Sixty years have passed since the Korean War broke out when North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. The Center for Korean Research and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library will host a one-day symposium on the cinematic memory of the war. 

On Friday, March 30, Columbia University Libraries will showcase their recently acquired Theodore Richard Conant Collection. This symposium will include introduction of the Conant Collection, an interview will Mr. Conant, followed by a panel discussion with professors and experts on the Korean War and Korean films.

The symposium will also show six of Conant’s films. The symposium will be a unique opportunity to explore the Conant Collection, which has never been opened to the public before. This collection of films, documents, and photographs will enlighten scholars, students, and the community in understanding the Korean War, Korean film history, and the history of modern Korea.

For more information on the event, including a detailed schedule of events, please visit the event site.

To register, please go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ckr/eventUpcoming.html.