Envisioning the Japan–Korea Intellectual Community (Lecture by Prof. YANG Ilmo)

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Since the Edo period, intellectual exchange between Japan and Korea has continued in a　sustained　manner. Despite the colonial rule in the 20th century, intellectual interactions became even more active. This lecture revisits several cases of such exchange between Japanese and Korean intellectuals, such as Fujiwara Seika and Gang Hang, Yamazaki Ansai and Yi Hwang, the Kogaku school and Jeong Yakyong, and Fukuzawa Yukichi and Yu Giljun, to explore the potential for a future Japan-Korea intellectual community. While past attempts to make an East Asian community have often faced the “East Asian paradox”, namely, the reinforcement of nationalism, this lecture is also an attempt to seek clues for overcoming such challenges.

Lecturer
YANG Ilmo (Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo; Professor, Seoul National University)
Commentator
ISHII Tsuyoshi (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
Hannah DAHLBERG-DODD (Project Assistant Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)