UPEI’s 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presents public lectures by renowned scholars
Two renowned scholars will give public lectures at UPEI this spring as part of the 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series presented by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and Asian Studies Program. Each lecture will take place in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, starting at 2:15 pm.
On Thursday, April 27, Dr. Philip J. Ivanhoe, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, will give a lecture titled “Oneness, Virtue, and Happiness: Confucian, Comparative, and Contemporary Perspectives.”
Dr. Ivanhoe specializes in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion and its potential for contemporary ethics. He has held numerous endowed chair positions, including Distinguished Chair Professor of Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University; Chair Professor of East Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religion, City University of Hong Kong; John Findlay Visiting Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Boston University; and Austin J. Fagothey, S. J. Distinguished Visiting Chair, Santa Clara University. He has published over 30 books and more than 100 articles in Confucian studies and comparative ethics.
On Tuesday, May 2, Dr. Jin Y. Park, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University, Washington DC, will give a lecture titled “Women in Contemporary Buddhism: Reflections on Korean Zen Master Kim Iryŏp.”
Dr. Park is the founding director of the Asian Studies Program at American University. She is the author, editor, or translator of 10 books and has published more than 60 articles in Buddhist studies and comparative religion. She is currently president-elect of the American Academy of Religion, the largest and most prestigious scholarly organization in religious studies. She is the first East Asian scholar to hold this position. She concurrently serves as president of the North American Korean Philosophy Association and has also been president of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy. She also held a visiting scholar’s position in Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, and Japan, and has delivered more than 200 talks around the world.
The 2023 Korean Studies International Speaker Series is supported by the global Seed Program for Korean Studies and Laboratory Program for Korean Studies grants through the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea, and the Korean Studies Promotion Service, Academy of Korean Studies.
Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Dr. Edward Chung, director of Asian studies and professor of religious studies, at chung@upei.ca or 902-566-0324.
