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LKL articles by Events Editor (page 88)

Seventeen: Ode To You World Tour at Wembley Arena CANCELLED

event date Sun 08 Mar 2020 venue Wembley Arena posted

Following the cancellation of the AB6IX Tour, Pledis Entertainment has announced the cancellation of Seventeen’s tour, again citing Coronavirus. SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [ODE TO YOU] 취소 관련 공지 pic.twitter.com/ZikJvtzjAr — 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) February 9, 2020 Sunday, 8 March 2020, 6pm SSE Arena | Arena Square | Engineers Way | Wembley Park | Wembley HA9 0AA … [Read More]

BTS: Fandom Culture in the age of New Media

event date Mon 06 Jan 2020 venue KCCUK posted

For those that can’t make it to the two-day conference in Kingston, here is some consolation. I expect this one will be popular. Book soon. BTS: Fandom Culture in the age of New Media Monday 6 January 2020, 6:30pm @ KCCUK Reservation essential via KCC website Dr. Jeeheng Lee will present a lecture at the … [Read More]

Media showcase at the KCC: Lady Hyegyong’s 60th anniversary Uigwe

event date 09 Jan - 22 Jan 2020 venue KCCUK posted

What a nice way to start the new year. From Tangible to Intangible: Kisa chinp’yori chinch’an uigwe showcase 9 – 22 January 2020 @ KCCUK Opening reception Thursday 9 January 6-8pm | RSVP required to [email protected] KCCUK is pleased to present a media showcase of ‘Kisa chin p’yori chinch’an uigwe’, a royal commemorative manuscript from … [Read More]

Joo Yeon Park’s Library of the Unword, at the National Poetry Library

event date 05 Dec - 29 Mar 2020 venue Royal Festival Hall posted

National Poetry Library | Level 5, Blue side | Royal Festival Hall 5 December 2019 – 29 March 2020 | Admission free Joo Yeon Park’s Library of the Unword commemorates the 30th anniversary of Samuel Beckett’s death. The exhibition features an installation, Twenty Times a Thousand (2019), in response to Beckett’s poem ‘Echo’s Bones’ (1935). The work comprises over … [Read More]

SOAS seminar: Socialist competition and class formation in DPRK, 1953-56

event date Fri 06 Dec 2019 venue SOAS posted

A seminar at SOAS tomorrow, just announced. Looks interesting. Socialist competition and class formation in North Korea’s post-Korean War recovery, 1953-1956 Dr Owen Miller (SOAS) Friday 6 December 2019, 5:15 – 7:00 pm Venue: Paul Webley Wing (Senate House) Room: Alumni Lecture Theatre Register on SOAS website Abstract How did North Korea manage to recover … [Read More]

Lee Young-hee’s Stuff of Dreams, at the Guimet

event date 04 Dec - 09 Mar 2020 posted

A day trip away on the Eurostar is an exciting exhibition featuring the work of fashion designer Lee Young-hee (1936-2018), pioneer of the contemporary hanbok. The following text is a slightly edited Google translation of the official notice on the Guimet website. Lee Young-hee’s Stuff of Dreams Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet | … [Read More]

Call for Papers: Korea’s global position, Coventry 2020

event date Sun 12 Jan 2020 posted

Note: this conference will now be held online, on 9 October 2020. Details to follow. Call for Papers 2020 International Conference on “Korea’s global position” The conference will be held on [edit] 9 October 2020 in Coventry. The Korean Studies Unit, Coventry University, invites proposals for panels, roundtables and individual papers to be presented. The … [Read More]

Call for Papers: SoKEN 2020, Edinburgh

event date 08 Apr - 09 Apr 2020 venue University of Edinburgh Scottish Centre for Korean Studies posted

Call for Papers for SoKEN 2020, Edinburgh, UK, ‪8-9 April 2020‬ The Social Sciences Korean Studies European Network (SoKEN) and Korean Studies, Department of Asian Studies, The University of Edinburgh invite paper and panel proposals for their upcoming conference Divided Societies on the Korean Peninsula Korean Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at the … [Read More]

Shinuk Suh: Man(u)fractured, at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop

event date 29 Nov - 18 Jan 2020 posted

Late notice of an exhibition by Shinuk Suh following his Workshop Foundation residency. Shinuk Suh: Man(u)fractured 29 November 2019-11 January 2020 – extended to 18 January Private View: Thursday, 28 November 2019 Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop | 1 Bard Road | London W10 6TP | unit1gallery-workshop.com Nearest stations: Latimer Road and Shepherd’s Bush Tue … [Read More]

Enlighten – 한, at Menier Gallery

event date 17 Dec - 21 Dec 2019 posted

Damilola Eniola presents the fruition of her work in Sound and Music’s New Voices programme: an exhibition, combining both visual artwork and sound. There will be electronic music representing each artwork that people can listen to either at the exhibition or online. At the private view there will be a live performance where her composition … [Read More]