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]
Category: Language & Learning (page 62)
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]
Dr Hongnam Kim – Do Museums matter? Looking beyond cultural nationalism in Asia
Last September Dr Hongnam Kim, former Director of the National Museum of Korea and a leading thinker on cultural policy, was due to deliver the Henry Cole Lecture on the subject: Do Museums matter? Looking beyond cultural nationalism in Asia. Illness prevented her travel at the time, and in April the Icelandic volcanic cloud prevented … [Read More]
Double entry, poison and murder: historical sources examined at SOAS
LKL reports from the 21 May conference at SOAS – Historians, clerks and accountants: Methodological issues in the use of sources on Chosŏn History. The one-day seminar at SOAS examined the value and danger of using alternative historical sources. The types of sources discussed ranged from family and guild accounting records, via personal travelogues, ancient … [Read More]
Korean Art PhD: ‘Picturing Migration: Presenting Art Works By Artists From South Korea Working In Britain, 2006-2008’
LKL contributor Dr Beccy Kennedy gives a flavour of what she has been working on for the past couple of years. ‘…memory organizes representations of the past into a structured sequence that produces a consciousness of an identity through time.’ (1) The visual and spoken cultural and social perspectives of South Korean artists living and … [Read More]
Seeing Beyond Seoul: Travels in South Korea
Jennifer Barclay, author of Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi, will be talking about some of her travels at the Korean Cultural Centre this month. Jennifer is a contributor to London Korean Links, and there should be several other LKL contributors present in the audience as well. … [Read More]
Modal Questions in Korean and Japanese: free SOAS linguistics talk
A bit short notice I’m afraid, but there’s a free talk at 5pm today, 9 June at SOAS Venue: Room B104, First Floor, Brunei Gallery, Russell Square Campus The abstract below may have lost a little in translation from Word to OpenOffice. Modal Questions in Korean and Japanese Yukinori Takubo (Kyoto University) Summi Kim (Miyazaki … [Read More]
Korean manuscripts week at the Wellcome Library’s Asian Collections
An opportunity to study original Korean block printed books and manuscripts from the Wellcome Library’s Asian Collections Date: 14–17 June 2010 Course tutor: Mrs Beth McKillop, Director of Collections Victoria and Albert Museum London Venues: Gibbs Building, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, The British Library Timetable Monday 14 June, 15.00–18.00 Introduction to … [Read More]
The service of free kimchi
In restaurants, when a waiter brings you a free dish, why do Koreans say "That's service" when they mean "That's on the house"? # [Read More]
Shows, expos and festivals
If England was Korea, would the Chelsea Flower Show be called the Chelsea International Flower Festival? # [Read More]
Historians, clerks and accountants: Methodological issues in the use of sources on Chosŏn History
News of a one-day workshop at SOAS this Friday. Historians, clerks and accountants: Methodological issues in the use of sources on Chosŏn History Date: 21 May 2010 Time: 10:00 AM Room: 4421 [4th floor Russell Square: College Buildings, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG] Type of Event: Workshop The aim of this workshop is to discuss … [Read More]
KCC Lecture: Tradition and Innovation of Korean Buddhist Sculpture
News of this month’s Global Korea lecture at the KCC: Tradition and Innovation of Korean Buddhist Sculpture By Professor Youngsook Pak (SOAS) Date & Time: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 6.30pm Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, Korean Cultural Centre UK Email to [email protected] or call +44(0)20 7004 2600 to reserve your place About the Talk As part of … [Read More]