Today’s evening seminar is postponed, but there’s an extra one being slotted in on Monday, 7 March at 5pm in room G2 of the SOAS main building. And don’t forget Pak Youngsook’s lecture this afternoon. Title: Introducing the P’yongyang project Speaker: Nicholas Young and Matthew Reichel Monday, 7 March 2011, 5pm. The P’yongyang Project, founded … [Read More]
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Koryo and Liao Relations in the 10th-11th century
SOAS has a series of East Asian Art and Archaeology Research Seminars. The next one is of relevance to Koreanists, and will be held in the Brunei Gallery, room B111 on Friday, 4 March, at 3 pm. All are welcome. Koryo and Liao Relations in the 10th-11th century – Impact on Buddhist Culture – Youngsook … [Read More]
Anglo-Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary 2011/12
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES BURSARY COMMITTEE Anglo-Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary Academic Session 2011-2012 The Anglo-Korean Society through the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies is offering one or more £500 bursaries on a competitive basis to post-graduate students. Details of the Anglo-Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary Programme are as follows: the bursary … [Read More]
Soompi bought out by web company
Congratulations to the blogmeisters at soompi.com – bought out by Korean video search company Enswers. The first hallyu dot com millionaires? (At least in Won terms) http://bit.ly/ePq26I # [Read More]
“Looking for the new sexual identity through throwing father”
The programme for 'Asian Exposure: East Asian Cinema in a Global Context' symposium later this week at Coventry includes an interesting-looking talk by Angela Kim and Min Kyung Joo (Sungkyunkwan University): ‘Like a Virgin: Looking for the new sexual identity through throwing father.’ Apparently this is a reference to gay ssireum wrestling film Like a … [Read More]
DPRK Succession politics at Chatham House
The first Korea-focused session at Chatham House this year will examine the tea-leaves in relation to North Korea: Friday 18 February, 12.30-14.00 SUCCESSION POLITICS AND THE FUTURE OF THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR ISSUE SPEAKER: CHUNG-IN MOON, Professor of Political Sciences, Yonsei University CHAIR: JOHN SWENSON-WRIGHT, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House The speaker will discuss … [Read More]
A last look back at 2010
We’ve digested the albums, films, sporting events and books of the year, and reviewed some of the memorable stories of 2010 in our Quiz of the Year. Here are some of the other things we noted in 2010 which didn’t quite make it into any of those articles. 2010: a year of anniversaries It was … [Read More]
Tributes to Park Wan-suh
Charles Montgomery of KTLit.com pays tribute to author Park Wan-so as she passes away at age 80: http://bit.ly/hkg4QX #. Gypsy Scholar also has a tribute. [Read More]
SOAS lecture series – spring term 2011
Here’s the schedule for the coming couple of months. I’ll update this post with the detailed abstracts and speaker biographies as and when I receive them. All lectures are in room G50 of the SOAS main building unless otherwise stated. Friday, January 21st, 5pm Prof. HAZEL SMITH, Cranfield University “The political economy of poverty in … [Read More]
New season of language classes at KCC
There’s a short application window for joining the free Korean classes at the KCC. Get your forms in by 6pm Monday: SEJONG INSTITUTE (세종학당) APPLICATION WINDOW 14/01/2011, 10am ~ 17/01/2011, 6pm How to apply To apply for the Sejong Institute please fill in the application form as found on the website (www.kccuk.org.uk) and return it … [Read More]
Conference report: Korean War study day at Asia House
The 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 has given rise to a number of commemorative events this year. In November it was the turn of BAKS to present their own event at Asia House – an all-day seminar entitled Reflections on War and Peace: Sixty Years after the Korean War. … [Read More]
British Council teaches English to NK defectors
British Council in Seoul sets example of helping NK defectors with English lessons – Korea Times. http://bit.ly/fk4wPX # “English language ability can be a real barrier for new-settlers who strive to access the higher education opportunities that South Korea has to offer,” said Ambassador Martin Uden. [Read More]
Oxford seminar on North Korean Human Rights and Migration
Notice of an upcoming seminar in Oxford, organised by the Korea Institute for National Reunification: KINU Seminar on North Korean Human Rights and Migration 13:00-18:00, 15 December 2010 Seminar Room, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) 58 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6QS Programme 13:00-14:00 Sandwich lunch reception and registration 14:00-14:15 Introductory remarks by Dr … [Read More]
Korean War: Memory and Legacy – at Asia House
The event originally scheduled for back in September is now taking place tomorrow, 1 December at Asia House. Korean War: Memory and Legacy, North and South Panellists include Daniel Levitsky and Michael Shin, chaired by Jim Hoare Wednesday 01 Dec, 2010 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM Location: Asia House Doors 18.30 The Korean war of … [Read More]
Korean art – two millennia of globalisation
“Why did it have to end so early?” asked a member of the audience at the conclusion of the British Museum’s study morning “Korea at the Crossroads” last weekend, 13 November. Strictly, the event had overrun by about five minutes, but you knew what she meant. More to the point would have been the question … [Read More]
Dr Yeon’s introduction to Korean
Not only am I lucky enough to be studying Korean for free at the Korean Cultural Centre in London, but I managed to obtain a ticket to a special lecture (again free) on the Korean Language by Dr Jaehoon Yeon, Senior Reader in Korean Language and Literature, SOAS, on Wednesday, 27th October 2010. The Centre … [Read More]