Please check back in August for Fall 2008 Korean Language Tables times and locations.
Please check in August for our Fall 2008 Events schedule. Have a fun and restful summer!
Thursday, November 8
Tea & Talk: Marsha Haufler, “5 Days and 4 Nights in the DPRK (North Korea).” Dr. Haufler (Art History) will share her experiences and photos of her recent trip to North Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: English Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, November 15
Tea & Talk: Kyoim Yun, “Crafting 'Authentic' Shamanic Rituals During the 2002 World Cup.” New KU Assistant Professor Yun (East Asian Languages and Cultures) will discuss her recent research.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Malott Room, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Friday, February 8
Lunar New Year Party
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with activities for everyone, including crafts, performances, and East Asian food tastings.
Time: 5-7pm
Location: ECM, 1204 Oread Avenue
Saturday, March 1
Film: “State of Mind.” Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the closed and secretive communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games in Pyongyang, a spectacular nationalist celebration involving thousands of performers. (2004, 94 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 2pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Friday, March 7
Film: “Game of Their Lives.” BBC documentary producer Daniel Gorden was given unprecedented access to North Korea in order to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans, and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0, and go up 3-0 against Portugal before Eusebio eventually rallied the Portuguese. (2002, 80 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 7pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, March 27
Tea & Talk: Marsha Haufler
“Beyond Sports: Cultural Impact of the Olympics in North & South Korea”
Professor Haufler (Art History) will discuss the cultural impact of the 1988 Olympics in South Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Conference
April 10-12
“Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia”
This international conference will explore the Olympic games in East Asia and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region.
Opening lecture April 10, 7:30 pm, Regnier Hall Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus
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