Mokpo National University Institute of Library and Culture Studies Selected for the Humanities Korea Plus Project
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo National University (President Park Min-seo) announced on the 1st that the Institute of Island Culture (Director Lee Kyung-yeop) has been selected for the 2020 Humanities Korea Plus (HK＋) project hosted by the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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In this HK＋ project, based on the agenda of "Island Humanities, Changes and Sustainability of the Humanities Landscape," a comprehensive understanding of island phenomena in the rapidly changing new normal era?including climate crisis, aging population, and land-bridge islands?will be pursued, along with practical island research considering ecological resilience and sustainability.
Lee Kyung-yeop, director of the Institute of Island Culture and the overall project leader, explained, "A new perspective is needed to understand islands in this rapidly changing transitional period and to read the changing and reorganizing humanities landscape of islands," adding, "Through this HK＋ project, we will conduct practical research to restore island identity and secure sustainability."
Through the HK＋ project, the Institute of Island Culture will receive 2.1 billion KRW in national funding over seven years, promote networks with domestic and international island regions centered on the regional humanities center, and carry out academic and educational programs.
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Meanwhile, established in 1983 as the only comprehensive island research institution in Korea, Mokpo National University’s Institute of Island Culture conducted the Humanities Korea (HK) project from 2009 to 2019, and publishes the KCI academic journal "Doseo Munhwa" and the SCOPUS international academic journal "Journal of Marine and Island Cultures," making it an international island research institution.
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