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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, 9-10 July 2009 at the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

«Global Korea: Old and New» is the conference theme. 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.

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



Sponsors

KSAA 2009 is grateful to the following sponsors for their support.

sponsors
  • The Korea Foundation
  • The Academy of Korean Studies
  • The Australia-Korea Foundation
  • The Korean Studies Association of Australia
  • The Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea, Sydney

Keynote Speakers

Professor Robert Buswell

Professor Robert Buswell of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) presented 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.

Professor Do Hyun Han

Professor Do Hyun Han of the Academcy of Korean Studies gave the second keynote speech of the Sixth Biennial KSAA Conference.

The second keynote speech is entitled "Visibility and Academic Impact of Korean Studies in the Global Academic Community". Follow this link to Professor Han's speech.

Professor Han is Professor in Sociology and Director of the Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies.

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