Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States: (Center For Korea Studies Publications)
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Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States: (Center For Korea Studies Publications)

Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States: (Center For Korea Studies Publications)

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Seung-kyung Kim (Contributor) Michael Robinson (Contributor) Clark W. Sorensen (Contributor)  

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The bonds forged in Peace Corps service shaped the field of Korean studies From 1966 through 1981 the Peace Corps sent more than two thousand volunteers to South Korea, to teach English and provide healthcare. A small yet significant number of them returned to the United States and entered academia, forming the core of a second wave of Korean studies scholars. How did their experiences in an impoverished nation still recovering from war influence their intellectual orientation and choice of study-and Korean studies itself? In this volume, former volunteers who became scholars of the anthropology, history, and literature of Korea reflect on their experiences during the period of military dictatorship, on gender issues, and on how random assignments led to lifelong passion for the country. Two scholars who were not volunteers assess how Peace Corps service affected the development of Korean studies in the United States. Kathleen Stephens, the former US ambassador to the Republic of Korea and herself a former volunteer, contributes an afterword. 41 b&w illus.
Seung-kyung Kim is Korea Foundation Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and director of the Institute for Korean Studies at Indiana University. Michael Robinson taught at the University of Southern California and Indiana University. The other contributors are Don Baker, Edward J. Baker, Donald N. Clark, Carter J. Eckert, Bruce Fulton, Laurel Kendall, Linda Lewis, Edward J. Shultz, Okpyo Moon, Clark W. Sorensen, and Kathleen Stephens.
  • Contributor: Seung-kyung Kim
  • Imprint: University of Washington Press
  • ISBN13: 9780295748122
  • Number of Pages: 266
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Packaged Weight: 522
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: University of Washington Press
  • Release Date: 2020-08-01
  • Series: Center For Korea Studies Publications
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Seung-kyung Kim is Korea Foundation Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and director of the Institute for Korean Studies at Indiana University. Michael Robinson taught at the University of Southern California and Indiana University. The other contributors are Don Baker, Edward J. Baker, Donald N. Clark, Carter J. Eckert, Bruce Fulton, Laurel Kendall, Linda Lewis, Edward J. Shultz, Okpyo Moon, Clark W. Sorensen, and Kathleen Stephens.

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