2013 International Symposium
Young People’s Opinion on the Unification of Korea
- Importance of the Unification of Consciousness and Culture

Purpose

The Trans Media Institute’s second international academic symposium in 2013 focuses on “Young People’s Opinion on the Unification of Korea.” Case studies of Germany’s experience of reunification will explore the importance of unifying consciousness and culture before political unification. Held alongside the symposium, the video interview exhibition “70mK: 70 Million Koreans” focuses on young people’s perceptions of unification and aims to broaden public discussion at the civic level.

Presentations

이재정 (Former Minister of Unification) | Korea
“An Alternative Proposal for Multilateral Talks for Peace on the Korean Peninsula”

이안동 (Professor, Sungkyunkwan University) | China
“A Glimpse into North and South Korean Cinema”

Kaise Akihiko (Seoul Bureau Chief, Asahi Shimbun) | Japan
“Perceptions of Unification from a Foreign Perspective”

허켈리 (Research Professor, Kyungnam University) | United States
“Social and Cultural Integration: The American Experience and Its Implications for a Unified Korea”

Antoine Coppola (Film Critic) | France
“North Korean Cinema through the Lens of Culture”

Dieter Eissel (Pukyong National University) | Germany
“German Reunification and Subsequent Developments”

이수정 (Professor, University of North Korean Studies) | Korea
“Stories from the Contact Zones of North and South Korea”

Overview
Dates: May 27–28, 2013
First exhibition: May 27–29, 2013
Second exhibition: June 10–13, 2013
Venues: Small Theater, Business Building, Sungkyunkwan University; Auditorium, Goethe-Institut Korea; Sungkyun Gallery; Seoul Metro Art Center, Gallery 2
Hosted by: Trans Media Institute, Sungkyunkwan University; Goethe-Institut Korea
Supported by: Ministry of Unification; Korea Tourism Organization; UDI; Trickeye Museum