Korean culture and Seoul Olmpic studies

Download or read book Korean culture and Seoul Olmpic studies written by Sin-pʻyo Kang and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a research report on the Olympic movement and cultural activities of Professor Kang, Shin-pyo initiated by the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. It is comprised in three parts: chapter 1. oral hisotry, chapter 2. articles and papers in Korean and chapter 3. articles in English. The first chapter is written based on interviews conducted five times from March to August 2010 at professor Kang's home in Gimhae. Stories about his youth and his family, how he encountered the world through the Seoul Olympics and his experiences of the Olympic cultures of the world after the Seoul Olympics are described. The second chapter includes numerous articles and papers he has written on the subject of the Olympic movement and cultural activities. 17 articles on the Olympics by Professor Kang and others are collected in this chapter for the future benefit of those who are interested in the Olympic studies. The third chapter contains articles in English Professor Kang has prepared for the presentations at various international conferences on the Olympics. 10 articles are selected to provide valuable references on the Olympic studies for international scholars around the world.