The Institutionalization of Korean Traditional Music (Gugak): Visible and Invisible Modes of Exchange

Howard, Keith

Abstract

This article explores the historical institutionalism inherent in Korea's National Gugak Centre and the circular exchange mechanisms of the gugak fraternity (schools, colleges, ensembles, orchestras, concerts). I distinguish between court and aristocratic traditions known in previous centuries to a small percentage of the Korean population from the more various min'gan traditions, and show how methodologies and practices developed for the former have been emulated by those within the latter.

Citation

Howard, K. (2015, February). The Institutionalization of Korean Traditional Music (Gugak): Visible and Invisible Modes of Exchange. Presented at East Asian Business Ethics and History: New Institutionalism vs. Modes of Exchange, Seoul

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: East Asian Business Ethics and History: New Institutionalism vs. Modes of Exchange
• Start Date: Feb 6, 2015
• End Date: Feb 6, 2015
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Feb 12, 2015
• Pages: 117-136
• Keywords: New Institutionalism, Modes of Exchange, Hallyu, Gugak, Korea, Korean Traditional Music
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference