13 June 2024, 9:30–5:30 PM
M2, Grand Parade, University of Brighton
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton
This symposium aims to survey and examine the multifaceted roles and meanings of the visuality of Korea represented in the world’s expositions. Encompassing the early history of Korea’s involvement with the world’s expositions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the contemporary activities in representing the nation at international events, the symposium will serve as a rare opportunity to bring interdisciplinary approaches to measure the impacts of the world’s expositions in framing, visualising and reproducing the images and narratives of Korea.
The symposium includes a keynote, paper presentations and a roundtable by scholars of art and design history, material and visual culture, architecture history and anthropology who will discuss the past, present and future of Korea’s visual representation in the world’s expositions.
Symposium Programme:
| 09:30- 09:45 |
Welcome and Registration |
| 9:45- 10:00 |
Opening Remark
Lara Perry, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Brighton |
| 10:00- 11:00 |
Keynote: ‘Representation of Korea in World’s Fairs and Museums: Exploring Assimilation, Imperial Projects, and National Identity’
Youngna Kim, Professor Emerita, Seoul National University |
| 11:00- 11:20 |
Coffee Break |
| Session One
Chaired by Lina Shinhwa Koo, PhD Candidate, University of Brighton |
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| 11:20- 11:40 |
‘Korea at the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition: Image of Colonial Korea in Japanese Empire’s External Propaganda’
Junia Roh, Assistant Professor, Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Myongji University |
| 11:40- 12:00 |
‘Staging the Chosun in the Architectural Landscape: A Case Study of the 1929 Chosun Exposition’
Oknim Jo, PhD Candidate, History of Art and Design, University of Brighton |
| 12:00- 12:20 |
‘Human display and the Landscape of Social Darwinism: Korean Exhibitions at the Japanese Fair in the Early 20th Century’
Hyukhui Kwon, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Kangwon National University |
| 12:20- 12:40 |
Q&A |
| 12:40- 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| Session Two
Chaired by Megha Rajguru, Co-Director for the Centre for Design History, University of Brighton |
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| 14:00- 14:20 |
‘The Korean Pavilion at World Expositions and the Evolving Way of Representing Korea’
Hyon-sob Kim, Professor, Department of Architecture, Korea University |
| 14:20- 14:40 |
‘Displaying “Korean” Science: National Identity and Science Expo in 1990s South Korea’
Hajeong Kim, PhD Student, Department of Science Studies, Seoul National University |
| 14:40- 15:00 |
‘North Korean Exhibition Design as Propaganda’
Heesun Choi, Visiting Professor, Industrial Design Department, College of Arts, Chung-Ang University |
| 15:00- 15:20 |
Q&A |
| 15:20- 15:40 |
Coffee Break |
| Session Three
Chaired by Eliza Tan, Lecturer, University of Brighton |
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| 15:40- 16:00 |
‘Bridging Markets and Diplomacy: The Strategic Role of Korean Pavilions and Political Exchange & Cooperation in International Exhibitions’
Changwon Park, Doctoral Researcher, Brunel Business School |
| 16:00- 16:20 |
‘Equity and Gender in Korea’s Representation at the World Skills Competition’
Kyunghee Pyun, Associate Professor, History of Art, State University of New York, Fashion Institute of Technology |
| 16:20- 16:40 |
Q&A |
| 16:40-17:30 |
Roundtable Discussion with All Speakers and Closing
Led by Yunah Lee, Principal Lecturer University of Brighton |
Hosted by the Centre for Design History (CDH) at the University of Brighton, with primary support from the Academy of Korean Studies and additional support from the University of Brighton and the Design History Society
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