Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Conference of Korean Christianity
The 2019 Im Conference of Korean Christianity
“Colonialists, Missionaries, and Nationalist in Korea and Beyond”
9:00 am- 5: 40 pm
Friday April 26, 2019
10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA
8:30-9:00 am Coffee and light breakfast
9:00-9:50 Young-Chan Justin Choi, PhD. SOAS, University of London, UK
“White Supremacy, Black Redemption, and the Southern Education of Yun Ch’i-ho, 1888-1918”
Response by Jonathan Feuer, Ph. D student, UCLA
9:50-10:40 Junsik Jeremy Chang, PhD Candidate, GTU, CA
“Christian Realism and Ahn Chang-ho, 1910-1938”
Response by Jong Woo Park, Ph. D. candidate, UCLA
Break
10:50-11:40 Goeun Lee, PhD candidate, Academy of Korean Studies, Korea
“Colonialism and the Missionary Publishing Enterprise in Korea: Reframing the Early History of the Korean Religious Tract Society, 1882-1919”
Response by Dr. Sung Deuk Oak, Associate Prof., UCLA
Lunch
1:30-2:20 Kyung-Woon Min, Adjunct Prof. of Presbyterian U. & T. S., Korea
“Early Russia and Manchuria Missions of the Korean Presbyterian Church, 1909-30”
Response by Hoon Ko, Ph. D. candidate, Fuller Theological Seminary
2:20-3:10 pm Yeon-seung Lee, Lecturer of Central Baptist T. Seminary, MA
“Crossroads of Christianity and Farmland Reform in the Post-Liberation Korea, 1945-48”
Response by Dr. Sung Deuk Oak, Associate Prof., UCLA
Break
3:30-4:20 pm Soojin Chung, Assistant Prof., California Baptist Univ., CA
“What Americans Left Behind: Christian Adoption and US-Korea Relations, 1945–55”
Response by Dr. Byoungchul Jun, Asso. Prof., Asia United Theological Univ.
4:30-5:20 pm Chul Timothy Chang, Associate Prof., Liberty University, VA
“The Rise of Christianity in DPRK and Politics of Kim Jong-un, 1995-2018”
Response by Dr. Daniel Eui-Hyuck Kim, Ph. D. Fuller Th. Seminary
5:20-5:40 pm Wrapping-up
Dinner together
2019 Im Conference
Call for Papers: UCLA 2019 Im Conference of Korean Christianity
The UCLA Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce that the 2019 Im Conference of Korean Christianity will be held at 10383 Bunche Hall on April 26 – 27, 2019.
The conference aims to give scholars in all Korea-related and world-Christianity fields an opportunity to present their researches on Korean Christianity, especially on the topics related to (1) Christianity in North(ern) Korea (2) Colonialism and Christianity, 1910-1945, and (3) Christianity, Nation Building, and US-Korea Relations, 1945-1965.
The papers dealing with the following issues and related issues are to be considered by the selecting committee—(1) Critical issues of Christianity in northern Korea, 1890-1945; Christianity in North Korea, 1945-1988 or 1988-2018; North Korean refugees and Christianity, 1995-2018 (2) Protestantism and colonial modernity; Roman Catholicism and colonial modernity; Christian nationalism and Pro-Japanese collaboration; colonialism and Christian education; and the colonial medical hegemony and Christian medical work. (3) Conflict between Christianity and Communism, 1945-1955; Christianity and the American Military Rule, 1945-1948; the Korean War and Christianity, 1950-1953; Christian Ideas of the Nation, 1945-1955; Christians and the Syngman Rhee Government, 1948-1960, or Global Connections of Korean Christianity, 1945-64.
The paper should be one that has not been published in an academic journal or a book yet. The conference is open to doctoral students, postdocs, and junior professors. It is also open to all applicants in the world, but preference will be given to those who are in the US and Canada.
Applicants should submit a short CV and proposal/abstract (within 400 words) by December 31, 2018, and the full paper (7,000-10,000 words) by February 15, 2019, to professor Sung-Deuk Oak. The result of the application will be notified by February 22.
Airfare (round trip), accommodations (a single room, 2 nights), and local transportation fees (shuttles from home to airport and LAX to UCLA) will be funded to all accepted participants.
All presenters will have a 40-minute talk and 15 minute-discussion session at the conference.
For further information, see the program webpage (http://koreanchristianity.humnet.ucla.edu) and contact Dr. Hyung-Wook Kim, assistant director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies (hyung-wook.kim@international.ucla.edu).
Sung-Deuk Oak
Dongsoon Im and Mija Im Chair
Associate Professor of Korean Christianity
234A Royce Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1540
2016 Im Conference
2016 Im Conference
Call for Papers: UCLA 2016 Im Conference of Korean Christianity
The UCLA Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce that the 2016 Im Conference of Korean Christianity will be held at 10383 Bunche Hall on April 22, 2016.
The conference aims to give scholars in all Korea-related and world-Christianity fields an opportunity to present their researches on Korean Christianity, especially on the topics related to (1) Missionary Issues (2) Christianity in North(ern) Korea (3) Colonialism, Modernity, and Christianity, 1910-1945, and (4) Christianity and Nation Building, 1945-1960.
The papers dealing with the following issues and related issues are to be considered by the selecting committee—(1) Missionaries’ social network, genealogy of their mission theology, or other issues (2) A critical issue of Christianity in northern Korea, 1890-1945; Christianity in North Korea, 1945-1988 or 1988-2015; North Korean refugees and Christianity, 1995-2015 (3) Protestantism and colonial modernity; Roman Catholicism and colonial modernity; Christian nationalism and Pro-Japanese collaboration; colonialism and Christian education; and the colonial medical hegemony and Christian medical work. (4) Conflict between Christianity and Communism, 1945-1955; Christianity and the American Military Rule, 1945-1948; or the Korean War and Christianity, 1950-1953 (5) Christian Ideas of the Nation, 1945-1955; Christians and the Syngman Rhee Government, 1948-1960, or related topics.
The paper should be one that has not been published in an academic journal or a book yet. The conference is open to doctoral students, postdocs, and junior professors. It is also open to all applicants in the world, but preference will be given to those who are in the US.
Applicants should submit a short CV, abstract (within 400 words), and the full paper (8,000-10,000 words) by e-mail to professor Sung-Deuk Oak . The application deadline is March 15, 2016. The result of the application will be notified by March 22.
Airfare (round trip), accommodations (a single room, 2 nights), and local transportation fees (shuttles from home to airport and LAX to UCLA) will be funded to all accepted participants.
All presenters will have a 40-minute talk and 15 minute-discussion session at the conference. All participants need to submit their revised full paper by April 10, 2016.
For further information, see the program webpage (http://koreanchristianity.humnet.ucla.edu) and contact Jenny Yoo, assistant director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies (yoo@international.ucla.edu).
2013 Im Conference
“Time of Crisis, Time for Renewal: Korean Christianity, 1960-2015”
Schedule
Session 1. Issues in the 2000s-2010s
12:00~2:00 Lunch & Free time
Session 2. Issues in the 1960s~1990s
2:00~2:30 “Ham Seok-heon’s Understanding of History”
Dr. Halla Kim, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska, Omaha
2:30~2:55 Response and Discussion
3:00~3:30 “Communicative Interaction in Transnational Christians
3:30~3:55 Response and Discussion
Session 3.Wrapping-up Discussion
Friday October 21, 2011
6275 Bunch Hall, UCLA
9:00~9:30 am light breakfast & greetings
1. French Catholic Missions in East Asia and Korea
2. American Missions, Imperialism, and Korean Diaspora, 1880-1915
3. American Missions and Japanese Colonialism, 1910-1940
4. Contemporary Korean Protestantism in Taiwan and Japan, 1990-2010
5. General Discussion
2007 Im Conference
