Introduction (Kim Keong-il) Mikhail N. Pak (Vladimir Tikhonov) Edward W. Wagner (Lee Hoon-sang) Kang Jae-eun (Chung Hye-kyung) Piao Changyu (Liu Binghu) Peter H. Lee (Catherine Ryu) Gari K. Ledyard (Charles Armstrong) James Palais (Han Hong-koo) Martina Deuchler (Janice Kim) Kajimura Hideki (Yi Hong-rahk) Bruce Cumings (Michael D. Shin) Contributors and Interviewers Kim Keong-il_ Former professor of Sociology in the Graduate School of Korean Studies at The Academy of Korean Studies. Vladimir Tikhonov (Korean name is Pak No-ja)_ South Korean academic of Korean studies, and columnist. Lee Hoon-sang_ Professor of Korean History at Donga University. Chung Hye-kyung_ Scholar who studies the history of colonial Korea, the early period in particular. Liu Binghu_ Professor of the National Institute at Yanbian University in China. Catherine Ryu_ Scholar who studies classical Japanese literature (Heian women’s narratives), and Korean Japanese literature. Charles Armstrong_ Former professor of Korean studies at Columbia University. Han Hong-koo_ Professor of General Studies at Sungkonghoe University Janice Kim_ Professor of history at York University in Canada. Yi Hong-rahk_ Former professor in the Humanities & Social Sciences Division, Hanil University & Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Michael D. Shin_ Senior Researcher of Robinson College of University of Cambridge.