Key Papers on Korea: Essays Celebrating 25 Years of the Centre of Korean Studies, Soas, University of London

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Key Papers on Korea is a commemorative collection of papers celebrating 25 years of the Centre of Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London that have been written by senior academics and emerging scholars. Key Papers on Korea: EssaysCelebrating 25 Years ofthe Centre of Korean Studies,SOAS, University of London Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations and Maps Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations A Note on Romanization List of Contributors Chronology 1. Introduction: Sixty Years of Korean Studies at Soas PART ONE: HISTORY 2. Introduction: History 3. Tobacco and the Gift Economy of Seoul Merchants in the Late Nineteenth Century 4. India as Viewed by Ancient and Mediaeval Koreans – Focussing on the Karak Kukki (Records of Karak State) 5. Northern Territories and the Historical Understanding of Territory in Late Chosŏn1 6. Nation, Ethnicity, and the Post-Manchukuo Order in the Sino-Korean Border Region1 PART TWO: NORTH KOREA 7. Introduction: North Korea 8. Rousing the Reader to Action: North Korean Wartime Literature 9. State Power and Hegemonic Values: Media Coverage of the Super Bowl and Arirang Mass Games 10. How North Korea made its English-Korean Dictionary PART THREE: LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY 11. Introduction: Literature, Philosophy and Society 12. The Task and Risk of Translating Classical Korean Sijo: Yun Sŏndo and Hwang Chini 13. Wandering Bodies, Wondering Minds – The Body, Territory and National Identity in Pak T’aewŏn, Ch’oe Inhun and Chu Insŏk’s Stories about Kubo 14. Reviving the Confucian Spirit of Ethical Practicality: Tasan’s Notions of Sŏng (‘Nature’) and Sim (‘Heart/Mind’) and their Political Implication 15. Shamans, Ghosts and Hobgoblins Amidst Korean Folk Customs PART FOUR: MUSIC, HERITAGE AND ART 16. Introduction: Music, Heritage and Art 17. The Five Surviving P’Ansori Repertoires: Themes, Issues and the Connection to India 18. 1910–1911: Years that Changed Seoul’s Music 19. Heritage Practices during the Park Chung Hee Era 20. Korean Art Objects at SOAS Index