Divination and its Mirrors: Patrons, Consumption, and Control in South Korea
Subtitle:
EALL Colloquium #3
Presenter:
Dr. David Kim, Department of Anthropology
Event Status:
Postponed
Date:
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:00 to 13:00
Divination is a ubiquitous feature of everyday life in South Korea. Under the backdrop of economic liberalization, it proliferates as a medium for patrons to explore anxieties and desires, as they attempt to negotiate the unpredictable currents of the market economy. Divination conjures uncanny explanations for things that happen in the past, present, and future; and in this sense, it is explicitly tied to the theorization of knowledge as it reveals itself via character and fate.
Location:
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person:
Dr. Ebru Turker
Contact Phone:
412-624-5562
Contact Email:
turker@pitt.edu
