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Event Description
We are delighted to welcome you to our two-day interdisciplinary conference exploring the rich intersections of sound and narrative in Korean cultural history. From the echoes of Literary Sinitic in premodern Korea to the vibrant soundscapes of contemporary protest and pop culture, this event brings together scholars from across the humanities to examine how sounds have shaped meaning, identity, and power across centuries.
The two keynotes by Professor Si Nae Park (Harvard University) and Professor CedarBough Saeji (Pusan National University) will be streamed on Zoom. Everyone is welcome to join on Zoom without registration. If you would like to join in person, please register by sending an email to the organizer (barbara.wall@hum.ku.dk ).
Time: 25 June - 26 June 2025
Place: South Campus, room 4A.0.56 and on Zoom
Organizer: TEMPTING TUNES: Interfaces of Sound and Narrative in Korean Culture
Panel 3: Sounding Out the K
09:30-10:15 | Keynote 2: CedarBough Saeji (Pusan National University): Magnificent Backdrops: Crafting the Tourist Gaze with K-pop in the Palace
10:15-10:45 | Amos Farooqi (University of Copenhagen): Hiphapui minjok: Condensed Identities and Sounds in Korean Hip-Hop
10:45-11:00 | Coffee break
11:00-11:30 | Haekyung UM (The University of Liverpool): Place Making in Korean Popular Music Museum Exhibitions
11:30-12:00 | Sue In KIM (Sungkyunkwan University): Dancing Korea for the Global Viewers: Borrowing Tradition for Victory
12:00-12:30 | Jan Creutzenberg (Ehwa Woman’s University): Sounding Out Korean History: Voice, Silence, and Politics of Place in Contemporary Sound Art
12:30-14:00 | Lunch
Panel 4: Sounds of Animals, Children and Marginalized Groups
14:00-14:30 | Marion Eggert (Bochum): The Voice(s) of Animals in Hanmun Texts
14:30-15:00 | Jina Kim (University of Oregon): Sounding Out Silence: Chang Tŏkjo's Radio Novel and the Voice of War Widows
15:00-15:15 | Coffee break
15:15-15:45 | Ross King (University of British Columbia): The Discovery and Celebration of Korean Ideophones in Colonial Korea
15:45-16:15 | Bonnie Tilland (Leiden): Korean Children's Songs as Popular Culture: From Pinkfong to Squid Game
16:15-16:30 | Coffee break
16:30-17:00 | Andrew Logie (University of Helsinki): Sounding History: Popular Songs Evocative of the Past
17:00-18:00 | Discussion and future plans
19:00 | Dinner at Madklubben
