Chosun University Hosts Humanities Lecture 'Ukraine - Does Spring Come to the Stolen Fields?'

From the 30th to the 20th of next month, a hybrid online and offline format

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Disaster Humanities Research Project Group at Chosun University is hosting the 19th Disaster Humanities Lecture titled “Ukraine ? Does Spring Come to the Stolen Fields?” which approaches the Ukraine crisis from a humanities perspective.

According to Chosun University on the 28th, this lecture will be held from the 30th of this month to the 20th of next month at the Disaster Humanities Research Project Group seminar room (Main Building Room 4145) at Chosun University, in a hybrid format combining online (ZOOM) and offline participation.

The lecture was prepared to interpret and understand the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine from a humanities viewpoint.

The lectures will cover intriguing stories helpful for understanding the current situation, including the tangled relationship between the two brothers Ukraine and Russia in history, the spirit of resistance blossoming in Ukrainian art and literature, the war between Ukraine and Russia as depicted in textbooks, distortion of history and information, and disputes over the truth.

In particular, professors and researchers from Ukraine will participate, providing an opportunity to hear directly about the current situation in Ukraine.

The lecture series begins on the 30th with Professor Hong Seokwoo of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies presenting “The Determined Resistance of Ukrainians, What Is the Source of Their Strength? ? A Historical and Cultural Interpretation of the Russia-Ukraine War,” followed by a lecture on April 6 by Park Jeongho, Head of the New Northern Economy Office at the World Area Studies Center, titled “International Relations of the Russia-Ukraine War: Key Issues and Implications.”

On April 13, Alina Shymanska, a researcher from Seoul National University originally from Ukraine, will give a lecture on “The War in Textbooks and the War of Identity,” and on April 20, Katerina Tanchin, a foreign professor from Ukraine at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, will present “The Spirit of Resistance Blossoming in Ukrainian Art and Literature.”

Project Director Kang Heesook said, “Having painfully experienced the loss of our country during the Japanese colonial period, we deeply empathize with the current war happening in Ukraine. Like the poem ‘Does Spring Come to the Stolen Fields?’ by Lee Sanghwa, which expressed love for the homeland during the Japanese occupation, we wanted to create a time to approach the current situation in Ukraine from a humanities perspective using this theme.”

Meanwhile, the Humanities Research Institute at Chosun University (hereafter Disaster Humanities Research Project Group) was selected in May 2019 for the HK? Project Type 1 in the field of basic humanities by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, receiving about 7 billion KRW in research funding over seven years to conduct in-depth humanities research. The Disaster Humanities Research Project Group hosts various academic events related to its agenda, including academic seminars, joint research meetings (clusters), forums, invited special lectures, and domestic and international academic conferences. Additionally, the Regional Humanities Center, established to promote the popularization of humanities, plans and operates diverse programs such as the ‘Disaster Humanities Lectures’ and ‘HK? Humanities Lectures.’

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