Great Books of East Asia - The Story of Hong Gildong
Thursday, October 27, 2022
6:00pm - 8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Join Pitt NCTA for the second program in our free online book discussion group series for K-12 educators. October’s Great Books of East Asia will provide you with the chance to go on a rollicking and picaresque adventure with Hong Gildong, the “Robin Hood of Korea.” The Story of Hong Gildong is one of the most popular and influential premodern Korean novels and remains important in Korean culture and literature. Join historian Dr. Minsoo Kang, translator of the recent Penguin Classics edition of The Story of Hong Gildong, who will help us to understand how the son of a nobleman becomes the leader of a band of honest outlaws meting out their own version of justice to the corrupt and entitled. Master NCTA teacher Anne Gerbner will provide some context for incorporating this story into the curriculum.
The discussion on this Korean classic will take place via Zoom on October 27, 2022 at 6pm (Eastern Time). Registrants will be sent a complimentary copy of Dr. Kang’s The Story of Hong Gildong as well as the graphic novel The Legend of Hong Kil Dong: Outlaw Hero of Korea (by Anne Sibley O’Brien).
Pennsylvania teachers who complete this workshop will receive 2.5 Act 48 hours. For teachers in other states, we can provide you with a certificate of completion.
After you register, we will send you a confirmation email and will (depending on your response below) a complimentary copies of the books. Educators who complete the program will receive a Certificate Completion; Pennsylvania teachers will receive Act 48 hours. You will also receive information on accessing the Zoom meeting for the workshop in a follow-up email.
More About Great Books of East Asia Series
The Great Books of East Asia is a free book discussion series that will give K-12 educators a chance to delve deeply into important and foundational books from East Asia that they may know of or even teach about but may have never read in an enriching way. Some books in the series are significant for understanding East Asia or are well known as important works of world literature. Others may not be familiar outside of a particular country but are a central part of that country’s literature. Participants will be provided with complimentary copies of the books (in translation). The discussions will be led a faculty expert who will provide content and context on the work, and an NCTA master teacher who will discuss ways to incorporate the work into the classroom.