I just received information about this Korean art seminar on 13 November. So, we get two weeks’ notice for a morning of Korean art which clashes directly with a full day of Asian art at Asia House which has been heavily trailed for months. Shame there wasn’t more coordination. The Tiger in Asian Art at … [Read More]
Category: Language & Learning (page 61)
Everything you want to know about Korean language and Korean alphabet
SOAS’s Dr Yeon Jae-hoon has an ambitious title for tomorrow’s talk at the Cultural Centre: TEACHING ENGLISH IN KOREA? WANT TO LEARN KOREAN? INTERESTED IN KOREAN FOOD, FILM, AND DRAMA? WANT TO TRAVEL TO KOREA? Everything you want to know about Korean language and Korean alphabet Dr Jaehoon Yeon (SOAS) Wednesday 6.30pm 27th October 2010 … [Read More]
BAKS Symposium: ‘Reflections on War and Peace: Sixty Years after the Korean War’
The British Association for Korean Studies announce their 2010 symposium at Asia House: ‘Reflections on War and Peace: Sixty Years after the Korean War’ Asia House, London Saturday 20 November 2010 10:00 Opening Ceremony: Emeritus Prof. James H. Grayson, President of BAKS HE Dr Choo Kyu-Hoo, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, ’60 Years … [Read More]
A little corner of Korea in India
In the tiny state of Manipur NE India, separatists have banned Bollywood films. Korean film is all the rage, as is TV drama, and even hairstyles. BBC video. http://bbc.in/atIjfJ # [Read More]
Call For Papers: Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2012)
Abstracts are sought for a collection on Korean Horror Cinema to be published by Edinburgh University Press in 2012. Deadline for proposals: 1 December 2010. South Korean cinema is of rapidly increasing international importance, and this collection offers an informative overview of its most appealing, culturally significant and critically fascinating genre: horror. Korean cinema was … [Read More]
Simply Korean at the Language Show
The Korean Cultural Centre UK with ‘Simply Korean’ is participating in ‘The Language Show 2010’ at Earls Court from 15th – 17th October (15th and 16th 10am – 6pm, 17th 10am – 5pm) to promote ‘Hangeul’, the Korean alphabet. The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK)’s ‘Simply Korean’ will promote various aspects of the Korean language, … [Read More]
What could the looming power shift mean for North Korea?
More Kim Jong-un related tea-leaf reading today, courtesy of the Frontline Club: First Wednesday: What could looming power shift mean for North Korea? Little is known about Kim Jong-il’s youngest son Kim Jong Un but his promotion to North Korea’s powerful defence commission is being interpreted as a clear sign that he is being groomed … [Read More]
SOAS evening seminars: Autumn season
Here are the details so far of the Autumn series of free evening seminars at SOAS: Date: Friday, 15 October 2010 Time: 17:00 Title: Reevaluation of the Introduction and Circulation of Western Learning (sŏhak 西學) and Early Conversions to Catholicism in Late Chosŏn Korea Speaker: Dr Andreas Mueller-Lee (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) Venue: Room G50, Main Building, … [Read More]
Korean Level 1 Evening Language Classes 2010-2011 at Kings College
For those who don’t manage to get in to the heavily over-subscribed classes at the Cultural Centre, there’s now an alternative. Korean Level 1: Complete Beginners The Modern Language Centre at King’s College London will be offering an exciting new course in Korean from October 2010. No prior knowledge of the language is required as … [Read More]
The entertainment industry in the news
Some recent articles on the spread of K-pop in 2010, and on the darker side of the industry. K-Pop Online: Korean Stars Go Global with Social Media – TIME http://bit.ly/c5oA73 #. Underage celebs suffer mistreatment, says the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (Korea Times, 27 Aug) Sexy moves provoke debate over teen idols, says … [Read More]
Popular Gusts on Yi Kwang-su
Yi Kwang-su's Japanese nationalism: another must-read article from Matt at Popular Gusts — on Yi’s change from Korean nationalist to servant of the Japanese. http://bit.ly/cjAv2m # [Read More]
Whose generation? The hallyu in South-East Asia
Darren Southcott finds the Korean Wave alive and kicking in South-East Asia Had I heard of the Korean Wave, or Hallyu, while I was in the UK I would probably have assumed it was an Asian take on a Central American football terrace tradition. The closest I ever came to being subsumed by it was … [Read More]
Mot’s eAeon does trailer for Kim Young-ha novel
Missing the sound of MOT(못)? Wishing Kim Young-ha would write another book? Check out @eaeon‘s trailer for Kim Young-ha’s new novel (Nobody knows) what happened (무슨 일이 일어났는지는 아무도) # (via @indiefulrok, who has the full story here) [Read More]
The Three Ambassadors: what next on the Korean peninsula?
For the second year running, the Anglo Korean Society organised a fascinating Korea update in the Houses of Parliament, provided by three ambassadors: Martin Uden and Peter Hughes, our representatives in Seoul and Pyongyang respectively, and Choo Kyu Ho, Seoul’s representative in London. Simon Hughes MP hosted at the event held on 8 July. Sir … [Read More]
Present from the Past: meet the artists
The Korean Cultural Centre UK will be hosting an Artists’ Talk to go with the current exhibition: Present from the Past: the 60th Commemoration of the Korean War on 9 July, 2010. Participating artists will be invited for the talk and each will introduce their portfolio including the work submitted for this exhibition. A Q&A … [Read More]
An evening with Changrae Lee
LKL reports from the evening with Korean American author Changrae Lee, chaired by Erica Wagner, as part of the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature, 24 May 2010. The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature, now in its fifth year, for the first time included Korean representation this year. With such a title, you might … [Read More]