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2016 EPIK Young Leaders Conference
EPIK (Exchange for Interdisciplinary Knowledge Spiders), an alumni network of the East Asia Institute (EAI) aimed at building a next-generation knowledge network, annually hosts the EPIK Young Leaders Conference, an English paper competition for university and graduate students worldwide. The 2016 EPIK Young Leaders Conference, marking its seventh year, solicited papers on the theme “Past and Present: How Do They Interact?” and selected outstanding papers through rigorous review by scholars affiliated with the EAI knowledge network. At the conference held on August 10 (Wed) at the Grand Ambassador Seoul, presentations and discussions were held on the selected outstanding papers with discussants who are current university and graduate students, both domestic and international, and former EAI interns.
Program
Opening Session
| 15:00-15:05 | Opening Remarks Hong Sung-pyo, Seoul National University; President of the 2016 EPIK Spiders Executive Committee |
| 15:05-15:10 | Welcome Remarks Lee Sook-jong, President of the East Asia Institute |
Session I
| Moderator | Kim Jeong, Professor, University of North Korean Studies |
| 15:10-16:10 | Presentations "HyangHwain to Damunhwa: Historical Analysis of Immigrants in Early Joseon and History Textbook of Multicultural Korea" Moon Seo-jeong, Yonsei University "Politics of Statue: Peace Monument and the Personification of Memory" Hwang Eun-ji, Yonsei University "Transient Labor: Past and Present of Young Female White-Collar Work Force in South Korea" Hong Ye-won, Yonsei University |
| 16:10-17:30 | Discussion and Q&A Kim Yu-jeong, Seoul National University Kim Eun-seo, Peking University Ban Ju-young, Duke University Yeo Jeong-min, Georgetown University Hong Sung-pyo, Seoul National University Madeleine Han, Stanford University |
| 17:30-17:40 | Concluding Remarks and Certificate Ceremony Kim Jeong, Professor, University of North Korean Studies |
Awardees
Excellence Award
Hwang Eun-ji, Yonsei University
"Politics of Statue: Peace Monument and the Personification of Memory"
*This text is an AI translation of an original written in Korean. Some translations or nuances may be inaccurate.