Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States
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Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States

  1. 266 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States

About this book

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 studyā€”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.

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Yes, you can access Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States by Seung-kyung Kim, Michael Robinson, Seung-kyung Kim,Michael Robinson, Clark W. Sorensen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Social Science Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Peace Corps Volunteers and the Making of Korean Studies in the United States
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Kwangju, Trauma, and the Problem of Objectivity in History-Writing
  10. 2. How the Peace Corps Changed Our Lives
  11. 3. On Being Part of the Peace Corps Generation in Korean Studies
  12. 4. A Road Less Traveled: From Rome to Seoul via the Peace Corps
  13. 5. Serendipity, Uyŏn, and Inyŏn
  14. 6. Did Women Have a Peace Corpsā€“Korea Experience?
  15. 7. At the Border: Women, Anthropology, and North Korea
  16. 8. Empathy, Politics, and Historical Imagination: A Peace Corps Experience and Its Aftermath
  17. 9. Peace Corpsā€“Korea Group K-1: Empowering to Serve as New Voices in Korean Studies
  18. 10. A Korean Perspective: Peace Corps Volunteers, Europe, and the Study of Korea
  19. 11. Cultural Immersion, Imperialism, and the Academy: An Outsiderā€™s Look at Peace Corps Volunteersā€™ Contribution to Korean Studies
  20. Afterword
  21. Contributors
  22. Index