2021-10-20
Mobility of Crops, World History, and Festivals
1. Tomato: The Red Fruit that Changed Humanity’s Dining Table
A misfortunate plant rejected by Europeans for 200 years
Why did Europeans reject and shun tomatoes?
Was the misunderstanding of tomatoes as a poisonous plant due to its “red colour”?
The hidden reasons why tomatoes have become a staple food in Italy (Neapolitan pizza)
How was ketchup, which changed dining tables worldwide, born?
Tomatoes, the number one crop in global production among non-cereal crops
Video: The origins and development of Spain’s tomato festival
2. Chocolate: The Indulgence and Violence for Sweet Chocolate
The history of chocolate longer than the ancient Aztec civilisation
The Spanish people transformed “bitter water” chocolate into a sweet one
There is no sweetness in chocolate farms and companies
Disposable humans
Dirty chocolate
Moving towards fair trade and distribution
Video: Portugal’s international chocolate festival
3. Banana: The Destiny of the Fruit that Changed the World
It wasn’t an apple but a banana that Adam and Eve plucked!
The first fruit cultivated by humanity
The history of bananas starting from Asia
Banana, heading towards the Pacific
In Africa, bananas are not just fruits but food
The birth of giant banana corporations
Humble bananas rebuild empires
The banana massacre in Colombia
The tragedy of “Banana Republic”
Video: Colombia’s banana festival
- Crops
- Mobility
- World History
Cho, Hye Jin, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-10-20
Getting Involved in Politics in the Era of Mobility
1. The Necessity of Politics - What is politics and why do we need it? - What is politics in the modern sense?2. Politics in Everyday Life in the Mobility Era - Politics in my life, and politics that changes my life - How we came to know what we know now - My life and media3. Understanding Digital Media Literacy - Understanding and Importance of Digital Media Literacy - Changes in the Media Environment in the Mobility Era - Engaging in Politics in the Mobility Era - Media in the palm of my hand and open possibilities
Jeong, Seong Eun, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-09-29
Transformation of Mobility and Japanese Culture
As technology advances, it has brought a widespread and everyday use of high mobility, making convenience and movement a part of daily life. However, paradoxically, people’s perceptions are once again limited by the normalisation of a high-mobility lifestyle. Based on this paradox, this lecture explores the relationship between the transition of mobility and Japanese culture.
- Japanese Culture
- Transformation
Lee, Eun Joo, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-09-15
Evolution Continues-Focusing on BTS Performance
Understanding the evolution of Korean drums and drum dance and reinterpreting BTS’ “IDOL” stage
1. Understanding Korean drums
The initial shape of drums
The resonating sound of drums
Dancing drums VS Dance of drums
2. Reinterpreting BTS drum
What is a BTS drum? What is Korean (in dance)?
What is our style?
Kim, Yoon Ji, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-09-29
Mobility in Joseon Period
This lecture delves into how mobility varied among different social classes in the Joseon Dynasty, introducing the king’s royal processions, noble’s exiles, and commoners’ displacements, along with their historical meaning and characteristics.
1. The king's mobility, despite Confucianism being the state religion, was a significant aspect of the Joseon Dynasty. Initially, it was a leisurely pursuit for the king, leveraging its legitimacy. However, it gradually transformed into a tool for strengthening royal authority. This lecture examines the frequency and purpose of king’s travels, their meaning and role in the context of time.
2. This lecture explores nobles' difficulties due to unexpected exile and discusses how exile was handled during the Joseon Dynasty, including treatment. Using examples such as the exile of elephants and foreigners, this lecture also introduces notable places of exile like Jeju Island and Heuksando sand shares exile stories like Yakyong Jeong, highlighting their adaptation process and achievements. Finally, this lecture summarizes the pros and cons of exile and its historical meaning.
3. For commoners, unplanned displacement was usually the background of their only long-distance travel or moving abroad. Using the case of Soonduk Moon, this lecture explains the movements of commoners during the Joseon Dynasty. Specifically, it investigates how the Joseon society dealt with displaced people, the process and treatment of those who were displaced, and the meaning of their repatriation within the Joseon social order.
- History
- Joseon
- Life World
- Media
- Mobility
Shin, Jae Hoon, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-09-15
The World Presented by Folktale Type People with Mobility, Finding My Career From Old Stories
1. The development of ego identity during adolescence is the starting point for career exploration, offering insights into who I am, what I excel at, and what I can achieve.
2. Following the narrative of stories enables us to understand and navigate our lives. Stories allow us to create life’s purpose, value, meaning, and belief system.
3. This lecture explores adolescent career exploration and mobility, helping teenagers gain a deeper understanding of themselves and form a positive self-concept by exploring folkloric protagonists with mobility thinking in old stories.
- Folktale
- Literature
- Mobility
- Old Stories
Seong, Jeong Hee, Dongguk Girls' High School
2021-09-08
Mobility Cinema Heaven- Focusing on Netflix
1. The Future of Media
Explore upcoming technologies like wearables, virtual reality, and social networks through YouTube.
2. Concept of Mobility
Understand the physical, virtual, social, and relational meaning of mobility society and mobility paradigm. Review characteristics of mobility such as nomadism, service, sharing, individualism, narcissism, contingency, and simultaneity.
3. Mobility Film
Examine the background and meaning of mobility films.
4. Understanding Netflix
Explore Netflix’s service regions, overview, feature, recommendation system, content curation, and social implications.
Kim, Hee Kyung, Multicultural Family Support Centre for Healthy Families in Gangdong-Gu
2021-09-01
City Landscape that Shows Our Times and Life
In today’s era of the COVID-19 pandemic, where social distancing prevails, this lecture delves into the works of a prominent American realist painter who captures the essence of urban solitude, isolation, anxiety, and loneliness.
The lecture examines Edward Hopper’s modern landscapes, exploring the themes of urban landscapes, mobility, immobility, migration, the changed landscapes with the mobility system, and the emotions of modern people.
The lecture traces the development of landscapes influenced by the rise of modern transportation, from early landscape art in Roman murals to the Renaissance, Impressionism, and finally to Edward Hopper.
The lecture follows Edward Hopper’s life journey through the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing how World War I, World War II, and the Great Depression, along with advancements like trains and railways, have impacted his artistic perspective. Based on the artist's life, which is full of movements and travels, the lecture analyses Hopper's painting.
The lecture examines the homage and parodied image of Hopper in various media, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Gustave Deutsch's Shirley-Visions of Reality, as well as other advertisements.
The lecture reflects on Hopper’s life, art, and the essence of humanity in his urban landscapes.
- City Landscape
- Mobility
- Paintings
Song, Hye Eun, Multicultural Family Support Centre for Healthy Families in Gangdong-Gu
2021-07-06
Copyright in Everyday Life
This lecture understands the principle of balancing the rights of creators and users for cultural development by exploring the development and purpose of copyright law, the rights held by creators, and the legal framework by users. Exploring specific cases of copyright disputes in everyday works further promotes understanding of the utilisation of copyrighted works.
- Copying
- Copyright
- Media
- Mobility
Jung, Young Mi, Middle school Attached to College of Education Konkuk University
2021-09-10
Mobility Society: Convergence of Human and AI
1. Importance of Humanities in a Mobility Society
In our rapidly evolving world, the relevance of humanities, emphasizing intellectual, creative, and exploratory pursuits, is more pronounced than ever. As we transition into the era of mobility and the AI-driven 4.0 industry, creative thinking is as pivotal as critical thinking.
2. Realization of AI in a Mobility Society
Al technologies, such as autonomous vehicles and cloud-based home management systems, are becoming increasingly practical. Additionally, advancements like remote medical systems linked to flying cars and using big data for analysis and insights are rising.
3. Human-AI Integration in a Mobility Society
The era when humans were in complete control has ended. Humanity aims to live conveniently with the assistance of AI. With AI handling inconvenient or cumbersome tasks, humans can enjoy a higher quality of life.
- AI Mobility
- Human
- Life World
- Media
- Mobility
Kim, Yeon Jeong, Multicultural Family Support Centre for Healthy Families in Gangdong-Gu
2021-07-06
How did Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Change Citizens?
This lecture explores the idea of citizenship and its historical changes. Citizenship has evolved beyond the modern boundaries of the democratic revolution, now encompassing broader social rights like ecology, peace, poverty, sustainability, welfare, and information rights. Moreover, future citizens, empowered by mobility technologies such as smartphones and social networks, will have enhanced citizenship, granting them new institutional powers. This will drive the reshaping of established social, political, and economic structures.
- Citizen of Future
- Media
- Mobility
- The Civic
Song, Kyungjae, Middle school Attached to College of Education Konkuk University
2021-07-06
‘White Gold’ Sugar Changed the World
Sugarcane originated in tropical New Guinea, dating back to approximately 8,000 B.C. It reached the Philippines and India 2,000 years later, eventually spreading to South China. The earliest record of sugar was found in India in 400 B.C., where sugar was offered to the gods. From ancient times, sugar has been a healing and medicinal substance, as reflected in the English idiom, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Exploring the history of sugar, from its transformation into massive sugar factories that shaped Cuba’s destiny to the brutal slave system on sugarcane plantations, the importation of enslaved Black people, the abolitionist movement, the revolutions in the United States, France, and Haiti, and the birth of contract laborers (new workers engaged in sugar production), this lecture traces the journey and trajectory of sugar, “white gold,” until it became an everyday thing on tables worldwide.
- History
- Mobility
- Sugar
- World
Cho, Hyejin, Middle school Attached to College of Education Konkuk University
