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Korean missionaries: Protestant churches and their global vision

by Philip Gowman on 18 March, 2010

in Events news, General academia, Religion

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News of an interesting lecture at the KCC this month:
Korean missionaries: Protestant churches and their global vision
Dr Kirsteen Kim (Theology at Leeds Trinity University College)

Date & Time: Wednesday 31st March 2010, 6.30pm
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, Korean Cultural Centre
Email to info@kccuk.org.uk or call +44(0)20 7004 2600 to reserve your place
Wherever you go in the world, you [...]

Tagged as: Global Korea Lecture

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Korean Adoptee Artists: Discourses of Migration, Exile and Transversality

17 March 2010 Arts
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Further details of Friday’s seminar at SOAS:

Friday, March 19th, 5pm, room G50 (main building)
Dr. Aino Rinhaug, University of Oslo
Korean Adoptee Artists: Discourses of Migration, Exile and Transversality
Abstract:
In view of how the development of large-scale globalisation changes our perception of family structures, nationhood and sense of belonging, my presentation seeks to highlight a particular form of [...]

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Far East Fine Art: Korean artists at the Mall Galleries

16 March 2010 Arts
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News of a group show at the Mall Galleries, 23rd Mar – 3rd Apr 2010, 10am – 5pm (Closes 4pm on final day).
As interest in the arts of the Far East becomes greater than ever, a new company has been established which aims to present its best, most innovative artists to a new audience.
Founded by [...]

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Younee returns for her second UK tour

15 March 2010 Events news
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After the success of her 2009 UK tour, Younee is back for two months and a series of concerts. LKL will be meeting her this week to talk about her plans. In the meanwhile, here are some dates for your diaries:

19 Mar 2010
20:15
BBC Three Counties Radio ‘Sue Marchant Programme’
Cambridge

26 Mar 2010
19:45
Nachtleben Club Frankfurt, [...]

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Grace Yeo plays at St Martin-in-the-Fields

12 March 2010 Events news
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Grace Yeo will be giving a lunchtime recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JJ on Friday 19 March, 1-2pm
Programme:
Schubert Piano Sonata in A major, D.664
Ravel Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit
Schumann Piano Sonata in G minor, Op.22
Biography
Grace Yeo was born in Seoul, Korea in 1986 and commenced her piano studies at the age of [...]

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Kim Jong-il’s Comedy Club is back: bigger, better and under a new name

11 March 2010 DPRK
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For those who missed this excellent documentary when it showed on the BBC recently, it’s returning to cinemas this month under its theatrical name, The Red Chapel. It’s also a slightly longer cut, 87 minutes as opposed to the hour that the BBC gave it. The screenings are part of the Human Rights Watch film [...]

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Nah Youn Sun returns to London

9 March 2010 Events news
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For me, 2009’s live performance of the year was Nah Youn Sun’s spell-binding gig in the Vortex with Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius. It drew a rave review from one of London’s top 10 blogs, London Jazz (“sheer magic” said its blogmeister, now jazz blogger for the Daily Telegraph, Sebastian Scotney)
For those who didn’t manage to [...]

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Cuisine, Colonialism and Cold War: Food in 20th Century Korea

9 March 2010 Events news
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This Friday’s lecture at SOAS looks like a must-see.
See you all there.
Friday, March 12th, 5pm, room G50 (main building)
Dr. Katarzyna Cwiertka, Leiden University
Cuisine, Colonialism and Cold War: Food in 20th Century Korea
Abstract:
In this talk, I will introduce my forthcoming book Cuisine, Colonialism and Cold War: Food and Eating in Twentieth Century Korea. The key [...]

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Biuret to play in Southampton

6 March 2010 Biuret
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Good news for K-rock fans near Southampton. Biuret, the overall SUTASI Pan Asian winner 2009, will be performing at The Brook, Sunday March 14th at 9.20pm. They’ve also been invited to perform at the International Live Music Conference in London on 12 March. After their Southampton gig they’re off to Vietnam to perform in Ho [...]

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Daytime Drinking screens at the KCC

6 March 2010 Events news
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News of next Thursday’s screening at the KCC. A Korean film expert at Cambridge tells me: “Daytime Drinking is very good. A young person’s film that even old geezers can appreciate, I found.”
Film title: Daytime Drinking, 116mins
Director: Noh Young-seok
Cast: Song Sam-dong
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, The Korean Cultural Centre, Grand Buildings, The Strand, London [...]

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Yeon Lee ‘Re-use Me’ at the Jerwood Space

3 March 2010 Arts
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News of an unusual installation at the Jerwood Space:
Yeon Lee: Re-use me
(curated by Gyeyeon Park)
Project Space, Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London, SE1 0LN
Exhibition: 1 March – 6 April 2010
Open: Monday – Friday 9 – 5pm, Saturday 11 – 3pm
Admission: Free
‘Re-use me’ is an installation of new work by Yeon Lee. Made for the project [...]

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South Korea play Ivory Coast at Loftus Road

28 February 2010 Events news
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South Korea will take on Ivory Coast in a friendly International football fixture at Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers, on Wednesday 3rd March 2010 – kick-off 2.30pm.
Both nations are keen to bring their football to London to entertain the estimated 20,000 Koreans and 10,000 Ivoriens that live in and around the city.
The [...]

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Belated New Year celebrations at Pacific Plaza

26 February 2010 Events news
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Pacific Plaza is a new Asian mall by Wembley Stadium, including a supermarket and a Korean food outlet. They’re having a belated celebration of the New Year this Saturday, with all sorts of fun events. The festivities start at 12:30pm and continue till around 6:30. Korean cultural interest is scheduled for 2:15pm, 4pm and 5pm, [...]

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Korean Soldiers in the Japanese Army – talk at the Senate House

23 February 2010 Events news
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The Comparative Histories of Asia Seminar is pleased to present:
Global Japan Series:
Professor Takashi Fujitani, University of California, San Diego
‘Korean Soldiers in the Japanese Amy: Some Reflections on Inclusionary or Polite Racism in WWII’
Thursday 25 February 2010, 5:30-7pm
Room G37, South Block, Senate House Building, University of London
All welcome.

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Lifting King Kong at the KCC

22 February 2010 Events news
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News of the next screening at the Cultural Centre, continuing this month’s sporting theme: Lifting King Kong, also known as Bronze Medallist:
Film title: Lifting King Kong (Kingkongeul deulda), 2009, 120mins
Director: Park Geon-yong
Cast: Lee Beom-soo, Joan, Lee Seul-bi, Park Jun-geum
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, The Korean Cultural Centre, Grand Buildings, The Strand, London WC2N 5BW
Time: Thursday, 25th Feb, [...]

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