(For more information and for registration materials go to the ORIAS website: http://ias.berkeley.edu/ orias/ summer2004/ summer2004home.htm.)
This Summer the Center for Korean Studies will participate in the Summer Teacher's Institute held by the Office of Resources in International and Area Studies (ORIAS). Our Korean presenter will be Dr. Hildi Kang, a well known educator and author on Korean history and culture. Dr. Kang's lecture and teaching workshop, "The Legacy Lingers On: Confucian Law and Women's Rights in Korea," will concentrate on the eroding legal status of Korean women during the period of Confucian rule in the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910), and will explore ways for teachers to introduce the topic of Confucianism with emphasis on its social impact. She is the author of Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Colonial Korea 1910-1945 (Cornell University Press, PO Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851-6525) and many Korea-related articles. For more information please consult Hildi's website at http://www.hildikang.com/.
Much of what we know of world history comes from the study of legal documents. Public laws from Hammurabi's Code to the United Nations' General Agreements have made possible both the bureaucratic government of nations as well as peaceful international encounters. Laws can also reveal social failures, tyranny, the gulf between secular and religious traditions and the difficulty of meshing local and international customs. In an age of globalization, governments struggle to find common legal ground on issues such as trade, the environment, science and technology. But perhaps the most challenging is still the ancient question of basic human rights. The 2004 ORIAS summer institute will look at turning points in the history of law and human rights in world history.
The institute is free and open to all interested educators. Enrollment is limited to forty. Two graduate credits can be arranged through U.C. Berkeley Summer Sessions for a tuition fee. There will be a limited number of scholarships available. The Institute meets from 9:00 to 4:00 daily.
Applications are available on-line or by contacting ORIAS. Contact: Michele Delattre University of California Berkeley, Office of Resources for International and Area Studies, 2223 Fulton Street Room 338 #2324, Berkeley CA 94720-2324, 510.643.0868 | orias@berkeley.edu