above are encouraged to participate.

Submission

Individual proposal for the designated topics should include a title page, a one-page abstract, and a one-page CV. In case of free topic session proposal, a topic of the session, a list of session members, and their individual paper proposals should be contained. The title page needs to have the following information.

1. Title of the paper
2. Session in which the paper will be presented
3. Name(s) of the author(s)
4. Nationality
5. Department & Affiliation
6. E-mail & Post-mail address
7. Phone & Fax number

Proposals can be written either in Korean or English.

Submissions will be accepted only electronically to lovekorea@aks.ac.kr no later than June 6, 2006 and receipt of submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail within 2 working days. The abstracts will be reviewed based on contents and suitability. Accepted speakers will be notified with detailed guideline on June 14, 2006 and will be required to submit a full paper of 10-15 pages for conference proceedings by September 3, 2006.

For further information, please contact:

lovekorea@aks.ac.kr
Organizing Committee, The Academy of Korean Studies
50 Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
463-791 Republic of Korea
Tel : +82-31-709-9843 / Fax : +82-31-709-9945
Homepage : http://www.aks.ac.kr (Korean) http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home (English)

Registration & Financial Support

The registration fee for the congress is 30 USD, payable upon arrival. It will cover congress kit, refreshments, and one copy of congress proceedings. Accepted speakers will be provided free meals and accommodations during the congress period as well as partial compensation for travel expenses. The amount of partial travel grant depends on a fund-raising, therefore, it will be notified later. After the congress, optional excursion will be offered upon request and it will be at participants’ own expense.

Important Dates

Submission deadline : June 6, 2006
Acceptance notification : June 14, 2006
Final paper due : September 3, 2006
The 3rd World Congress : October 27-30, 2006

Your participation is strongly encouraged and will be deeply appreciated.

Gilsang Lee, Ph. D
Chair, Organizing Committee of the 3rd World Congress of Korean Studies

06/01/2006
BY IZUMI SAKURAI, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN

A set of voluminous documents that constitutes one of only four known definitive records of the era of Korean kings--and which vanished when Japan controlled the Korean Peninsula--will be returned to its rightful owner, the University of Tokyo announced Wednesday.

Koreans say "The Annals of the Choson Dynasty" were stolen during Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

The set of handwritten books is registered as a national treasure in South Korea. The volumes ended up at the university's library.

Cultural properties experts and politicians in South Korea had long demanded the volumes be returned.

The university said it would return the records to Seoul National University with the proviso that they are used to promote scholarly exchange between the two institutions.

Spanning the period from 1392-1863, when the Choson Dynasty held sway, the volumes are regarded as an official history of the reigns of 25 kings.

Several copies of the annals were made and stored at Buddhist temples around Korea to ensure the records would survive.

The volumes that came into the possession of the University of Tokyo are known as the Odaesan in reference to the mountain retreat where they were stored.

Two of the other annals are in South Korea. The final one is in North Korea.

The Odaesan set kept in Japan contains 47 volumes, whereas a complete history is made up of close to 2,000 volumes.

According to university officials, the Odaesan set was brought to Japan by the Oriental scholar Kurakichi Shiratori.

An entry in a scholarly journal of the time indicates it was included in the university collection from 1912.

However, many volumes in the annals were destroyed by fire during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Only 74 volumes that had been taken out of the library survived.

Of that number, 27 volumes were moved to Keijo Imperial University, in what is now Seoul, in 1932 when it was still under Japanese control.

In addition to being registered as a national treasure in South Korea, the annals were also included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 1997.

The register lists documentary heritage considered significant to the world.(IHT/Asahi: June 1,2006)

(Источник: http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200606010097.html)

ICKS 2nd International Forum on Korean Studies, July 6-7, 2006 Korea University “Situating Korean Studies in a Global and multi-Disciplinary Context”

The first International Forum on Korean Studies held in 2005 under the title of Current Trends and Future Objectives of Korean Studies attracted many Korean/Asian Studies center directors and eminent scholars from around the world. The forum was successful in detailing the current status of Korean Studies and provided a venue where the directors and scholars were able to analyze these situations (information on past forums can be found at http://icks.korea.ac.kr/conf/index.htm).

As a next step in promoting the dialogue amongst the colleagues of Korean Studies, ICKS wants to hold the 2nd International Forum on Korean Studies under the theme of how to expand the area and the field of Korean Studies. It will be held at Korea University on July 6-7, 2006 and the title of the forum is Situating Korean Studies in a Global and multi-Disciplinary Context. It is hoped that this forum will provide a clearer picture of the boundaries of Korean Studies geographical, social, political and academic boundaries-and ways to expand these boundaries.

The forum will be divided into two sections: the general discussion will be composed of panelist presenting their views on the theme of the forum, and moderated individual sessions will have presentations and discussions on specific fields of Korean Studies in relation to the theme of the forum. This will provide both a broad and detailed picture of the theme and will stimulate many more scholars to participate in the forum.

Participants of ICKS 2nd International Forum on Korean Studies

The conference will be attended by Yoon-Dae Euh (President, Korea University), In-Hyuk Kwon (President, Korea Foundation), and Sang-Man Huh (President, Korea Research Foundation). Each of the dignitaries will give a congratulatory address to commemorate and to start the ICKS 2nd International Forum on Korean Studies.

It will then be followed by a keynote speech which will be given by Dwight Perkins (Harvard University) on “Trends and Prospects of Research on Korea Relative to that on China and Japan.” And then a panel composed of scholars from various regions of the world will discuss the theme of the conference, Situating Korean Studies in a Global and multi-Disciplinary Context. The panel will include David McCann (Harvard University), Gi-Wook Shin (Stanford University), Ah Jeong Suh (Korea Foundation), Ken Wells (Australian National University), Jianyi Piao (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Ivan Bondarenko (National Taras Shevchenko University).

There will be six individual sessions: Yoshitaka Mori (Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) will explore the rise of “Korean wave”, the massive interest in Korean pop culture especially in Asia, in his paper, “The Winter Sonata Phenomenon and Cultural Practices of the Fans in Japan.” John Ohnesorge (University of Wisconsin) will compare the political processes of Korea and the United States in “Impeachments Compared: Presidents Roh and Clinton in Law and Politics.”

The second day of conference will begin with a special session celebrating the 60th anniversary of Korea University’s College of Liberal Arts which will feature Naoki Sakai (Cornell University) presenting a paper on “National and Transnational Identity and Culture in East Asian and Korean Studies.” In session 4, Robert Neville will give a paper on “Local Cultures in a Global Society.” Naoyuki Umemori (Waseda University) will speak on “Korean Politics and Police Reform in the Early 20th Century” and Kyeong-Hee Choi (University of Chicago) will give a presentation titled “The Challenge of Modern Korean Literature: Between the Colonial and the ‘Post Colonial’.”

For more detailed information, please visit our website at http://icks.korea.ac.kr/conf2/index.htm.