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SUMMARY: Struggles of Life between Cultural Sensitivity and Social Reality 
 in Premodern/Modern Korea
DESCRIPTION: Animism has remained a key feature of Korean culture from prem
 odern times despite a lack of organizational force of its own. Animism has 
 also extensively permeated into institutional religions\, whether directly 
 or indirectly\, in Korean history. Dr. Oh explores why it has been the case
  and what impact animism has brought upon Korean culture as […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="alignnone wp-image-59682" src=
 "https://asia.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2023/07/special-s
 eminar-on-Korean-culture2.jpg" alt="" width="1243" height="700" /></p><p>An
 imism has remained a key feature of Korean culture from premodern times des
 pite a lack of organizational force of its own. Animism has also extensivel
 y permeated into institutional religions\, whether directly or indirectly\,
  in Korean history. Dr. Oh explores why it has been the case and what impac
 t animism has brought upon Korean culture as a source of life-vitality from
  a theoretical and comparative perspective.</p><p>On the other hand\, in tr
 aditional Korean society\, peripatetic troupes of entertainment known as <e
 m>namsadang</em> offered an opportunity of unusual play to the ruled class 
 away from daily routines. The <em>namsadang</em> troupes who functioned at 
 social margins were a source of liberation to people who were subjected to 
 control and disadvantage. Dr. Lee examines how liminality in traditional Ko
 rean society turned out to be a source of liberation. As a whole\, this spe
 cial seminar will explore the ways in which Koreans with little power and p
 restige have tried to make their lives more meaningful and more resilient a
 t social margins.</p><p><strong>Date & Time:</strong><br />Thursday\, Augus
 t 3 | 2:00-5:00 PM (PT)</p><p><strong>Location:</strong><br />Room 604 (sem
 inar room)\, UBC Asian Centre\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouver</p><hr /><h3>Spe
 akers:</h3><p><strong>Dr. Sunmin Oh</strong> (Sejong Inmun) on “Animism as 
 a source of life-vitality”</p><p><strong>Dr. Yeounsuk Lee</strong> (Hitotsu
 bashi Univ.) on “Liminality as a source of liberation”</p><h3></h3><p> </p>
 <h3>Discussants:</h3><p><strong>Dr. Kangnam Oh</strong> (Univ. of Regina)</
 p><p><a href="https://asia.ubc.ca/profile/nam-lin-hur/"><strong>Dr. Nam-lin
  Hur</strong></a> (UBC)</p><p> </p><p>To attend the event\, please send RVS
 P to <a href="namlin.hur@ubc.ca">namlin.hur@ubc.ca</a> by July 31\, 2023</p
 ><p>[buttons][button link_text="Register for this event" link_url="mailto:n
 amlin.hur@ubc.ca"][/buttons]</p>
CATEGORIES:Featured Korean
LOCATION:Asian Centre\, Room 604
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 ltural-sensitivity-and-social-reality-in-premodern-modern-korea/
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