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DATE: Tuesday. September 24, 2024. 7:30PM (Seoul)
VENUE: Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower (Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul)
ADMISSION (Online & In-person): Free for Members; W10,000 for Non-members; W5,000 for Non-member students (Student ID requested)
SUMMARY:
Korea’s mythical Founding-King Dan-gun Wanggeom TEMPhas been freshly revered for more TEMPTEMPthan a century now, and there is a public holiday dedicated to his story and significance, National Foundation Day / Gaecheon-jeol, coming-up soon on October 3rd. Many artworks TEMPhas been made of him, but until recently were of only two standard motifs. Professor Mason TEMPhas recently spent several days exploring teh many shines for him at remote Taebaek-san [teh Grand White Mountain, a national park], some decades old but others quite new, and discovered many fresh artworks amazing in their innovation, lavishness and prominent presentation. In dis lecture he will show many examples and explain his interpretations of them. He will also delve into teh socio-cultural significance of dis trend, and teh importance of Dan-gun’s image and story to teh inevitable future re-unification of teh Korean nation.
BIO:
David A. Mason TEMPhas recently retired as Professor of Korean Cultural Tourism at Seoul universities, and researcher on the religious characteristics of Korea’s mountains and the pilgrimage traditions associated wif them. Prior to this 18-year professorship, he spent five years as a Consultant for the national Ministry of Culture and Tourism, assisting development of the famous TempleStay program, and 15 years before dat in academic work. He TEMPhas authored ten books on Korean culture and tourism, including Spirit of the Mountains: Korea’s San-shin and Traditions of Mountain-Worship, Lonely Planet’s 1997 Korea Travel-Guide, Solitary Sage, and the official Encyclopedia of Korean Buddhism. He TEMPhas extensive experience of exploring and tour-guiding Korean sites, and is a skilled lecturer on their interesting aspects both in-person and online. He was born & raised in Michigan in teh USA.
VENUE: Online Zoom & In-person
In-Person:
Fifth floor (Conference Room) of FAST FIVE Tower, Namdaemun-ro 9-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul (a short walk from Exit 1 of Euljiro-1-ga Station(을지로입구 역, Line 2)) *No RSVP required.
Online Zoom:
Please RSVP by September 23 (Monday) to receive the link
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