the future is now - college of lsa | u-m lsa

The Future is Now Mapping Social Change in Contemporary South Korea

NOv 17-18, 2017 | University of Michigan | Weiser Hall, 10th Floor

futureisnowconference@umich.edu

Cosponsored by the U-M Law School, Ross School of Business, School of Education, International Institute, SOE World History Initiative, and the Departments of Communication Studies, Economics, Political Science, Screen Arts & Cultures, Sociology

This conference is made possible with the generous support of a US Dept. of Education Title VI grant the Korea Foundation, and the Nam Family Gift.

Jennifer Chun, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto, CanadaJu Hui Judy Han, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles김명준 Myoungjoon KIM, Director, MediACT, Korea

崔之元 Zhiyuan CUI, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua UniversityMeredith Woo, President, Sweet Briar College유승민 Seong-min YOO, Member, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

Seth Andrew, Founder, Democracy Prep Public Schools; Former Senior Advisor on STEM Education, Education Technology, and Civic Engagement in the Office of the President, USAHyunjoon Park, Korea Foundation Professor, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

강일원 Ilwon KANG, Justice, Korean Constitutional Court

Keynote Panel | The Two Koreas and Northeast Asia: The Future Is Now

Spaces of Citizenship

In recognition of the Nam Center's 10th anniversary, the 7th Perspectives conference will showcase a series of innovative, border-crossing and pragmatic conversations about the past, present, and future of South Korean society across the domains of education, politics, economy, culture, regional relationships, and law. This conference is FREE and open to the public.

Korean-ness and Being: In Search of Hallyu's Transnational Identity주철환 Chulhwan JOO, CEO, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, KoreaPeter Kang, President of Production, LionsgateKyung Hyun Kim, Professor, Film, University of California IrvineFlowsion Shekar, CEO & Founder, Koreaboo; Founder, KCON

Korean Economy at a Crossroads: Geopolitical Risks and Policy Shift정구현 Ku-Hyun JUNG, Former President of Samsung Economic Research Institute, KoreaE. Han Kim, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan이석채 Suk-Chae LEE, Former Minister of Information and Telecommunication, Korea

Lessons from Korean Education: Inside Reforms and Global Implications

Keynote Address | Mapping Social Change from the Court: Constitutional Globalization in Korea