Korean Youth: Spaces, Ecologies and Technologies conference
Schedule
Mon Jun 19 2023 at 10:00 am to Tue Jun 20 2023 at 04:30 pm
Location
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC
About this Event
This public conference sees researchers and academics coming together to explore the ways in which the lives of Korean young people have been affected by societal changes. Political upheaval, the climate crisis, revolutions, and increasing social awareness have all had enormous impacts of their lives.
Organised by Korean Studies at the University of Edinburgh as part of our Academy of Korean Studies CORE project, this two-day event will be an opportunity for everyone to explore various fields and disciplines focused on young Koreans and the spaces they inhabit.
About the conference
The 20th century is widely considered to be an era of youth in which the teenager, tweenager and pre-teen were invented. International social changes; changing economies and governments; and industrial business complexes have transformed the landscapes in which these seemingly new categories of young people exist.
While the teenager did not necessarily arrive late in Korea, young people had already been through a series of conflicts, revolutions, colonisations and traumas - surely impacting their experience of youth culture and possibilities.
South Korean youth have been key agents of its democratisation and justice struggles. They are therefore deeply embedded in the processes of contemporary cultural and social formation in their country.
The conference brings together academics, practitioners and others interested in Korean youth and its culture. It provides opportunities to encounter and connect with researchers at a range of career stages, including PhD and graduate students, emerging and post-doctoral scholars, and established academics. The focus is on political, social, economic, environmental and cultural transformations both in Korea and across the globe in the present or near present day.
We intend this conference to be multi- and inter-disciplinary in every way. We want to explore the cutting edges of youth experience in 21st century Korea, navigating spaces and terrains such as:
- the workplaces and industries of the future
- landscapes of social and cultural practice
- social organisation
- political resistance and struggle
- environmental and ecological futures
- terrains of nationalist reconstruction, gender, identity and culture wars
Attendees will be able to present research, share academic interests, and strengthen ties with others.
Access and recording
Please note that this is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It will not be live streamed - tickets are for access to the venue. However, the event may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem.
Where is it happening?
University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square, Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
