Spring 1999

Unless otherwise noted, all colloquiums will be held on Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm in Coolidge Hall, Room 2.

February 2 - Colloquium
Suk Joon Kim
Dean, Graduate School of Information Science,
Ewha Womans University
The Political Economy of Structural Adjustment in Korea

February 25 - Colloquium
Byong Man Ahn
Professor and former President of Hanguk University of Foreign Studies
The Role of University Presidents in the Age of Academic Turbulance in Korea

March 10 - Colloquium
B.C.A. Walraven
Professor of Korean Studies, Leiden University
Korean Histories: Social Groups and Historical Representation

March 18 - Colloquium
Woo Taek Jeon
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Yonsei University
The Characteristics of North Korean Defectors in Their Adaptation in South Korean Society

March 23 - Symposium (Co-sponsored by the Korea Society)
Amb. Donald Gregg
General James Grant
Dr. Mitchell Reiss
Prof. Han S. Park
Symposium on U.S. - North Korean Relations: Prospects for Engagement

April 15 - Special Event
Ko Un
Poet
A Poet's Journey to North Korea

April 22 - Colloquium
Alexandre Mansourov
Associate in Research, Korea Institute, Harvard University The DPRK's Telecommunications Sector