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The Critical Global Studies Institute at Sogang University and the Institute of Historical Studies will host a joint symposium on November 14th under the theme “Humans, Plants/Animals, and Technology: Present Concerns in Writing Agricultural History.”

This symposium offers a diachronic overview of the structural shifts and key factors in modern and contemporary Korean agricultural history from the 1920s through the 1980s. The sessions will examine critical turning points and the interplay among agricultural management, state policy, and technology—spanning colonial agricultural policy and structural reorganization, Cold War-era rural development, and neoliberal agricultural financialization.

 Furthermore, going beyond traditional state- and human-centric frameworks, the conference aims to explore fresh topics and methodologies by integrating non-human actors (such as capital, technology, plants, and animals) as well as transnational influences (including Japan and the United States) into the analytical scope. We invite your active interest and participation in this scholarly exchange to rethink Korean agricultural history and expand its research horizons.

◈ Date: November 14, 2026, 13:00~17:30
◈ Venue: Room 311, Jeong Hasang Hall, Sogang University