Flexner Lecture: The Tao of K-Drama: Lilacs and Fireworks
Part of the Flexner Lectureship Series
Established in honor of Mary Flexner, a ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ graduate of the class of 1895, this year's Flexner Lecturer is Mindy Thompson Fullilove '71, a social psychiatrist and professor of urban policy and health at The New School. Here are Mindy Fullilove's thoughts about this third lecture in her lecture series:
"It worked for Homer and it’s working for K-drama – the 16 or so dramatic episodes form a story of recovery. Such stories rely on the juxtaposition of the ordinary with the preposterous, Cyclops or time-travel, here represented by Eunju Hwang’s painting of a Zebra with a magenta mane. K-drama is able to use every trick in the book to be, well, dramatic. Despite – or maybe because of – the crazy fusion of the usual with the unbelievable, we recognize something of our own dilemmas in these stories. This lecture will explore K-drama as a modern heir of The Odyssey, and perhaps other classical epic forms, and shows the process of recovery as they do. I will explore this process in The King’s Affection."
Refreshments will be served.
ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible.