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RAS Colloquium on Joseon maps
Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea is hosting a colloquium this Thursday to examine maps of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom and Europe's Renaissance through the prisms of landscape and perspective painting. The event will be led by Jeremie Eyssette, an assistant professor at Chosun University.
The event starts at 6 p.m. and will be held on Zoom. Visit raskb.com for more information or message
to register.
Busan Foreign Resident Council recruiting
Foreign residents of Busan are invited to apply to join the Busan Foreign Resident Council, which meets with local politicians and officials to propose improvements to the quality of life for foreigners and to monitor human rights abuses.
The deadline is March 31. Visit bfic.kr for more information or to apply.
George Washington University hosts book talk on Manchu invasions
George Kallander of Syracuse University will give a book talk about the Manchu invasions of Korea starting in 1627 for the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies.
The event starts at 3 a.m. KST on March 30. Visit calendar.gwu.edu for more information or eventbrite.com to register.