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Knowledge and Institutions

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AGENDA 04

KnowledgeInstitutions

We examine the formation and diffusion of Korean studies from an East Asian perspective,
and seek new horizons for K-Humanities in an era of civilizational transformation.

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AGENDA 01Crisis and Connection AGENDA 02History and Place AGENDA 03Concepts and Values AGENDA 04Knowledge and Institutions AGENDA 05Culture and Canon AGENDA 06Convergence and Media
Introduction About this agenda

Knowledge and Institutions

FUTURISTIC TURN
OF K-HUMANITIES

We examine the formation and diffusion of Korean studies from an East Asian perspective, and seek new horizons for K-Humanities in an era of civilizational transformation.

01

The Movement and Emergence of Knowledge

Surveys the movement and emergence of knowledge about Korea within global knowledge networks.

02

Interrogating Institutional Norms

Critically examines the social and institutional commonalities and norms emerging from East Asian intellectual exchanges.

03

A Public Humanities

Seeks a public humanities capable of replacing positivized knowledge.

Relevance

Relevance to
the Agenda

# Korean Studies Abroad# Knowledge Networks# Institutional History# Publicness

Overcoming the limitations of Western-centric methodologies and examining the pluralistic formation of Korean studies from a global perspective is essential.

‘Knowledge and Institutions’ investigates the historical origins of K-Humanities internationally, and examines from multiple perspectives how knowledge, culture, and norms are institutionalized into public discourse. In doing so, it addresses the social challenges of an age of civilizational transformation and offers a new model: a public turn in a critical, practical Korean studies.

Research Plan

Research Content and Plan

Phase 1 · Year 01

Year 1

A Prosopographical Study of Overseas Korean Studies as a Historical Resource for K-Humanities

  • Examining intellectual network patterns within the geopolitics of colonialism and division, and their effect on contemporary history
  • Tracing, through networks among intellectuals, the scenes in which K-Humanities emerges on a global horizon
Phase 1 · Year 02

Year 2

The Circulation of Books (Knowledge) within East Asian Knowledge Networks and the Formation of Scholarly Classics

  • Illuminating the discursive foundations and historical-political contexts of pivotal scholarly classics such as Song of Ariran
  • Tracing the global emergence of K-Humanities through networks of books and discourse
Phase 1 · Year 03

Year 3

A Study of East Asian Textbook Networks as a Critical History of Knowledge, Culture, and Institutions

  • Comparative analysis of the institutional influence of national language and history textbooks in East Asian countries during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras
  • Critically examining how the institutionalization of scholarly knowledge manifests discursive governmentality, and on the differences among its norms
Phase 2 · Year 04–06

Phase 2 (Years 4–6)

  • Expanding and completing the ongoing research series on the prosopography of K-Korean Studies
  • Expanding and completing the project on the movement of books and the making of scholarly classics
  • Completing the K-Korean studies prosopography book series
  • Completing the East Asian textbook database and opening it to the public