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Panel 1: Nationalism and Postmodernism
Comparative Analyses: European and Asian Perspectives
Moderator:
John Barclay Burns
joined the Religious Studies faculty in 1986. Born and
raised in Scotland, he graduated from the universities
of St. Andrews and Glasgow, where he specialized in
Hebrew Bible, Semitic languages and ancient Near Eastern
religions. Research and publications include the text
and translation of the Hebrew Bible (Chronicles
and Its Synoptic Parallels in Samuel, Kings and Related
Biblical Texts, 1998), the Religion of Ancient
Israel and the Bible and sexuality (Lot's Wife
Looked Back: The Enduring Attractions of Sodom for Biblical
Commentators, Journal of Religion and Society,
2002). He teaches courses on the religions of the Middle
East and Death, Drama and Fundamentalism in global religions.
A closet Egyptologist, his favorite course is Ancient
Egyptian Religion. Why should such esoteric interests
be part of a conference on nationalism? He is a "sensible"
but keen Scottish nationalist and is fascinated by the
current rise of nationalism in Europe in response to
the expansion of the EU and pressures of globalization.
In 2003 he delivered a lecture series on Scottish History
at the Smithsonian, "Scotland: The Making of a
Nation." He believes that nationalism and globalization
may have to learn to live side by side.
Speakers:
Georg G. Iggers
is Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Department of History)
at State University of New York, Buffalo. Born in Hamburg,
Germany, Prof. Iggers emigrated with his parents to
the U.S. in 1938. He received his B.A. from the University
of Richmond, his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University
of Chicago. Prof. Iggers is author or editor of nearly
two dozen scholarly works on German and European intellectual,
social, and political history. Three of his books have
been translated in Korean: The German Conception
of History, New Directions in European Historiography,
and Historiography in the Twentieth Century. Prof.
Iggers has lectured in Seoul National University, Sogang
University, and most recently in June 2005 at Hanyang
University.
Jacqueline Pak (Visiting
Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
As a fourth and 1.5 generation Korean-American, she
is an academic and activist. She has written a controversial
biography, The Founding Father: Ahn Changho and
the Origins of Korean Democracy, Stanford University
Press, forthcoming. A Korean translation will be available
as Sarang ui Seosasi: Ahn Changho wa Han’guk minju
juui (Epic of Love: Ahn Changho and Korean Democracy).
She also edited the volume, Famine or Feast: North
and South – Democracy, Division and Diaspora (Korea
Briefing, 2002-2005). A recently released book, Christianity
in Korea, includes her chapter on “Cradle of the Covenant:
Ahn Changho and the Christian Roots of Korean Constitution”,
and PBS documentary, Jesus Experience, includes her
commentaries on the history of Korean Christianity.
Born
in Korea and educated in America and England, she holds
a Ph.D. in history from University of London; M.A. in
Korean Studies from Harvard University; M.A. in Politics
from New York University; and B.A. in Foreign Affairs
from University of Virginia. A recipient of Luce, Korea
Foundation and Dosan Foundation fellowships, her work
experience includes the United Nations, Harvard Business
School, Library of Congress and Smithsonian. She earlier
taught modern Korean history at UCLA and Princeton University.
Currently, her work in progress is The Northerners:
Memoir of Korea, as a century-odyssey between Korea
and America as a multi-generational memoir of her family
members, including the pioneering leaders of the independence
and women's movements.
Discussant:
Brian Platt is
associate professor of History at George Mason University.
After two years at the University of Tokyo, he received
his Ph.D. in Japanese history from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998. His field of specialization
is early modern and modern Japan. His book, Burning
and Building: Schooling and State Formation in Japan,
1750-1890, was published by Harvard University
Press in 2004. His current research is on historical
consciousness and autobiography in 18th and 19th century
Japan.
Panel
2: Nationalism on the Korean Peninsula
Moderator:
John Paden is Clarence
Robinson Professor of International Studies in George
Mason University (GMU). He earned his B.A./M.A. in Philosophy,
Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where
he was a Rhodes Scholar. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard
University in Political Science. He has been director
of GMU's China summer graduate program in International
Commerce and Policy and, since 1995, has been founding
co-director of the Center for Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (CAPEC) in GMU. Dr. Paden has also served
as editor of Issues and Perspectives, the journal
published by CAPEC. He has worked extensively with Africanist
social science scholars in China, including a 15-year
term on the Executive Committee of the U.S.-China African
Studies Exchange Committee. He has published numerous
books dealing with sub-Saharan Africa, including two
college textbooks and Religion and Political Culture
in Kano, winner of the Herskovits Prize.
Speaker:
Korean Nationalism and Security
Kathryn Weathersby
is a Senior Associate for the History and Public Policy
Project as well as a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow
Wilson International Center. Within the History and
Public Policy Project, she is the Coordinator for the
Korea Initiative, Cold War International History Project.
In addition to her work at the Woodrow Wilson International
Center, Dr. Weathersby is a Consultant for Historical
Documentaries on PBS, CNN, BBC, and NHK TV. In the past
she has worked as a lecturer and independent scholar,
and was an Assistant Professor of History at Florida
State University.
Discussant:
Larry Niksch is
a Specialist in Asian Affairs with the Congressional
Research Service of the Library of Congress. Dr. Niksch
specializes in U.S. security policy in East Asia and
the Western Pacific, internal political conditions of
the countries of the region, and foreign policy developments
within the region. His reports are published by the
Congressional Research Service and congressional committees.
Dr. Niksch is a Senior Adviser on East Asia to The PRS
(Political Risk Services Group) and is a consultant
to Lloyd, Thomas and Ball international business consulting
service. He is a member of the editorial board of New
Asia, published by the New Asia Research Institute
in Seoul, Korea. He received a B.A. in History from
Butler University, a Master of Science in Foreign Service
from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. in History from
Georgetown University.
Speaker:
Korean Nationalism and its Impact on the Korean Economy
Yoon-Shik Park is
currently Professor of International Finance at the
School of Business of George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. He has been teaching at the University
for the past 25 years. In addition to George Washington
University, he also taught at Georgetown University
and Columbia University. In addition to his MBA in finance
and MA in economics, Prof. Park has received two doctorate
degrees: Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in
International Finance from Harvard University and Ph.D
in Economics from George Washington University.
Among
the many publications are such books as: The Changes
in North-East Asian Economic and Political Order and
Korea’s Preparations for the 21st Century (Editor, 2004);
The Korean Bond Market: Post Asian Crisis and Beyond
(2003); Project Financing and International Financial
Markets (1999); International Banking and Financial
Centers (1989); International Banking in Theory and
Practice (1984); Oil Money and the World Economy (1976);
and The Eurobond Market: Function and Structure (1974),
as well as many articles and reports in the fields
of international banking and finance.
Before
joining the academia, he had worked for the World Bank
as a Senior Economist and then served as the Financial
Advisor at the Samsung Group in Korea. Currently, he
is a member of the boards of directors of Samsung Corporation,
a large Korean company, and the Korea Economic Institute
of America, Inc. Dr. Park has been a consultant to the
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, International Finance
Corporation (IFC), Inter-American Development Bank,
U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), U.S.
Federal Reserve, U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
(OPIC), Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State
Department, U.S. Export-Import Bank, and other private
and public institutions around the world.
Discussant:
Scott Rembrandt is
the Director of Research and Academic Affairs at the
Korea Economic Institute. He joined KEI in October 2004
after nearly five years in Asia. Prior to joining KEI,
Mr. Rembrandt served as a consultant in China and as
the Business Manager for the Chief Country Officer Group
- Asia for Deutsche Bank.
Panel
3: Nationalism, Culture, and Religion
Moderator:
Elizabeth S Chong
was born in and raised in Korea. She graduated from
the University of Texas at Austin (B.S.N. 1975) and
received her M.S.N. (1977) and Ph.D. (1981) degrees
from the University of Texas at Austin. She first taught
at Indiana University where she specialized in graduate
courses in Women’s Health. More recently she taught
at Rutgers University, in New Jersey. She has been teaching
at George Mason University since 1993 continuously.
She teaches Women’s Health, ethics at all levels, healing
and “Therapeutic Touch”, and research. She has conducted
research on Mother-Infant interaction, following groups
of Korean and American mothers. She was a Fulbright
scholar at Seoul National University (1988-1989) and
also taught at Korea University (2000) in Korea. She
was chosen as Ten Outstanding Young Women of America
(1986) and a White House Fellowship Regional Finalist
(1988).
Speaker:
Nationalism and Korean Studies
Young Chan Ro was
born and grew up in Korea, graduated from Yonsei
University in Korea and Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, VA. He
received his Ph.D. in comparative religion at the University
of California at Santa Barbara. He has authored Korean
Neo-Confucianism of Yi Yulgok (SUNY) and co-authored
Four-Seven Debate: The most famous controversies
in Korean Neo-Confucianism (SUNY). He is also the
recipient of the 2004 Yulgok Award for scholarly achievements
in Korean Confucianism. Currently, he is Chair of Department
of Religious Studies at George Mason University. His
research areas include Korean Confucianism, comparative
and cross-cultural study of religion. He has served
as co-chair of Korean Religions Group of American Academy
of Religion and is President of the Association of Korean
Christian Scholars in North America.
Discussant:
Haeng-Bum Kim is
Professor of Public Choice at Pusan National University,
South Korea. He earned his B.A. in Public Administration
from Pusan National University and his M.A. and Ph.D
in Public Administration from Seoul National University
in South Korea. His recent books include, Private
Wants, Public Means (Korean translation Gordon
Tullock's book, 2005), Rent-seeking Costs in the
Selection of Public Service Supplier (2004), and
Long-Term Efficiency of Rent-seeking Expenditures
(2004). He is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Center
for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University.
Speaker:
Eun-Hee
Shin is assistant professor of Religion at
Simpson College. She received her Ph.D from the University
of Toronto, Canada. Her current research focuses on
cross-cultural and interfaith dialogue, with a strong
emphasis on Shamanic traditions. She is particularly
interested in the interplay between Korean religions
and Christianity. Professor Shin visited North Korea
as one of the delegates of Korean Peninsula Peace Group,
promoting an inter-cultural dialogue with North Korean
State religion called Juche (self-reliance).
She has published several articles including Holy
Spirit and Ki, North Korea's Human Rights and
Cultural Pluralism, and Juche Thought and Communitarianism
of North Korea.
Discussant:
Jin-Young Park
is Assistant Professor of philosophy and religion at
American University. Her research areas include: Buddhist
encounter with modernity and postmodernity, Zen Buddhist
philosophy of language, and the problem of moral agent
and ethics in Zen Buddhism and postmodern thought. She
is the editor of the forthcoming volume, Buddhisms
and Deconstructions (Rowman & Littlefield 2006)
and author of articles including Zen and Zen Philosophy
of Language, Zen Hermeneutics via Heideggerian and Derridean
Detours, and Gendered Response to Modernity:
Kim Iryop and Buddhism.
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