Stony Brook University Faculty of Sciences and Humanities

Professor Sun Park published a book "Camera Somatica" and the book was selected as an Excellent Academic Book by the National Academic of Science Republic of Korea. Abstract The book Camera Somatica: Painting and Cinema in a Post-Cinematic Age talks about how movies, which are a kind of copying technology, are still important even though they challenge traditional paintings in the modern age of cinema. It explores how movies connect paintings with today's media consumers. In the past, people just watched movies without participating much, but now, in the post-cinema era, the audience becomes more involved. They not only watch but also interact with the content, actively shaping its flow and changing its sequence. People use their whole bodies, not just their eyes, to engage with the movie's reality. Nowadays, we experience virtual images with our bodies and senses, blending them with our real-life experiences. The book calls this experience of embodying replicated images "camera somatica," using the word "soma" that means "body" in English. The book looks at how movies that include elements of paintings can be understood from the perspective of an engaged audience. It explores how original paintings may change when they are turned into films, with characters speaking and moving, like in the movies The Mill and the Cross (2011) and Shirley: Visions of Reality (2013). It also questions whether painters can transform from being seen as artistic geniuses to becoming social communicators in movies like Yumeji (1991). Additionally, the book raises questions about the meaning and intentions behind ancient cave paintings represented by Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) and how museums can show different aspects when they target visitors, not just the exhibitions themselves, as seen in movies like Museum Hours (2012), Francofonia (2015), and National Gallery (2014). The movies discussed in Camera Somatica challenge our usual understanding of paintings, artists, and how they are exhibited. They create independent worlds beyond the painter's control. The book shows how painters listen to unintended subjects in their paintings and question who the true subject of their artwork is. Viewers complete the meaning of the paintings themselves, ignoring traditional critiques and even the painter's intentions. Camera Somatica aims to explore new meanings in how artworks are created, appreciated, and exhibited, using the lens of cinema.

"Cautiously Optimistic" T-Shirt Design Contest and Exhibition The FSH (Faculty of Sciences and Humanities) at our school holds the "Cautiously Optimistic" T-Shirt Design Contest and Exhibition. This event uses art, textiles, and creative thinking to look at modern problems and develop an artistic response through t-shirt design. We invite you to participate and develop your creative skills while gaining feedback from Textile Professor Linda Kim and Art Professor Rachel Stuckey. Selected designs will be displayed in the exhibition from May 19-26, and the SUNY Korea community will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite design. Selected participants will receive a t-shirt with their design after the exhibition. We encourage you to participate and express your creative vision. The deadline for submitting your application is March 31, 2023. *Application Link: Click here For those who apply, details regarding how to prepare and submit your design will be provided after the application due date. After the application, there will be a seminar and workshop to develop your design and the exhibition will take place in May. We look forward to your participation and seeing your creative designs at the exhibition.

Professor Donald C. Bellomy participated as a keynote speaker for the Global HR Conference The NHI held the '2022 Global Public HR Conference' in parallel, both online and offline. HR experts in and outside of Korea, including those from international organizations, governments, public organizations, and universities, participated in the conference.   Professor Bellomy offered a presentation about The Looming Post-Covid Confrontation with History: From Frying-Pan to Fire? As the global Covid crisis that necessarily shaped a significant share of the recent challenges and goals of public administration and public human resources management finally begins to fade, one likely result will be to renew and extend the profession’s confrontations with history. These confrontations will in all probability center on five lingering issues that have demarcated, sustained, and at times constrained public administration. The five issues emerged in roughly the following historical sequence: 1) the association of civil service with the immediate needs and policy choices of central governmental power; 2) the relation of public administration to democratization; 3) the professionalization of the civil service in terms of meritocracy; 4) the built-in tension between the “public” and individualism as the two concepts see-sawed in their ascendancy within the popular consciousness; 5) the growing impact of identity politics since the 1960s.   * For more information in detail, Click here * Watch the full video on YouTube: (ENG)Click here /(KOR) Click here

Professor Linda Kim’s Work Displayed at 2021 International Fashion Art Exhibition in Jeju “Flower Warrior of Camillia Island”, FIT Professor Linda Kim’s fashion work, will be displayed in the 2021 International Fashion Art Exhibition in Jeju, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. A total number of 81 fashion designers from 8 countries, and 8 potters, are participating in this exhibition, which takes place on the 1st floor of the Obaekjanggun Gallery of Jeju Stone Park.  (2021.07.15 – 2021.08.15) The theme of the exhibition covers “Local- Rising Jeju,” which deals with the sub- themes: earth, myth, and heritage. *Online Exhibition: YouTube: Click here / Instagram: Click here  

[What To Do During COVID-19?] Three Recommendations by Professor Rachel Stuckey  “Toys are not really as innocent as they look. Toys and games are the prelude to serious ideas” – from “Power of Tens”  Are you looking for meaningful ways to spend time while COVID-19 is ongoing? Professor Rachel Stuckey shared three of her favorite recommendations for all of you. *To watch the YouTube video: Click here

A special lecture on “Vision” by Professor Terence Oliga Forty students and two teachers from Incheon Songdo High School and forty seven students from Incheon Wondang High school visited SUNY Korea. Provided for the visitors was a SUNY Korea Information Session and a Campus Tour. Also, a special lecture on “Vision” by professor Terence Oliga was given to the students from Incheon Wondang High School. We sincerely hope the visit to SUNY Korea provided insight and motivation to the high school students.     

SUNY Korea is introduced in Incheon International City Brand Forum SUNY Korea was introduced as the first American university to provide a U.S. degree in Korea during the 2020 Incheon International City Brand Forum. Lived Streamed on YouTube, the forum was organized to promote Incheon’s history, culture, and direction of city development with the dream of becoming a global city. Professor Rachel Ewing along with other faculty and students took part in the interview session and shared their opinions on the prospects of the city.   *SUNY Korea in Incheon International City Brand Forum: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aj062bq8zc7BFeNdaxBzwsCjkhGtWG6p/view?usp=sharing    *Forum Introduction (to watch the full video instructed in Korean): https://blog.naver.com/incheontogi/222131169754  

  Professor Linda Kim Participates in 2020 K-Culture Festival X 2020 International Fashion Art Biennale in Seoul   Professor Linda Kim participates in 2020 K-Culture Festival X 2020 International Fashion Art Biennale in Seoul hosted by K-Culture Festival and The Korea Fashion & Culture Association under the theme of ‘2020: The Moment’. [Sub-themes] Memory: Process of completing Korean beauty Moment: Establishment of K-Fashion’s identity and suggestion of change dreaM: Setting direction of future fashion art in the changing era of COVID-19 Check out the video that shows the fashion works designed by professor Linda Kim and professor Deborah Won (FIT) in the online 2020 Fashion Art Biennale in Seoul.   Watch full video: https://youtu.be/VvNGqks0oN8

  Professor Andrew Lasher Participates as a Mentor for East Asian Citizenship Education mentoring program for English teachers.   SUNY Korea held an East Asian Citizenship Education mentoring program for English teachers from July 20 to 31, 2020.  This program aims to encourage participants to achieve a level of practical curriculum experience where they can share their thoughts with local schools and fellow teachers through counseling with designated professor mentors who provide teaching methods and support through workshops to help teachers develop the best teaching practices. The program consists of a seminar on understanding of civil education in East Asia, related theories and background, workshops on various teaching methods such as community-based learning, counseling with mentors, and discussion. Professor Andrew Lasher and Sira Maliphol from SUNY Korea, professor Simon McIntyre from Pukyong National University, and professor Kirsten Morris form the University of Utah Asia Campus joined as mentors.