Notice of a talk at SOAS next week by Victor Cha, whose Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future has been on my reading pile for rather too long. Please note that seats are limited so please RSVP to Suliane Tillon at 618053 at soas dot ac dot uk. The Human Condition and Theories of … [Read More]
Month: April 2015 (page 3)
This month’s KCC K-Culture lecture – the history and making of kimchi
The upcoming lecture on the history and making of kimchi is sure to be popular. Note that the location is Le Cordon Bleu in Bloomsbury Square, but registration is required via the KCCUK in the normal way. The KCC has provided a kimchi recipe to whet your appetite. It looks like all quantities are approximate: … [Read More]
Han Gong-ju (한공주, 2013) review: a heartbreaking critique of societal apathy
While centred on the victimisation and abuse of a schoolgirl and featuring a number of elements often seen in school-based narratives, ‘Han Gong-ju’ has far more in common with insightful dramas dissecting societal attitudes, persecutions, misperceptions and assumptions. Exemplary in realisation, there is a great deal more to ‘Han Gong-ju’ than its school-centric setting might imply. [Read More]
April events 2015
Here are the events I know of for April, though I’ve probably missed some. Let me know which. Film The controversial film Diving Bell / The Truth Shall not Sink with Sewol will be screening at the Raindance Centre on 16 April, the first anniversary of the tragedy. The KCCUK is featuring Hong Sang-soo’s early … [Read More]