Seoul National University's Institute for Japanese Studies is actively promoting the opening of citizen lectures in which researchers directly participate as lecturers for local residents interested in Japan. In order to increase accessibility for local residents and provide high-quality content, we are preparing not only lectures through real-time zoom meetings, but also high-quality videos. In particular, we are responding to the need to research and develop content for public lectures that are beneficial to each other from the real-life information of both Korean and Japanese citizens, as the COVID-19 pandemic and the weakened state of Korea-Japan relations.
Local Community Public Lecture
In the fall of 2020, Seoul National University's Institute for Japanese Studies expressed its intention to open a citizen lecture at the Geumcheon-gu Office in Seoul. Based on the sympathy and full cooperation of the ward office, a total of 6 lectures were held based on the contents of the book 『Six Perspectives for Understanding Japan, a Difficult Neighbor』, jointly written by researchers at this institute. However, due to the worsening of the COVID-19 situation, all lectures were held online.
Public Lecture at Geumcheon-gu Office (2020)
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No.
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Date
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Lecture Title
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Lecturuer
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1
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2020. 11. 23.
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The Mind of Japan through “Otaku”
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Kim, Hyojin
(SNU IJS)
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2
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2020. 11. 30.
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Hallyu and Anti-Korea: The Better and the Worse
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Jo, Gwanja
(SNU IJS)
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3
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2020. 12. 07.
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Japan in the Media and Social Movements
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Jeong, Jihee
(SNU IJS)
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4
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2020. 12. 14.
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A Minimal History to Understand Japan
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Lee, Eun-gyeong
(SNU IJS)
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5
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2020. 12. 21.
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Japanese Literature and the 'ambiguous' Japanese: Focusing on Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata
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Seo, Dongju
(SNU IJS)
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6
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2020. 12. 28.
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Japan’s Conservative Right Shift and Constitutional Revision Possibility
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Nam, Ki Jeong
(SNU IJS)
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