[행사/세미나] <Philosophizing Han Kang: as Contemporary Korean Philosophy> 2nd Colloquium Announcement
- K학술확산연구센터
- 2025-09-27 22:17
How can we confront the wounds of violence and speak of hope for the future?
In this lecture — “Translating Violence and the Possibility of Hope” — Jin Y. Park, William Fraser McDowell Chair Professor at American University and former President of the American Academy of Religion, begins with the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising and Han Kang’s Human Acts. Drawing on Eastern and Western — especially Korean and other non-Western — philosophies, the talk explores how violence might be “translated” into a language of hope through nonviolent resistance and “reflexive engagement.” Participants are invited to reflect on how Korean philosophy can address contemporary global challenges and imagine paths of dignity, healing, and hope.
1. Speaker: Jin Y. Park (American University)
- William Fraser McDowell Chair Professor & Chair of Philosophy and Religion at American University; Founding Director of the Asian Studies Program (2013–2020).
- Specialist in East Asian Buddhism, Buddhist and comparative ethics, and intercultural philosophy, with a focus on gender, violence, discrimination, and marginality.
- Author and editor of influential works, including Buddhism and Postmodernity, Women and Buddhist Philosophy, and the translation Reflections of a Zen Buddhist Nun.
2. Date and Time: October 2, 2025, 2:00–3:30 PM
3. Location: Room 32208, Dasan Hall of Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences Campus
(Zoom Link: https://skku-edu.zoom.us/j/83493464487?pwd=otqazeJXFe05bFBMVqh9SgIKHtvbIl.1
Zoom ID: 834 9346 4487 암호: kaep2025)
4. Contact: K-Center for Academic Dissemination (kphilo2021@skku.edu / +82-2-740-1863)