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News on Overseas Korean Studies Scholars

Prof. John Lie Assumes Directorship of UC Berkeley Korean Studies Center

John Lie, a professor of sociology at the University of Michigan and director of the university's Korean Studies Program, has been named head of UC Berkeley's Korean Studies Center effective July 1. The Korean Studies Program at UC Berkeley is expected to continue to score significant academic achievements under the direction of Professor Lie.

Meredith Woo Cumings, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, was named director of the university's Korean Studies Program. The university is expected to soon appoint a professor of sociology as successor to Professor Lie.

Dr. Kim Jae-ung Named Visiting Professor to India University

Kim Jae-ung, who earned his Ph.D. in Korean literature from Keimyung University in 2003, has been appointed visiting professor to Jawaharlal Nehru University as of August 2003. Kim's doctoral thesis was a study on "Gangneung Chuwoljeon," a Joseon Dynasty-era novel. He has authored some 10 theses on Korean ancient literature.

Drs. Janasiak, Rynarzewska Named Assistant Professors at Warsaw University

Christoph Janasiak, an expert on the Korean language, and Ewa Rynarzewska, a specialist on Korean literature, have been named assistant professors at the Japan-Korean Studies Department of Warsaw University as of October 1, 2003. Professor Janasiak, who earned his Ph.D. in Korean Studies from Warsaw University, visited Korea in 1997 under the Foundation's fellowship for field research. Professor Rynarzewska visited Korea twice (in 1993 for language training and in 2002 for field research) with financial support from the Foundation.

Ariane Perrin Named Mellon Fellow at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Ariane Perrin, a doctoral candidate at the University of London (SOAS) has been named Mellon Fellow for Korean Art in the East Asian Art Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Fellowship is for a two-year period. In this new position Ms. Perrin will be cataloging the growing Korean collections of the Museum and assisting with projects such as the exhibition "Mountain Dreams: Contemporary Ceramics by Yoon Kwang-cho," which will be held at the Museum from September-December 2003.

Before joining the Museum staff, Ms. Perrin worked on the UNESCO World Heritage project on the Goguryeo tombs, which are also the subject of her doctoral dissertation. She was the recipient of a Korea Foundation Fellowship in 2000 and spent the summer of 2002 at the Korea Institute at Harvard University.

We thank Dr. Felice Fischer, curator of East Asian Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, for sending us information about Ms. Ariane Perrin for this issue.

If you have information on: the appointment of or a change in Korean Studies professorships, the presentation or publication of research results, or any other major activities of overseas Korean Studies scholars that you would like to share with us, please contact the Publication and Reference Materials Team (publication@kf.or.kr).

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