Two of my favourite essay collections. I’m definitely going to be registering for this University of Edinburgh Asian Studies Roundtable. Rewriting the history of culture in 1970s and 1980s South Korea Wednesday 17 November 2021, 4 – 6 pm (UK time) Dr Youngju Ryu (University of Michigan) and Dr Sunyoung Park (University of Southern California) […]
Category: Language & Learning
Scottish CKS Distinguished Lecture Series: November talks
The Scottish Centre for Korean Studies has announced its November series of lectures. I’ve yet to find a web page where details in good old-fashioned text can be found, but poster images are posted on their Facebook page, where you can also find registration links for the Zoom meetings. This month we have: Wed 10 […]
Love in the Big City: Sang Young Park in conversation with Anton Hur
November’s literature discussion again features a book which is very hot off the press: Love in the Big City Wednesday 24th November 12:00noon-1:30pm via Zoom The author Sang Young Park and the moderator Anton Hur will join us for a live virtual talk about the novel Love in the Big City. Following the talk, Sang […]
Social Matters through Dream Sharing
Bongsu Park’s Dream Auction project comes to its conclusion: Social Matters through Dream Sharing: A Dream Symposium and Dream Auction 1 – 20 November 2021, online and at Rosenfeld Gallery We invite you to join a ‘collaboration through dreams’. This is between artists, a poet, social science, a fine art auction house and an expert […]
Korean Peninsula Peace Forum 2021
King’s London announces the 2021 Korea Peace Forum, organised in collaboration with SOAS atn the ROK Embassy Korean Peninsula Peace Forum 2021 Wednesday 17 November 2021, 14:30 Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG Register via Eventbrite The 2021 forum will involve leading academics and practitioners discussing the political and security situation in the Korean […]
2021 University of Edinburgh Yun Posun Memorial Symposium
The 2021 University of Edinburgh Yun Posun Memorial Symposium takes the pandemic as its theme: New Agenda for South Korea-UK Cooperation in the COVID19 Era 2 – 3 November 2021 Zoom and YouTube Online Symposium First day: 2nd November, 2021 (10:00 am-12:30pm GMT, 7:00pm-9:30pm KST) Registration (9:30am-10:00am GMT, 6:30pm-7:00pm KST) Opening Ceremony (10:00am-11:05am GMT, 7:00 […]
Discussion: North and South Korean women in the UK speak of peace
We rarely get the the chance to hear the views and experiences of North Korean exiles in the UK. This should be well worth investigating. Second Peace Forum of Peaceful Unification Advisory Council in the UK Thursday 11 November 2021, 13:30 – 15:00 (10:30pm – 1am Korea time) Topic: “North and South Korean Women in […]
LKL’s list of ten Squid Game superlatives
Well, I guess everyone who’s going to watch it has watched it already, but nevertheless I’ve tried to avoid any major spoilers in the below. Here’s the list of things that struck me most about the hit series. Most enjoyable reveal Runner up was the identity of the multi-gazillionaire who set up the game, But the […]
Translating “Squid Game” – online seminar series
Not sure where you stand on the topic of the Squid Game subtitles? Forget about the noise on social media and get something more substantive to help you form some views: Translating Squid Game Four workshops held weekly via Zoom 5pm Saturday 23 October – 13 November Email TalkingLearningKorea@gmail.com to register Discussing issues of translation […]
Lemon: Janet Hong in conversation with Phillip Kim
This month’s KCC literature event returns to an evening time slot. You can find LKL’s review of the novel here. Lemon Tuesday 26th October 7:00PM-8:30PM (UK time) Register via info@kccuk.org.uk The translator Janet Hong and the moderator Phillip Kim will join us for a live virtual talk about Kwon yeo-sun’s novel ‘Lemon’ Lemon In the […]
Online talks: Preserving Korean Pictorial Art | the History of Hanji
Two free talks by the British Musuem’s Korean paintings conservator: Preserving Korean Pictorial Art | the History of Hanji Thursday 7 October 2021 & Thursday 14 October 2021, 7pm – 8pm Book via the KCCUK website This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from conservator Dr. Meejung Kim-Marandet (Amorepacific Conservator for Korean Paintings, British Museum) […]
Translated Vase: Yeesookyung and Sang-ah Kim in conversation
The British Museum is celebrating London Craft Week with a conversation between ceramic artist and sculptor Yeesookyung and curator Sang-ah Kim: Translated Vase Thursday 7 October 2021, 12.00–13.00 via Zoom Registration required via the British Museum website Join Sang-ah Kim, the Museum’s newly appointed Korean collections curator, as she interviews interdisciplinary artist Yeesookyung. They’ll discuss […]
Sheffield online conference: South Korean Women’s Cinema
The last Korean cinema conference organised by Sheffield Hallam University I went to was thoroughly rewarding, and although I’d rather this month’s conference were physical so that I could escape from London for a couple of days, I’ve already registered for it. South Korean Women’s Cinema Online, 23 – 25 September 2021 | Register for […]
Hysteria: Kim Yideum in conversation with Steven J. Fowler
September’s literature discussion at the KCC looks at Kim Yideum’s award-winning poetry collection: Hysteria By Kim Yideum, translated by Jake Levine, Soeun Seo, Hedgie Choi Wednesday 29 September 12:00PM-1:30PM (UK time) via Zoom Apply to info@kccuk.org.uk with your name and contact details by 15th September 2021 The event is free of charge. The first thirty […]
2021 International Korean Arts Conference – Seeing ‘Arts Hallyu’ from Without
Details of this conference are hard to find via Google, but posters have been circulating via email, and I’ve also seen it somewhere on Twitter, so I’m putting it here so that any early-risers can enjoy it. Available on the K-Arts TV YouTube Channel on Friday. If you can navigate the website of the Korea […]
8th World Hallyu Congress, at Kellogg College Oxford
The agenda for the 8th World Hallyu Congress hosted at Kellogg College in Oxford – but held online via Zoom – has been announced, with panel sessions on Coronavirus and Pop Culture, Netflix, Broadway and the Pandemic, Inter-Asia Cultural Exchanges and Melancholia in Pop Culture. One session, Cosmetic Surgery before and after Covid-19, will be […]