Chosun University Hosts Domestic Academic Conference on 'Why Disaster Humanities?'

At 11 a.m. on the 21st, in the Seminar Room on the 8th floor of Gyeongsang University College

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Disaster Humanities Project Group at Chosun University is hosting the "2nd Domestic Academic Conference."

According to Chosun University on the 19th, the Disaster Humanities Research Project Group (Director Kang Heesook) will hold the 2nd Domestic Academic Conference under the theme "Why Disaster Humanities?" at 11 a.m. on the 21st in Seminar Room A on the 8th floor of the College of Business and Economics at Chosun University.

This domestic academic conference aims to actively discuss why disasters should be approached from the perspective of the humanities, while comparing the perceptions and responses to disasters in the histories of Korea, China, and Japan, the three East Asian countries, from past to present.

The event will begin with a keynote speech by Professor Kang Heesook (Department of Korean Language and Literature), the project director, titled "Exploring Humanities Discourse on East Asian Disasters."

Following this, thematic presentations will be divided into "Part 1: Disaster and Humanities" and "Part 2: Disaster and History," concluding with a comprehensive discussion.

In Part 1, "Disaster and Humanities," presentations include "Humanistic Practice After Disaster? To the 'Wind' of the Sewol Ferry" (Han Sunmi, Chosun University) and "The Role of Philosophy in Establishing Disaster Humanities" (Park Seunghyun, Chosun University).

In Part 2, presentations include "A Meta-History of Korean Disaster Perception and Response - Focusing on the Pre-Modern Period" (Ko Taewoo, Chosun University), "Disaster Occurrence in 9th Century Japan and the Silla Diaspora" (Jung Soonil, Korea University), and "Korean (漢人) Disaster Perception Through the Five Elements Theory" (Kwon Mingyun, Dong-A University).

During the comprehensive discussion, Professor Shin Hyungchul (Department of Creative Writing, Chosun University) will moderate a session reflecting on the methodology and potential of disaster humanities.

The Disaster Humanities Research Project Group at Chosun University plans to use this academic conference as an opportunity to open a horizon for comparing disasters across East Asian countries.

Director Kang Heesook stated, "This academic conference will be an opportunity to expand reflections on 'humanistic questions' surrounding life and death, individuals and communities, nature and humans by rereading the 'history of disasters' in East Asia, while concretely presenting methodologies for disaster research."

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