Live Cultural Heritage Gokseong Hosts Academic Symposium on 'Korean Dokkaebi'

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Seomjingang Dokkaebi Village announced on the 3rd that it will hold an academic symposium on the 5th as part of the Cultural Heritage Administration's Saengsaeng Cultural Heritage Utilization Project, approaching the image of the Korean dokkaebi.

Lee Yunseon (former president of the Korean Folklore Academic Association) will serve as the chairperson. Presenters include Kim Seongbeom (village chief of Seomjingang Dokkaebi Village), Park Mikyung (lecturer at Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters, visiting researcher at Ritsumeikan University Art Research Center), and Kim Seonggu (former director of the National Gyeongju Museum). Discussants include Kim Jinwoo (artifact collector), Jo Junwon (Gokseong Cultural Center, PhD), and Choi Myeongdeok (researcher at the Institute of Intangible Cultural Heritage).

In the past two years, Northeast Asian seminars involving Korea, China, and Japan were held on topics such as "Exchange and Understanding of Dokkaebi" and "The Role and Position of Dokkaebi in Cultural Tourism." This year, the seminar will be held domestically.

The image of the Korean dokkaebi remains a subject of much debate and interest. In particular, this academic conference is expected to have extensive discussions on dokkaebi horns and dokkaebi roof tiles.

Additionally, with the participation of an artifact collector, dokkaebi figures that have not yet been reported to academia or are little known are expected to be introduced, attracting significant attention.

Meanwhile, the academic symposium will be held at the Gokseong-gun Youth Culture House and will be conducted both online and offline due to COVID-19.

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