10th Anniversary of the Late Park Wan-seo's Passing 'Rereading Park Wan-seo's Literature'... Seoul Library, Humanities Lecture Series
Operating a total of 4 humanities lectures this year including 'Ontact Travel,' 'Dante Literature,' and 'Kim Su-young Poetry' until the 14th of next month
Recruiting 30 participants on a first-come, first-served basis on the Seoul Library website
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Library announced on the 11th that it will operate a total of four online humanities lectures titled "In-depth Reading of Park Wan-seo's Literature - Re-reading" every Wednesday evening from the 24th of this month to the 14th of next month, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the late writer Park Wan-seo's passing.
This lecture will be conducted as an interactive session between the lecturer and participants, featuring in-depth lectures by Professor Bang Min-ho of Seoul National University's Department of Korean Language and Literature, who is active as a literary critic. Participants will discuss the most relatable sentences from the works and take photos with the settings from the works as backgrounds to certify their participation.
Starting from the 24th, every Wednesday, a total of four lectures will be held with different works and themes each week, deeply exploring the works of Park Wan-seo, who is considered one of the favorite novelists among Koreans, and exploring the time and space within the works.
Seoul Library plans to hold a total of four humanities lectures this year, beginning with this "In-depth Reading of Park Wan-seo's Literature - Re-reading (Subtitle: Books are Resonance)." Other lectures include "Let's Go on an Ontact Trip (Subtitle: Books are Travel)" (May-June), "Reading Dante's Literature in Commemoration of the 700th Anniversary of Dante's Death (Subtitle: Books are Theater)" (August), and "Kim Su-young's Poetry Sings in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Kim Su-young's Birth (Subtitle: Books are Songs)" (October-November).
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Applications for the lectures can be made from the 12th on the Seoul Library website under "Application & Participation → Lecture Application." Anyone in the community can participate free of charge, and 30 participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For inquiries about the lectures, please contact Seoul Library.
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