The George Washington University
1998 Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium
in the Korean Humanities
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Sparks of Creativity:
Women in the Korean Humanities


Commemorating the 80th birthday of Hahn Moo-Sook and the 15th anniversary of the Korean Language and Culture Program
at The George Washington University

PROGRAM

Saturday, October 24, 1998
8:30-9:15 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
    Registration/ Coffee and Donuts



9:15-9:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
    Opening Remarks:

    Jonathan Chaves
    Chair and Professor of Chinese
    Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures
    The George Washington University

    Young-Key Kim-Renaud
    Professor of Korean Language and Culture and International Affairs
    The George Washington University

9:30 -10:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
1. "Naehun" (1475) by Queen Sohye
    Speakers:
    John Duncan (UCLA) and Young-Hai Park (Sookmyung Women's U.)

    Discussants:
    Sonja Haeussler (Humboldt U.)
    Young-chan Ro (George Mason U.)

    Chaired by:
    Shoko Hamano (George Washington U.)

10:30-11:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
2. Shinsaimdang (1504-1551): The Foremost Woman Painter of the Early Choson Period
    Speaker:
    Yi Song-mi (Academy of Korean Studies)

    Discussants:
    Marsha Weidner (U. of Kansas)
    Kumja Paik Kim (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)

    Chaired by:
    Young-chan Ro (George Mason U.)

11:30-1:00
    Lunch Break


1:00-2:00 (Rome Hall, Room 459)
3. Scholarly Women before Confucianization: Hwang Chin-I (1506-1544) and Others
    Speaker:
    Mark Peterson (Brigham Young U.)

    Discussants:
    John Goulde (Sweet Briar College)
    Young Hai Park (Sookmyung U.)

    Chaired by:
    David Steinberg (Georgetown U.)


2:00-3:00 (Rome Hall, Room 459)
4. Ho Nansorhon (1563-1585) and 'Shakespeare's Sister'
    Speaker:
    Kichung Kim (San Jose State U.)

    Discussants:
    John Duncan (UCLA)
    Yi Song-mi (Academy of Korean Studies)

    Chaired by:
    S. Robert Ramsey (U. of Maryland)


3:00-3:30
    Coffee Break


3:30-4:30 (Rome Hall, Room 459)
5. Private Memory and Public History: The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong (1735-1815) and Testimonial Literature
    Speaker:
    JaHyun Kim Haboush (U. of Illinois, Urbana)

    Discussants:
    Bonnie B.C. Oh (Georgetown U.)
    Mark Peterson (Brigham Young U.)

    Chaired by:
    John Goulde (Sweet Briar College)


4:30-5:30 (Rome Hall, Room 459)
6. Kyubang Kasa: Women's Writings from Late Choson
    Speaker:
    Sonja Haeussler (Humboldt U.)

    Discussants:
    Kongdan (Katy) Oh (George Mason U.)
    Kichung Kim (San Jose State U.)
    Chaired by:
    Don Baker (U. of British Columbia)


Sunday, October 25, 1998

8:30-9:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
    Coffee and Donuts


9:30-10:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
7. A Celebration of Life: Patchwork and Embroidered Pojagi by Unknown Korean Women of the Choson Dynasty
    Speaker:
    Kumja Paik Kim (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco)

    Discussants:
    Yi Song-mi (Academy of Korean Studies)
    Marsha Weidner (U. of Kansas)

    Chaired by:
    Susanne Francoeur (George Washington U.)


10:30-11:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)

8. Kim Iryop's (1896-1971) Conflicting Worlds
    Speaker:
    Bonnie B.C. Oh (Georgetown U.)

    Discussants:
    Yung-Hee Kim (U. of Hawaii)
    Kongdan (Katy) Oh (George Mason U.)

    Chaired by:
    I. Leopold Hanami (George Washington U.)


11:30-12:30 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
9. Dialectics of Life: Hahn Moo-Sook (1918-1993) and Her Literary World
    Speaker:
    Yung-Hee Kim (U. of Hawaii)

    Discussants:
    JaHyun Kim Haboush (U. of Illinois, Urbana)
    Don Baker (U. of British Columbia)

    Chaired by:
    Jessie East (Howard Community College)


12:30-12:40 (Smith Hall of Arts, Room 114)
    Concluding Remarks:
    Young-Key Kim-Renaud
    Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
    The George Washington University


12:40- (Rome Hall, Room 459)
    Buffet Lunch