Dong-Eui University Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute Hosts National Academic Conference

Dong-Eui University is currently holding a national academic conference on the online video conferencing platform ZOOM, with the theme "Anthropocene Discourse and the Horizon of Liberal Arts Education Practice from the Perspective of Posthumanism."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute at Dong-Eui University held a national academic conference on the 21st at the Dong-Eui University Collabo Studio under the theme "The Discourse of the Anthropocene and the Horizon of Liberal Arts Education Practice from the Perspective of Post-Human."

About 60 participants from more than 20 universities nationwide took part in the conference, which was conducted live via the online Zoom video conference.

The event was divided into four sessions. The first session included a welcome address by Dong-Eui University President Han Su-hwan, congratulatory remarks by Dean Ahn Young-sik of Dong-Eui Jicheon Liberal Arts College, a keynote speech titled "Response of University Liberal Arts Education in a Transitional Period" by Lim Sun-ae, president of the Korean Association for Liberal Arts Education, and another keynote speech titled "Post-Human, Anthropocene, and the Ideals of Liberal Arts Education" by Professor Kim Jong-gap of Konkuk University.

In the second session, various academic presentations were made. Session 1, themed "Liberal Arts Exploration of Post-Human and Anthropocene," featured presentations by Professor Shin Sang-gyu of Ewha Womans University and Dr. Nam Wook-hyun of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, with Professor Park Jin of Dong-Eui University's Department of Philosophy and Humanities serving as the chair.

Session 2, themed "New Challenges of Anthropocene and Liberal Arts Education," included presentations by Professor Kim So-yeon of Sogang University and Professor Kim Jin-sun of Dongguk University, chaired by Professor Lee Soo-jin of Dongseo University.

Session 3, themed "Practical Approaches to Anthropocene and Liberal Arts Education," featured presentations by Professor Kim Sung-hee of Hanyang University and Professor Kang Yoon-jae of Dongguk University, with Professor Lee Hye-jin of Dong-Eui University's Department of Foreign Languages and Liberal Arts as chair.

In the third part, Professor Chu Seong-gyeong of the Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute at Dong-Eui University provided a comprehensive summary, followed by a discussion on the topic "Learning as Liberal Arts for Youth in the X (Transformation) Era," focusing on liberal arts competencies that enable youth to actively understand the spectacle of the 'X era.'

The fourth session featured presentations by the next generation of scholars from Dong-Eui University students.

Second-year Food Engineering major Park Su-jin presented on "The Anthropocene Project with 7.8 Billion People," fourth-year Economics major Choi Jin-hyuk on "Post-Human, Anthropocene, and the Metaverse," fourth-year e-Business major Lee Jong-su on "Frozen Ark, Where is the Final Destination?" and third-year e-Business major Kim Ja-hyun on "Anthropocene, a Sustainable Time Capsule."

Yoon Hye-kyung, director of the Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute at Dong-Eui University, said, "The academic conference provided an opportunity for fundamental reflection on the relationship between nature and humans from the perspective of liberal arts education practice through the recently spotlighted Anthropocene discourse, deeply reconsidering the status and role of humans and their relationship with the surrounding world."

The Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute at Dong-Eui University was finally selected for the "2019 Humanities and Social Science Research Institute Support Project" supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, conducting research on future-oriented basic liberal arts education under the project titled "Research on Future-Oriented Basic Liberal Arts Education Embracing Post-Human."

On October 29 last year, the academic journal on liberal arts education practice published by the Dignitas Liberal Arts Education Research Institute was selected as a candidate journal for KCI registration in the field of liberal arts education, the first in the southeastern region.

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