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Mark Peterson

The Korea Times

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The passing of RAS Korea

Say it’s not so! I read in the pages of The Korea Times that Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea, after 124 years, is dying a lonely and isolated...

13.01.2025 6

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Presidential shamanism, again?

As a specialist in Korean culture, not Korean politics, it is things like shamanism that attract my attention. I haven’t studied political science,...

03.01.2025 4

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

A new oldest book in world

The oldest book printed with metal movable type has been discovered in Korea, eclipsing the former record holder, the Jikji of 1377. The new...

23.12.2024 4

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

An international Toegye studies conference

Recently, I was privileged to attend the 30th International Conference of the Toegye Studies Association — this time held in Taiwan. The Toegye...

09.12.2024 3

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

The real problem with Korea's Nobel prizes

Korea has a Nobel Prize for literature. Finally. And there was a Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former President Kim Dae-jung. But where are the...

24.11.2024 4

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Nobel prize problems

First of all, congratulations, to Han Kang and Korea as well. The prize goes to an individual, but the nation shares in the recognition. This is...

10.11.2024 1

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

More on low class names

The point to be made is that there are no low class names. Last time I wrote about the supposed “seven low class names” and I tried to denounce...

31.10.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

More on low class names

The point to be made is that there are no low class names. Last time I wrote about the supposed “seven low class names” and I tried to denounce...

28.10.2024 1

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Korean names — problems resurfacing

In the last few weeks, I posted a video about problematic Korean surnames, and in the process, I learned more about a subject I thought I already...

06.10.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Recalling the Blue House raid of 1968

Recently I met an old friend, Bruce Snow, who arrived in Korea a month before me in 1965. We talked of old times in Korea and recalled the perilous...

08.09.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

1965, Bruce Snow

My experience in Korea began almost 59 years ago — in November. Arriving one month ahead of me in October was my good friend, Bruce Snow. Recently,...

25.08.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

The Korean Language Village at Concordia Language Villages

The area in blue is Phase I, now complete, of the Korean Language Village / Courtesy of Mark Peterson The Lake in the Woods, or “Sup sogui Hosu”...

11.08.2024 1

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson

Korean language learning via K-pop

Recently on my YouTube channel, I recorded an interview with a "K-pop” Korean language student. I was asked by the National Institute of Korean...

21.07.2024 2

The Korea Times

Mark Peterson