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 |