Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch - Volume 77 - 2002 - Annual Report And Articles

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Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch Volume 77 (2002) compiles scholarly articles and institutional materials on Korea’s historical engagement with global public events and cultural representations. The contents include studies on Korean participation in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, the state of wetlands, early German involvement in Korea, a murder case narrative, Chusok travel to China, and a three-essay discussion on Korea–Japan connections. The volume also contains a council and staff listing plus an annual report, framing the society’s academic and administrative activities within the year.

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Pages95

Reading Time33 min

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Contents

Korea in the White City: Korean Participation in the World’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893

The Crane in the Pine Tree: The State of Wetlands in Korea

Karl Friedrich August Guetzlaff: The First German in Korea

Murder in the land of the Morning Calm

Chusok Trip to China 2002

Japan’s Connection to Korea A Series of Three Essays

Satanic Devils in the Hermit Kingdom

Annual Report

Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch

2002 Council and Staff

TRANSACTIONS Of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch Volume 77 2002 Contents Korea in the White City: Korean Participation in the World’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893 Daniel Kane page 1 The Crane in the Pine Tree: The State of Wetlands in Korea Nial Moores page 59 Karl Friedrich August Guetzlaff: The First German in Korea Dr. Sylvia Braesel page 69 Murder in the land of the Morning Calm Robert D. Neff page 91 Chusok Trip to China 2002 Nancy Peck page 105 Japan’s Connection to Korea A Series of Three Essays Kim Yong-duk Ph.D. page 117 Satanic Devils in the Hermit Kingdom Wilson Strand page 143 Annual Report page 161 ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY Korea Branch Volume 77 - 2002 COVER: The logo of the Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch, The seal-shaped logo consists of four Chinese characters which have been metaphorically interpreted to mean “Encourage erudition in the land of the Rose of Sharon.” Copyright ⓒ 2003 Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch, CPO Box 255， Seoul 100-602, Korea Telephone: (82-2) 763-9483 FAX: (82-2) 766-3796 eMail: info@raskorea.org ISSN 1229-0009 2002 COUNCIL THE KOREA BRANCH OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY HONORARY PRESIDENT President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Librarian Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Korea, Mr. Charles Humfrey Officers Dr. Kim Young-duk President Amb. Fernando Machado Vice President Mr. Peter Born Treasurer Ms. Renate Kostka-Wagner Secretary Mr. Lee Yung-Joo Livrarina Councilors Mr. Michael Breen Mr. David A. Mason Dr. Choi Uhn-Kyung Mr. John Nowell Amb. Denis Comeau Dr. Uwe Schmelter Amb. Hein de Vries Dr. Maria Seo Mrs. Joan Hubbard Rev. Steven L. Shields Mrs. Enid W. Humfrey Dr. Horace G. Underwood Mr. Jang Song Hyon Rev. Graeme J. Webb Mr. Charles Jenkins Dr. Yoon Chong-Hiok STAFF Ms. Sue J. Bae, General Manager Mr. Daniel Sung-Ryung Kim, Assiatant to Manager [page 1] Korea in the White City: Korean Participation in the World’s Columbian Exhibition of 18931 Daniel Kane, Honolulu Introduction and Background: The World’s Fair One historian of the subject has written that the phenomenon of the world’s fair in the late 19th century was the manifestation of “great historical confidence” on the part of Western imperial nations.2 Since the mid-19th century, and especially since the Paris exhibition of 1889, world’s fairs had become not only global showcases of national achievement, but venues for non-Western nations to present themselves to, or be presented by, their foreign audience. These two aspects were not at all contradictory. There should be no mistaking the fact that these fairs and expositions, which found their inspiration in London’s Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, were Western in conception, organization, and orientation. That is, despite the active involvement of increasing numbers of non-Western nations (and colonial holdings), the fairs were more than anything a showcase of Western achievements in the arts, sciences, and industry, and the inclusion of non- Western nations and peoples evolved more as a showcase, at times blatantly entertaining in aspect, of the “other” as foil to more “civilized” Western norms, the superiority of Western mores and achievements, and even the skill of Western sciences in categorizing the world’s diversity. This aspect of the world’s fair has been examined with increasing interest in the last twenty-five years, in great part due to the tremendous academic influence of Edward Said’s Orientalism in reexamining the motivating factors behind Western constructs of the non-Western. In this contemporary reexamination of the fairs, and their representation of the other, a few salient themes have presented themselves worth mentioning briefly. [page 2] One was the “Victorian” penchant for the exotic, and more specifically for equating culture with place. This was a phenomenon that evolved particularly after the Paris Exhibition of 1867, when

FAQs

What are the main topics covered in Volume 77 (2002)?

The volume covers Korean participation in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, environmental conditions in Korea’s wetlands, early German involvement in Korea, and several additional historical and travel-related studies, alongside an annual report and society information.

Does the volume include both research articles and institutional documents?

Yes. It combines article chapters listed in the contents section with annual report material and pages listing the society’s council, officers, and staff.

Which article focuses on Korea’s role in a major world exhibition?

“Korea in the White City: Korean Participation in the World’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893” is the volume’s central piece on that topic.

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