The 23rd Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities
Visualizing Royal Ceremonies:
Korean Culture through the Ŭigwe Royal Documents of Chosŏn Dynasty
Source: Oekyu 203. Courtesy of the National Museum of Korea. This Ŭigwe was returned following an agreement made between France and South Korea and between the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the National Museum of Korea on February 7, 2011.
[Poster] [Program] [English Press Release] [Bilingual Press Release]
Saturday, October 24, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Harry Harding Auditorium
1957 E Street, NW, Room 213
Washington, DC 20052
Overview of Program
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:20 Opening Remarks: Young-Key Kim-Renaud
Session I Jisoo M. Kim, Chair
9:20-9:50 Yi Song-mi, “Introduction to Chosŏn Dynasty's Ŭigwe Royal Documents” [download paper here]
9:50-10:20 Jeong-hye Park, “Novel Characteristics of Ŭigwe Illustrations during the King Yŏngjo and Chŏngjo Era in the 18th Century” [download paper here]
10:20-10:30 Break
Session II Gregg Brazinsky, Chair
10:30-11:00 Burglind Jungmann, “Some characteristics and peculiarities of commemorative paintings of the Chosŏn dynasty” [download paper here, & images here]
11:00-11:30 Se-Mi Oh, “From Ritual to History: Kojong’s Funeral Procession in Ŭigwe and Photography” [download paper here]
Session III Roy Richard Grinker, Chair
11:30-12:10 Documentary: “The Grand Heritage, Ŭigwe” (Produced by Arirang TV)
12:10-12:40 General Discussion
12:40-2:00 Lunch