Program

1–1:20 p.m.

WELCOME REMARKS

• Brian Sandoval (President, UNR)
Introduced by Casilde Isabelli (Dean, College of Liberal Arts, UNR)

• Youngwan Kim (Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles) Introduced by: Daniel Enrique Perez (Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Liberal Arts, UNR)

1:20–2 p.m.

KEYNOTE LECTURE

• John B. Duncan (Professor Emeritus, UCLA) “Korean Studies: Past, Present, and Future”

Moderator: Eugene Y. Park (Professor, UNR)

2–3 p.m.

PANEL 1: KOREAN HISTORY IN CONTEXT

• Don Baker (Professor, University of British Columbia) “Korea’s Impact on East Asian and World History”

• Peter Kwon (Assistant Professor, University at Albany)
“The Militarized Rise of South Korea in the Global Political Economy”

Moderator & discussant: Dennis Dworkin (Professor, UNR)

3–3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15–4:15 p.m.

PANEL 2: ENVIRONMENT, (NON)HUMAN ACTORS, AND THEIR LIVES IN KOREA

• Eugene Y. Park (Professor, UNR)
“Korea’s Wild Cats: An Environmental History”

• Inhwan Ko (Assistant Professor, UNR)
“One Sun, Two Farms: South Korea’s Experience in Solar Energy Development”

Moderator & discussant: Hugh Shapiro (Associate Professor, UNR)

4:15–5:15 p.m.

PANEL 3: KOREAN IDENTITY IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART

IN AMERICA

• Sangmi Yoo (Professor, Texas Tech University) “Dazzle Camouflage and Saekdong”

• Eunkang Koh (Associate Professor, UNR) “Beauty of Minhwa and Haehak in My Art”

Moderator & discussant: Brett Van Hoesen (Associate Professor, UNR)

5:15–5:30 p.m.

CLOSING REMARKS
• Gi W. Yun (Dean, Reynolds School of Journalism, UNR)