The day’s event will bring together three researchers of Anglophone and Korean science fiction who are also translators of South Korean SF stories.  The presentations will also highlight the work of two major South Korean SF writers, Changgyu Kim and Djuna, whose stories are increasingly made available in English translation. 

  Sang-Keun Yoo (Marist College), "The Tao of Science Fiction: Buddha and Lao Tzu in Anglophone and Asian Science Fiction"                                                                                      Jaewuk Kim (USC), “Intersubjective Love: Embracing Human Imperfection in Kim Changyu’s Post-Singularity Stories”                                                                                                  Sunyoung Park (USC), “Cyborg Feminism, Posthuman Evolution, and Postmodern Liberation: Djuna’s Everything Good Dies Here”

 * Light refreshments will be provided to all participants.

Sponsors: Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, East Asian Studies Center, and Korean Studies Institute