Video of Asia Institute Seminar
“Revisiting Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security in North Korea”
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Seoul, Korea
Talk about culture and education for elementary and high school principals
I gave a talk about education and culture on June 17, 2012 in front of a group of about one hundred principals of elementary and high schools in Seoul organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (서울시교육청). This “Principals Forum” was the first of its kind, a voluntary gathering of principals from around Seoul to exchange opinions on how education can be improved in Korea.
Technology, science and the odd case of evolution
Here is a recent discussion at Asia Institute on the decision in Korea to permit a textbook that purposely omits evolution (see “South Korea Surrenders to Creationist Demands”) The point I try to make is the absolute difference between science and technology, as the great Rudi Volti stressed. Confusing the two is one of the tragedies of our age.
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한국 교육의 위기
올해 들어 KAIST 학생의 4번째 자살 소식은 다시금 한국 교육시스템에 근본적인 문제가 있다는 것을 드러냈다. 이는 단순히 시험과정이나 학생들이 소화해야 하는 엄청난 교과 학습량의 문제가 아니다.
그동안 KAIST는 세계 대학순위에 있어 수직 상승으로 각종 언론의 주목을 받아 왔다. 하지만 그 이면을 들여다보면 인간적인 경험이나 정신적인 성장은 배제되어 왔다. 학교의 명성과 숫자에 불과한 대학 서열을 위해 학생들의 희생이 계속되어온 것이다. 학생들은 마치 품질 좋은 메모리칩이나 탄소나노튜브처럼 높은 효율로 ‘생산’되고 있다. 엄청난 스트레스 아래 높은 학점과 좋은 직업 외에는 아무 것도 생각할 여유가 없었다. 심지어 삶의 궁극적인 목적이 무엇인지는 모른 채 학교 당국의 목표에 끌려갔다.
New posters in the Seoul Subway
A selection of intriguing new posters from the Seoul subway.
Wide-ranging talk about Korean literature at Seoul Selection
June 9, 2012
John Treat, Professor of Japanese literature at Yale University (from my original department of East Asian Languages and Literatures), Hank Kim, owner of Seoul Selection publishing, Gu-yong Lee president of Korean Literary Management and the poet Seung Shin Lee met together on Saturday for a cup of coffee at Seoul Selection’s underground café near Gyungbok Palace.
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“과학기술 패러다임의 변화와 행정 체제” 시리즈1 패널 토론회
“The Paradigm Shift for Science and Technology & the Future Administrative Regime”
June 28, 2012 2:30-5:30 PM
National Assembly Library, Basement, First floor
예일대학교 존 트리트 교수 의 특강
2012년 6월 7일 예일대학교 동아시아 언어‧문학 존 트리트 교수님 (일본문학전공) 께서 경희대에서 예일대 학한국 전망 관련 해서 특강 하셨어요. 명문 예일대학교는 아직 한국학이 없는 이유를 설명 하시고 예일대와 한국의 인연을 소개 하셨어요. 교수 하고 학생과 매우 유익 한 문답도 하셨어요.
발표문 요약:
존 트리트
동아시아 언어‧문학
예일대학교
예일대 한국학 연구의 과거, 현재 그리고 미래
Professor John Treat’s Talk on the Past, Present and Future of Korean Studies at Yale University
Professor John Treat of East Asian Languages and Literature at Yale, my original department and the department of Professor Steven Owen at Harvard University, delivered this talk to a group of Kyung Hee students and faculty on June 7, 2012 at the Kyung Hee University library.
East Asian Languages and Literature at Yale is the most solid program for learning Asian languages in the United States. Because the program requires undergraduates to take a course in either literary Chinese or literary Japanese, it has never attracted a large number of students. In my year, 1987, there were four majors.
The discussion about the history of Korean studies in the United States, and its evolving nature, was fascinating. Sadly, Yale University does not yet have a Korean studies program, although Professor Treat is working hard to build one.
Asia Institute Gathering to talk about the Environment with Youth (Friday, June 15, 2012)
Asia Institute Gathering
Please do join us for an informal gathering for students to discuss this most critical topic:
“What youth can do for the environment?”
Your presence would be greatly valued, and your suggestions as to what can meaningful responses to the environmental crisis.
(Hosted by Emanuel Pastreich, Professor of Humanitas College)
Friday, June 15
5 PM
Location Room #209 (second Floor) Neo-Renaissance Hall
Kyung Hee University (Hoegi-dong)