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Hijacking Area Studies: Ethnographic Approaches to Southeast Asian Airlines

  • Ferguson, Jane M.
    • SUVANNABHUMI
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.225-244
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    • 2020
  • Area Studies, by definition, conjure ideas of emplaced knowledge; in-depth interdisciplinary understanding of language, history, culture and politics of a nation or region. Where detractors might see this approach as overly empirical, therefore precluding theoretical sophistication, others argue that "places" are either artificially constructed, or that processes of globalisation have obliterated the cultural zone. But what if we turn an ethnographic eye to those very processes and technologies themselves? Can Area Studies take to the air, and if so, what are the attendant challenges and benefits? Based on insights from ethnography amongst airline customer service workers, ground and cabin crews in Thailand and Myanmar, this research examines the airline cabin as a field for ethnographic study, and as an emplaced site for political and cultural processes. With participant observation-based knowledge of Southeast Asian cabin crews, this paper examines the 1990 hijack of Thai Airways TG 305 from an emplaced cultural perspective.

Mapping Philippine Studies in North East Asia: A SWOT Analysis of Southeast Asian Studies Programs from China, Japan, and Korea

  • Laranjo, Ronel O.
    • SUVANNABHUMI
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.111-130
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    • 2020
  • This paper introduces the different Southeast Asian Studies academic programs of three universities in northeast Asia namely: Peking University (China); Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Japan); and Busan University of Foreign Studies (Korea). This study mainly focuses on the Philippines as part of Southeast Asian studies program in the said universities. The researcher utilized archival work related to the Southeast Asian studies programs of each university. The study also examined the curriculum of the program, background of faculty, and motivations of students in studying Southeast Asian studies by conducting interviews and surveys. Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) Analysis was employed by the researcher in analyzing the data from the different universities. Finally, in mapping out the teaching of Filipino language and Philippine-related subjects, this paper argued that Northeast Asian universities established a Southeast Asian Studies focused on Philippines because of various socio-economic-political factors, and not only because of the Filipino diaspora in the region.

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Modern Technologies for the Development of Distance Education

  • Kryshtanovych, Svitlana;Chorna-Klymovets, Iryna;Semeriak, Iryna;Mordous, Iryna;Zainchkivska, Iryna
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.9
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2022
  • The main purpose of the study is to determine the features of the application of modern technologies for the development of distance education. The global process of transition to the information society, as well as the economic, political and social changes that accompany it, are accelerating the reform of the higher education system, in which distance education occupies a special place. Based on the results of the study, the main features of the use of modern technologies for the development of distance education are characterized. Future research should be devoted to investigating the impact of Industry 4.0 on the education system.

Design of cultural products for the promotion of Korean cultural image - Focuseed on application by traditional Korean patterns - (한국적 문화이미지 고양.확대를 위한 문화상품 개발 - 전통문양의 활용을 중심으로 -)

  • 박현택
    • Archives of design research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.203-213
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    • 1998
  • The forthcoming twenty-first century is at the mercy of information and culture. A quality of humanlife is under the control of a cultural level. A nation's creative culture and a cultural level represent all things about the nation; and a national image, as a whole result of culture, is enormously influential. This new era of culturalism gives us a significant responsibility for getting ready for the late industrial society by practically harmonizing rationality of modem culture with conception of traditional culture. Industrializing culture and culturalizing industry will be the most important strategy for existence in these days of borderless international competitiveness. Cultural products which is containing a nation's own culture can not only enhance the national image, but also become high value-added industry. While general products are developed for the purpose of convenient and practical use, cultural products are created with the intention of informing international society about a nation or a region. In order to confront with a global market system and a change of cultural environment, it is necessary to create a proper design with cultural inheritance for modem likes and senses, to produce the design on a commercial scale, and to strengthen its competitiveness on international markets. In order that a commodity is born, distributed throughout markets, and delivered to a final consumer, it is essential to understand complicated process such as development, distribution and marketing of products and to systematize each part. Although we should not neglect any part, a political and systemical plan or a distributional and marketing idea will be beside the point in this article. This article presents importance of traditional patterns as a Korean cultural image, and it shows the process of designing and developing products in order for traditional patterns to be utilized for products effectively. I expect that concrete activation and systematization for those works can be carried out successively.

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A Study of EU Enlargement and EU Future Frontier (유럽연합 확대와 미래의 경계에 관한 고찰)

  • Moon, Nam-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.374-387
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    • 2012
  • EU's future frontier remains indefinite but it is directly linked to the principle of entry into the EU. EU has been defining that the 'european nation' sharing with a EU's value and norms can enter into the EU. If so, what is the criteria of EU? The criterion of 'european nation' will be a theoretical basis of an estimation of the EU's future frontier. However, the future frontier based on the geography, the culture and the intension of nation is only the potential frontier. It will be changed by the political decision makers' negotiation and power. EU's enlargement policy is one of means to retention of the international power in the situation that a few nations gradually dominate the world. Therefore the EU's frontier will be continually changed and created by the EU's political adventure.

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The Process of Migration Among Ulleung Island Residents (울릉도민의 이주과정에 대한 인구사회학적 고찰)

  • Kim Tae Won
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.147-169
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    • 2004
  • The paper examines migration and settlement process of the Ulleung Island residents. On the theoretical side, this paper analyzes migration and settlement process of the Ulleung Island residents in relation with a social, cultural, and political phenomenon of that island. And on the methodological side analyzes this paper historical literatures and output materials of field work. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, this paper approaches the issue on three dimensions. First, this article pursues the movement course of the Ulleung Island residents in the early Gaecheokryoung era. Second, it follows up their settlement process. Third, it tries to find out the factors of the population increase and decrease. The findings are as follows: The factors of migration of Ulleung Island residents are following three - first, social and political motive, second, economical motive, and third, criminal motive. The immigrants with these motives have constituted a unique society on the Ulreung Island.

Research on the Influence of FTA between Korea and Japan on Tourism (한.일 FTA체결이 관광산업에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Cheol-Won;Lee, Tae-Suk
    • Journal of Applied Tourism Food and Beverage Management and Research
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.41-67
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    • 2006
  • The study is aimed to analyze the influence of FTA(Free Trade Agreement) between Korea and Japan on tourism and to suggest ways to increase tourists exchange between them by considering countermeasures of Korea's tourism based on the analysis and deriving political significance. The results of the study showed that the expected effects of FTA between Korea and Japan on tourism would overall be positive. There would be increases in employment and a higher rate of foreign-exchange earning, which plays a critical role in the cash flow. Therefore the government is required to prepare for several political measures as follows. First, ways to promote investment in tourism have to be established in a systematic way for FTA. Second, restructuring of tourism has to be considered seriously for tourism to be a high value-added industry after FTA. Third, the tourism information industry needs to be included in the tourism promotion act to promote e-tourism using information technology. In addition to this, an expansive cluster strategy needs to be developed, which relates tourism to other industries like culture and movies and to find ways to re-locate and re-educate manpower currently engaged in the tourism industry. Though the study investigated the influence of FTA on tourism through a practical analysis, it was restricted only to Korea. So the influence of FTA between Korea and Japan on the tourism of Japan should be included in further study. Furthermore, in subsequent studies the CGE(Computable General Equilibrium) model will be applied for objective analysis of the effects. Or measuring the ripple effect with multinational inter-industry relation table will be made for the study to make practical contributions to the development of government policy.

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Literature Movement of Koreans in Japan after Liberation -Focus on conflict between 『Joseon Literature』 and 『Jindalrae』 (해방 후 재일조선 문학운동 -『조선 문예』와 『진달래』의 갈등을 중심으로-)

  • Ma, Kyoung-Ok
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.215-223
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    • 2020
  • After the war, the circle literature movement took place in Japan around the 1950s. The subjects of the national movement, the Korean-Japanese, have produced and expanded their political rights and claims through circles and organs in conjunction with the literary movement. However, the results of analyzing the exchanges and conflicts between the political subjects of the Korean national movement and the literary circle movement as a concrete case to date are still insignificant. After liberation, the endless worries and confrontations to the post-colonialization of literary Koreans in Japan were analyzed as 'community with Republic of Korea and Japan', 'topic and creative language', and as 'conflict with Korean association in japan'. The process leading to dissolution was analyzed. The spirit of the era of Koreans in Japan in the 1950s identified in this paper is expected to suggest a new direction for the starting point of study of the humanities in Japan.

Strategy Research for the Korean Broadcasting Contents Development (한류 방송 콘텐츠 확산을 위한 방안 연구)

  • Yang, Moonhee
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 2019
  • Recently, Korean broadcasting contents experienced difficulty caused by political issues. After the decision of THAAD missiles placement by Korean Government, Chinese government adopted restriction policy of the Korean wave. This kind of political conflict can influence K-wave broadcasting contents at any time, Therefore, it is necessary to build support system for stable and sustainable K-wave growth. Through in-depth interview with ten experts from broadcasting area, this study attempted to diagnose problems of K-wave related law, system and policy, then suggest the improvement plan for K-wave. In addition, this study tried to investigate the possibility of K-wave market diversification. As potential markets for K-wave, the Southeast Asia area and western Europe were considered and the advancement plan for these area were studied. Lastly, K-wave improvement plan for China and Japan, the traditional K-wave market also considered. The research suggested the strategies and alternatives for K-wave broadcasting contents development.

National Roles of Fisheries: Political-Economic Meaning and Interpretation of the Constitution (수산업에 대한 국가 역할: 헌법의 정치경제학적 의미와 해석)

  • Park, Seong-Kwae
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.244-260
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    • 2006
  • The main objective of this study aims at analyzing the national roles of fisheries in the global economy from the constitutional view point. Globalization provides general firms and businessmen with great opportunities that allow them to be able to plan and operate their business strategies beyond the national boundaries. WTO and FTA negotiations must be important facilitators of such globalization. However, Korean primary industries like fisheries under comparative disadvantage have a high probability that there may have to be the trade-offs between the primary and the industrial sector to maximize national benefits in the process of bilateral and/or multilateral international trade deals. Since, moreover, fishermen face strong binding constraints under which they hardly carry out fishing operations standing aloof from national boarders, they have to manage fishing businesses within their own national territory, to maintain and develop fisheries culture, and to explore their own destiny for themselves. Because of such reasons, the constitution imposes upon the State the duty to support and develop fisheries and fishing villages. Considering its article and spirit associated with fisheries(i.e. article 123), it seems unnecessary at this point in time that Korean society makes debates over national consensus for supporting fisheries. The reason is because the explicit provisions of the constitution do not allow their arbitrary interpretation depending upon interests or policy situations. However, where national support to the particular sector could not meet the expected social value system, there would be a great deal of chance to invite serious societal debates over such national commitment to the fisheries. Therefore, whether using it efficiently and realizing the socially expected policy goals must be a responsibility of both fisheries administration and fishing industries.