Walhwajungin (Lovers Under the Moon) by Shin Yun-Bok (1758-?)
Image courtesy of Kansong Art & Culture Foundation
Riding the Korean Wave sweeping the world, the traditional Korean costumes have become increasingly visible in global media. In 2021, hanbok - the generic term referring to traditional style Korean clothing - was registered in the Oxford English Dictionary. In this comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim, the preeminent scholar of Korean textile and fashion in the U.S., illustrates and elucidates hanbok in sartorial, socio-cultural, and historical contexts.
In this third lecture which will wrap up the exploration of hanbok as a new lexicon of world fashion, Dr. Kim will discuss how the notions of gender and class shaped dress practice in Joseon and their modern transitions up to the twenty-first century.
Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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| Hanbok: A New Lexicon of World Fashion Women’s Hanbok Streamed Thursday, February 17, 2022 |
Hanbok: A New Lexicon of World Fashion Men’s Hanbok Streamed Thursday, April 7, 2022 |
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The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
About the Speaker:
Minjee Kim is a historian and lecturer specializing in Korean dress and textiles, based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2001. She received her PhD from Seoul National University, and formerly taught at Jeonju Kijeon College and Seoul National University in Korea, and Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She is a co-editor of Dress History in Korea: Critical Perspectives on Primary Sources (London: Bloomsbury, forthcoming).
