Ewha University hosts Harvard professor for 140th-anniversary lecture

Ewha Womans University is celebrating its 140th anniversary by hosting a special lecture featuring distinguished Harvard University professor Michèle Lamont. The event, scheduled for June 8 at the ECC amphitheater on the Seoul campus, is part of the university's "Global Leader Lecture Series."

Lamont, a distinguished professor of sociology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard, is a globally recognized scholar in cultural sociology and comparative sociology. Her research explores inequality, race, immigration, and social recognition, as detailed in her works such as "The Dignity of Working Men" and "Seeing Others."

The lecture, titled "Global Dignity and Seeing Others," will delve into the formation of "recognition" across political, environmental, and labor spheres. Professor Lamont is expected to offer insights into societal directions based on diversity and inclusion, and discuss the roles of global citizenship and future generations with Ewha students.

This event is co-organized by the Ewha Institute for Global Impact and the Korea Research Foundation's Social Science Korea (SSK) project, "Anti-Politics Research Group." Professor Koh Min-hee, the research lead for the SSK group, highlighted the lecture's significance in understanding contemporary Korean societal challenges and the importance of mutual understanding and recognition among diverse groups in a democratic society.

The lecture series previously featured former New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley in March. Ewha Womans University is actively expanding its global exchanges through various academic forums and cultural programs as part of its 140th-anniversary initiatives.

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This lecture will be an opportunity to understand the complex problems facing Korean society today through the insights of a world-renowned scholar, and to confirm the importance of understanding and recognition among diverse groups in a democratic society.