News of the APPGNK’s upcoming one-day conference: Addressing violence against women and girls in the DPRK 22 February 2016, The Houses of Parliament 9am – 4pm The All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea is pleased to announce the programme for its upcoming conference, titled Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls in the DPRK. Programme 9.00 … [Read More]
Category: Language & Learning (page 40)
Event news: Business Opportunities with Korea, in Birmingham
The Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is hosting a seminar and exhibition, “Business Opportunities with Korea”, on 15th March 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Birmingham city centre. “The UK is now Korea’s second largest trading partner in the EU, and this event offers clear and in-depth knowledge of the processes required … [Read More]
“How Korea became fashion’s new fraternity”
Tonight’s Evening Standard page 27. I know I’m going to sound my age here but anyway… Dara from 2NE1 (right) looks fine. But would any of you turn up to an event dressed like G-Dragon (Big Bang) or CL (2NE1)? If anyone’s interested in reading it, it’s a brief puff piece on how Koreans are … [Read More]
An opportunity to hear Ban Ki-moon in London
An opportunity to hear Ban Ki-moon talk on a rare visit to London: The UN at 70: time to invest in our global system – A conversation with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General 5 February 2016, 9am Central Hall Westminster | Storey’s Gate | London SW1H 9NH Tickets £15. Book here. (Discount for members of the … [Read More]
Event news: Onejoon Che in Dialogues of Space Arttalk
An art discussion to coincide with the final week of the current exhibition at the KCC. Arttalk: Dialogues of Space 2 February 2016, 6:30pm A Conversation with the artist Onejoon Che, Daniel Herrmann (curator at the Whitechapel Gallery), and Karen McQuaid (curator at the Photographers’ Gallery) Curated by the MA ‘Curating the Contemporary’, London Metropolitan … [Read More]
Event news: Sung Hwan Kim in Arttalk at KCC
Sung Hwan Kim’s exhibition in Tate Modern’s tanks was one of LKL’s highlights of 2012. So we’ve cleared the diary for his talk at the KCC on Friday evening, 3 February, currently scheduled for 6:30pm, where he will be appearing with his collaborator the composer David Michael DiGregorio, aka dogr. I wonder if the KCC … [Read More]
Event news: Korean ‘Comfort Women’ — Listen to Their Voices, Hear Their Cries.
A timely new book on the Comfort Woman issue is out about now from Palgrave McMillan. Its author, Dr Maki Kimura, will be giving a talk at SOAS on 12 February: Korean ‘Comfort Women’: Listen to Their Voices, Hear Their Cries presented by the SOAS Save Jeju Island Society 6:30pm, Friday 12th, 2016, SOAS main … [Read More]
Event news: A talk with North Korean refugee Sungju Lee
The EARHNK’s first event of the year is in the Houses of Parliament on 1 February: A Talk With Sungju Lee: North Korean Refugee and UK Chevening Scholar Venue: Committee Room 17, the Houses of Parliament, London Date: Monday, February 1, 2016 Time: 5pm The European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea is proud … [Read More]
Event news: APPGNK on Sanctioning North Korea
Notice of a public event organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea: APPG Event: Sanctioning North Korea A talk with Andrea Berger (RUSI) and Maya Lester (Brick Court Chambers) 5pm, Monday 18th January Committee Room 11, Houses of Parliament The All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea invites you to attend an event titled, … [Read More]
Conference news: LSE SU Korea Future Forum 2016
The London School of Economics Students Union Korea Political and Economic Forum returns in February 2016: LSE SU Korea Future Forum 2016 Korea-EU FTA: After 5 Years of EU’s First Trade Deal with an Asian Country, Korea London School of Economincs, Old Building, Old Theatre. Saturday, 6 February 2016, 8am – 5.20pm Open to all; … [Read More]
A surviving victim’s view on the Korea-Japan Comfort Women “deal”
In September this year 90 year old survivor of WW2 Japanese military sexual slavery Kim Bok-dong gave two public talks in London, at the Korean Cultural Centre and at Goldsmiths University. She said she had come, ‘not as a victim but as a human rights activist’, and explained that the surviving ladies were not just … [Read More]
SOAS Centre of Korean Studies early 2016 seminars
SOAS’s Centre of Korean Studies has announced its seminar programme for the first few months of 2016: Date Speaker Topic 22 Jan Professor Hazel Smith North Korea: Markets and Military Rule 29 Jan Dr. Janet Poole Picturing a Moment: The Photograph and the Newspaper in Early Colonial Korea 5 Feb Patrick Messerlin, Jimmyn Parc The … [Read More]
Event news: Social Change in North Korea – Current Trends and Future Prospects
The Chatham House Asia programme seems to be beginning to turn its attention back to the Korean Peninsula after a gap of a couple of years: Social Change in North Korea: Current Trends and Future Prospects 8 Jan 2016 – 12:30 to 13:30 Registration required. Participants Sokeel Park, Director of Research & Strategy, Liberty in … [Read More]
Korean Women on screen, between the covers
As many readers might know, I recently gave a talk at the British Korean Women’s Society on a pretty risky topic: I was asked to give a Western male’s perspective on Korean women. I decided to play it relatively safe, and discuss the topic through the lens of Korean novels, films and artworks that are accessible … [Read More]
Event news: Prof Keith Howard lecture and book launch
SOAS’s Professor Keith Howard is launching two books next week at one of the regular free Friday evening seminars. There will be refreshments and the opportunity to buy the books at half the normal price. Sounding Korea Professor Keith Howard (SOAS, University of London) Friday 27 November, 17:15 – 19:00 B102, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University … [Read More]
Event news: Discover Korea lecture series
Similar to this time last year, the South Korean embassy is sponsoring a series of informative introductory lectors on culture, education, science and economy. While admission is free, booking is required. To reserve your place, email [email protected] with the title of the talk you would like to attend, guest names and numbers. A Korean buffet … [Read More]