The Disaster Haggyo is sponsored by the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea. The disaster haggyo is a collaboration of the Center for Anthropocene Studies, the Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy and the SSRC. The instruction will take place on KAIST campus, with a multi-day field site trip to Jeju Island and a day trip to Ansan, South Korea.

August 14-22 in Daejeon, Seoul, and Jeju Island, South Korea

Online Disaster Haggyo available August 14-16: This option is provided for participants who would like to participate and are not able to travel to South Korea. Lecture materials, live sessions, and interactive dialogue will be made available for several hours on each of the three days.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2022, APPLY NOW

The Disaster Haggyo is led by an instructional team including Scott Gabriel Knowles, Kim Fortun, Buhm Soon Park, Jacob Remes, and many others to be announced soon including artists and journalists in residence.
Additional instruction will be provided by graduate students of the Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy (KAIST).

Applicants may include: advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from any discipline–science, engineering, medicine/health, social sciences all encouraged! Journalists, artists, and activists are also highly encouraged to apply. We strive to achieve a highly diverse student cohort, and students from anywhere in the world are eligible.

What is The Disaster Haggyo?

The wide variety and impact of disasters globally demands new approaches to research, collaboration, and disaster justice. The Disaster Haggyo is a disaster studies school aimed at accelerating the implementation of cutting-edge disaster research for maximum benefit to communities. The Disaster Haggyo will draw social scientists, engineers, and scientists together for collaborative research. The Disaster Haggyo will facilitate deep learning in the ways that disaster history shapes the present vulnerabilities and strengths of a community. Disaster-impacted communities need a greater voice in disaster research and policy formation if there is to be measurable progress against the slow disasters of industrial pollution, climate change, and the threat of new disease outbreaks. The Disaster Haggyo, therefore, facilities three activities simultaneously: 1) new interdisciplinary disaster research in areas of greatest national need; 2) a new pedagogical model for increasing skill among disaster researchers, skill necessary for technology and policy innovation; 3) development of community-based action for developing safer, disaster-resistant communities.

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