Global Korea: Old and New

Welcome to KSAA 2009!
The Sixth Biennial Conference of the Korean Studies Association of Australasia

Welcome to the website for the 2009 Korean Studies Association of Australasia Conference, taking place on 9-10 July 2009 at the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The theme of our conference is «Global Korea: Old and New». As you are well aware, South Korea has experienced a rapid globlalisation process in the last few decades. As a result, every aspect of the country and its people has undergone change: these transformations call for serious academic investigation. We hope this conference will play a role in these transformations, not only by presenting the results of current and past research, but by also advancing a vision and philosophy for the future.

This website will be updated as information comes to hand. For enquiries, please contact the conference Secretary .

Dr Duk-Soo Park
Chair, Organising Committee
KSAA 2009 Conference

News

Draft program available

The draft program is available for download from this website - please click the "conference program" tab to the side. The program is subject to change - please check back for updates.

First Keynote Speaker Announced!

We are pleased to announce that Professor Robert Buswell of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) will present the first keynote speech of the Sixth Biennial KSAA Conference.

The keynote speech is entitled "Korean Buddhist Journeys to Lands Worldly and Otherworldly". Follow this link to an abstract of Professor Buswell's speech.

Professor Buswell is the President of the Association of Asian Studies, the first Koreanist to hold this office; Director, Academy of Buddhist Studies, Dongguk University, Seoul; professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, and founding director of the Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies at UCLA.