Gwangju Nam-gu to Host Lecture Program on Novels, Poetry, and Sociology

Themed Programs Every Thursday at the District Office

Gwangju Nam-gu (District Mayor Kim Byungnae) announced on the 12th that it will operate a variety of humanities programs in collaboration with renowned writers and experts.

This year, four categories will be offered: lectures on novels and poetry, poetry writing, and for the first time, sociology. Experts in each field will give lectures every Thursday in the medium conference room on the 6th floor of the Nam-gu Office.

Novelist Park Hyungsook will lead sessions from the 13th to the 27th, providing an understanding of Honam novels by historical period. Park debuted in 1993 in Silcheonmunhak, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Korean Language Education, and earned a doctorate from Chung-Ang University in Creative Writing.

The poetry lectures will be held three times from April 10th to 24th. In the first session, poet Oh Saeyoung will meet participants with the theme "How Do Humans Live?" In the second and third sessions, poets Kim Sain and Jang Seoknam will give lectures on "How Does Poetry Announce the World?" and "Flowers, Birds, Exile," respectively.

Oh Saeyoung is a member of the National Academy of Arts of the Republic of Korea and Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Seoul National University. Kim Sain graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Korean Language and Literature and has served as a professor at Dongduk Women’s University and as president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.

Jang Seoknam, a popular star in the Korean poetry scene, is currently a professor in the Department of Creative Writing at Hanyang Women’s University. Applications for the poetry lectures will be accepted from the 20th to the 28th, with a maximum of 40 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

The sociology lecture, being introduced for the first time this year, will be held three times from May 15th to 29th, led by sociologist Professor Kim Soonheung. Professor Kim graduated from Yonsei University’s Department of Sociology and earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in the United States. Applications will be accepted from April 24th to 30th, with a maximum of 40 participants.

For inquiries about the themed humanities programs, contact the Open Happiness Division of Nam-gu Office for detailed information.

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