Arirang in Korean Culture and Beyond

Preface 5

The World of Arirang _ SHEEN Dae-Cheol

Paper for Keynote Speech
A Future Direction of Arirang Research _ CHO Dong- il

Arirang from the Perspective of Music
The Origin and Transmission of Arirang _ LEE Bohyung
Arirang Viewed from the Perspective of Traditional Music _ KIM Youngun
Modern Arirang _ MIN Eungi

Arirang from the Perspective of Literature and Popular Culture
The Present Situation of the Variations of Arirang and the Context for the Transmission of Their Cultural Contents _ KANG Deunghag
Arirang in Contemporary Korean Literature _KIM Ik Doo
Arirang, K-Pop, and World Music - With Regards to the Popularization and Globalization of Arirang _ PARK Aekyung

Arirang of North Korea and Overseas Koreans
Arirang of North Korea _ JUNG Palyong
Symbolic Meaning of Arirang in China _ ZHANG Yi Shan
A Musical Analysis of Korean Diaspora Arirang Songs _ GIM BAN Bohi

Arirang from the Perspective of Asia
“Arirang” and “Itsuki no Komoriuta” - A Hypothesis of the Origin of the Lullaby of Itsuki Village _ UEMURA Yukio
Arirang in Taiwan - A Sketch of Its Reception History _ WANG Yingfen
Arirang in South East Asia - A Vietnamese Case _ Tran Quang Hai

Arirang from the Perspective of Outside Asia
The Change of Arirang Symbolism in the United States of America- A Brief Personal Perspective _ LEE Byong Won
A Tune with Many Faces - European Interpretations of Arirang _ Simon Mills
Folk Song as Cultural Icon - Lessons from the Korean Song Arirang _ Jean Kidula

Index