Conference on the Study of Korea and the Korean War

A full-day immersive conference designed to equip educators with interdisciplinary tools and resources, featuring insights into the American homefront, workshops on art, literature, and North Korean propaganda, a veteran interview, and access to a comprehensive interview archive, to support engaging lessons on the significance of Korea and the impact of the Korean War.

Agenda

Time	Event	Location
8:30am	Welcome and Conference Overview Eliel Hinojosa, Jr. Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Tarleton State University	IPE Grand Room
8:45am	Lecture and Q&A – The American Homefront, 1950-1953 Christopher Hickman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Tarleton State University	IPE Grand Room
9:45am	Break and Transition to CAB
9:50am	Workshop 1: How Can Art Communicate the Experience of War? Gabe Fain, Humanities Teacher, Heritage High School, Frisco ISD	CAB 121/122
10:50am	Workshop 2: Literature: Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Imagined Community Jeremiah Rush, Social Studies Coordinator, Frisco ISD	CAB 121/122
11:30am	Working Lunch (Provided) Mapae Presentation Transition to IPE Grand Room	CAB 121/122
12:00pm	Interview with Korean War Veteran Larry Kinard Beyond the Bridge of No Return (Preview)	IPE Grand Room
12:40pm	Transition to CAB
12:45pm	Workshop 3: Exploring the KWLF Interview Archive (Scavenger Hunt) Jeremiah Rush, Social Studies Coordinator, Frisco ISD	CAB 121/122
1:15pm	Workshop 4: Law-Related Education Workshop Dodie Kasper, Coordinator, Law-Related Education	CAB 121/122
2:15pm	Break
2:20pm	Workshop 5: North Korean Children’s Comics – Legitimizing and Consolidating Authority Gabe Fain, Humanities Teacher, Heritage High School, Frisco ISD	CAB 121/122
3:20pm	Closing and Exit Survey Marisa Hellawell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Tarleton State University	CAB 121/122
3:30pm	Dismissal

Please contact Eliel Hinojosa, Jr., Ph.D. with any questions: ehinojosa1@tarleton.edu

This conference is generously supported by Tarleton State University, the Center for Educator Excellence at Tarleton State University, the Korean War Legacy Foundation, World History Digital Education, and Law-Related Education.