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Symposium Schedule

November 4-5, 2021


Welcome and Opening Comments from WVU Host 

Karen Diaz, Dean of the West Virginia University Libraries

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
7:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November
7:00 a.m.-7:15 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November
8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November

Plenary Session #1

“Harmony and Coexistence: The New Trend of Pearl S. Buck Research in the New Era”

Zeng Jingting, Associate Director and Deputy Dean of School of Foreign Languages, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
7:15 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November
7:15 a.m.-8:00 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November
8:15 a.m.-9:00 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November

Plenary Session #2

“Pearl S. Buck and the Korean Independence Movement, 1919-1945”

Chong-ko Choi, President of Korea Pearl S. Buck Research Association; Emeritus Professor of Law, Seoul National University; poet

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
8:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. on Thursday, 4 November
8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November 
9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m. on Thursday, 4 November 

Plenary Session #3 

“Pearl S. Buck’s Vision for a Living Gateway”

Phyllis Lubin-Tyler, Site Coordinator of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, West Virginia; independent scholar

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m. on Friday, 5 November 
7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. on Friday, 5 November 
8:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. on Friday, 5 November 

Plenary Session #4

“An Overview of Pearl S. Buck Studies in China”

Professor Lu Zhangping, Doctoral Supervisor of Jiangsu University; President of Zhenjiang Pearl S. Buck Research Association; Counselor of Jiangsu Province Government; and former Director of Jiangsu University Library

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
7:45 a.m.-8:30 a.m. on Friday, 5 November 
7:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 November 
8:45 p.m.-9:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 November 

Plenary Session #5

“Pearl S. Buck’s View of Traditional Korean Culture in The Living Reed: An Essay”

Chung-ho Chung, Vice President of Korea Pearl S. Buck Research Association; Professor Emeritus of English Literature, Chungang University; literary critic

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
8:30 a.m.-9:15a.m. on Friday, 5 November 
8:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m. on Friday, 5 November
9:30 p.m.-10:15p.m. on Friday, 5 November

Closing Remarks from WVU Host

Jay Cole, Senior Advisor to the President of West Virginia University; member of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation Board of Directors

Day and time in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Day and time in Beijing, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China
Day and time in Seoul and Bucheon City, Republic of Korea
9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m. on Friday, 5 November
9:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 November
10:15 p.m.-10:30 p.m. on Friday, 5 November