MIT's First Seminar on Korean Sociology, Literature, and History
Ashley Kim, Peter C. Perdue
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Learn about the third largest country in East Asia! This seminar series will feature speakers from Boston College, Harvard, MIT, and Queens College who will give an introduction to the study of Korean sociology, literature, and history. There will also be performances by MIT student groups that focus on Korean culture, such as the Sport Tae Kwon Do Club and Oori, a Korean traditional drumming group. These presentations will be followed by an interactive Q&A session and a reception with free Korean food.
Contact: Ashley Kim, Bexley 209A, 225-9629, ashleyk@mit.edu
"Ethnic Identity Among Second-Generation Asian Americans"
Ashley Kim, Peter C. Perdue
Speakers: Pyong Gap Min, Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Areas of his research and teaching are immigration, ethnicity, ethnic business, women's gender role, and immigrants' religions, especially those of Asian Americans. Min Hyoung Song, Professor of English, Boston College, "Korean Americans and Diaspora". He specializes in Asian American and ethnic American literature.
Wed Jan 8, 07-09:00pm, 2-105
"The Making of a Korean American Writer"
Ashley Kim, Peter C. Perdue
Speakers: Ty Pak, author of "Cry Korea Cry"; David McCann, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature, Harvard University. Presentation by the Sport Tae Kwon Do Club.
Wed Jan 22, 07-09:00pm, 2-105
"Korean History, Marginalization and Integration"
Ashley Kim, Peter C. Perdue
Speakers: Sun Joo Kim, Asst. Professor of Korean History, Harvard University; Peter C. Perdue, T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations, MIT, "Placing Korea in East Asian and World History". Performance by MIT Oori.
Wed Jan 29, 07-09:00pm, 2-105
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Old Food: Mediaeval Mediterranean Cooking
Anne McCants and Mona Russell
Sat Jan 11, 03-07:00pm, Simmons Hall, House Master Kitchen
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2003
Single session event
Prereq: Stomach and sense of humor
Interested in gnawing on greasy lamb shanks? Or do you prefer vetches, oats and spelt-cakes? Come join us for an afternoon good old--and we mean REALLY old--fashioned mediaeval cookery. We will prepare, cook, and eat mediaeval foods from both sides of the Mediterranean Sea. Preparations will involve the use of authentic period recipe-books. You are invited to join us for this afternoon of fun and feasting. You may come as late as 5 PM, but as early as 3 PM, if you want to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. For those with more academic interests we will have sources availabe for your reading pleasure--or horror.
Contact: Anne McCants and Mona Russell, E51-175/173, 86669/34126, amccants@mit.edu / monalisa@mit.edu
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