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DESCRIPTION:The *gwageo*\, civil service education system was an educationa
 l and governance model shared by multiple East-Asian societies\, including
  Vietnam. Through this institutional connection\, local elites were select
 ed through Neo-Confucian knowledge\, shaping regional society through an i
 nternational system. Moreover\, the *yangban* elites in Joseon’s differe
 nt localities became entangled with this international system. Overall\, t
 hese factors facilitated social and geographical movement across the Korea
 n Peninsula.\n\n\nThis paper seeks to elucidate the way the career traject
 ories of local scholars were shaped by this educational model. Educational
  practices associated with the *gwageo* generated various types of mobilit
 y: candidates often crossed county – and at times provincial – boundar
 ies to prepare for or sit for the examinations\, and many successful exami
 nees experienced additional movement as they advanced into official positi
 ons.\n\n\nEmploying a method drawing from two key sources\, this study see
 ks to reconstruct the career paths of scholars from Danseong county. First
 \, using the household registers (*hojeok*)\, which record occupation\, re
 sidence and kinship information for local inhabitants\, as well as individ
 ual mobility and family connections in 1606-1888 Danseong. And second\, th
 e exam lists (*bangmok*)\, official rosters of successful *gwageo* candida
 tes\, to identify the scholars and track those who advanced to official po
 sitions. This way\, the scholars’ mobility can be situated within a larg
 er tradition of East-Asian education reaching across national borders\, to
  shed light on a topic that is much understudied yet provides an insight i
 n both national attitudes and the reactions of the local elite.
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LOCATION:Room 304 PC Desk (Seats 36)
SUMMARY:Opening Closed Borders: Career Paths of Scholars in Danseong - Jeon
 gah Lee\, Béla Boxman\, Sangwoo Han
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/XJGXFL/
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