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Join Durham’s Oriental Museum for an evening talk by Professor Simon Mills of Durham University’s Music Department, entitled Personal Patterns of Enlightenment: the chant styles of Buddhist monks in South Korea. FREE of charge. Booking essential. The Jogye Order is the biggest Buddhist sect in South Korea today, administering over 1700 temples spread across the … [Read More]
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Horsehair weaving in Korean contemporary art
Discover the craftsmanship of horsehair weaving with award-winning artist Dahye Jeong in an engaging talk, followed by a live demonstration and hands-on session. Jeong, winner of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, reimagines traditional Korean horsehair craftsmanship through contemporary art. Inspired by finely woven horsehair hats worn in the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), her work preserves historic techniques … [Read More]
[Edinburgh] AKSE Conference
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The University of Edinburgh will host the 32nd biennial Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE) Conference as an in-person event from 19 to 22 June 2025 in Edinburgh, UK. The conference is co-organized by the University of Edinburgh with the AKSE Council. The biennial AKSE conferences provide an opportunity for European scholars of Korean … [Read More]
Book talk: Sohn Won-Pyung’s Counterattacks at Thirty
In celebration of the UK publication of ‘Counterattacks at Thirty’ by Sohn Won-Pyung, the KCC is bringing you an online event featuring translator Sean Lin Halbert and Anton Hur, an award-winning translator of Cursed Bunny, Love in the Big City, and author of Toward Eternity. We’ll be diving into: – The art of translation … [Read More]
KCC Seminar Series: Inventing Bloodlines
Join the KCCUK on Thursday, 27 March 2025, at 6:30pm for a special lecture by Professor Nuri Kim, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University of Cambridge. This talk will examine the historical and cultural significance of lineage and ancestry in modern Korea. Inventing Bloodlines: Claiming and Contesting Ancestry in Modern Korea Almost every … [Read More]
Exhibition visit: Bestselling and beloved – Korean Literary Treasures
While primarily envisaged as a home for temporary displays of visuals arts, the KCC exhibition space over the years has hosted a number of exhibitions featuring historical or literary themes. 2024 started, for example, with an exhibition looking at the early relations between the UK and Korea, celebrating 140 years of diplomatic relations, and later … [Read More]
Korean Folk Tales: A Blend of Korean and Western Music
Come and experience the magical world of Korean traditional music intertwined with captivating folk tales at St Giles Cripplegate. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Korea through mesmerising performances that bring beloved folk tales featuring animal stories to life. This special programme features original compositions by the talented EPM (Electronic & Produced Music Department) composers, … [Read More]
Book talk: Charlotte Horlyck on The Emergence of the Korean Art Collector and the Korean Art Market
Articulating the shifting interests in Korean art and offering new ways of conceiving the biases that initiated and impacted its collecting, this book traces the rise of the modern Korean art market from its formative period in the 1870s through to its peak and subsequent decline in the 1930s. The discussion centres on the collecting … [Read More]
Remembering ‘Comfort Women’: Politics of memory and international perspectives
Co-hosted by SOAS and the Northeast Asian History Foundation, this conference brings together prominent scholars on the “comfort women” issue and broader topics of wartime sexual violence, along with expert discussants from a variety of relevant fields. In an era where historical revisionism and political tensions increasingly shape narratives of the past, this event provides … [Read More]
K-Dance Seminar – Choreographic Humour: Korean-British Connections and Divergences
How does humour function in contemporary choreography? What comic affinities might there be between Korean and British choreographers, and how do their approaches differ? This seminar brings together artists featured in A Festival of Korean Dancein recent years with UK-based artists affiliated with The Place, for a discussion around dance’s potential to transform the conventions … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: Recording memories of human rights violations in North Korea
The human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or DPRK) is exceptionally challenging to address externally, as the population remains isolated from the international community and lacks an independent civil society to advocate for people’s rights. Despite these difficulties, the situation has been captured and documented primarily through the ‘voices’ … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: The techno-sublime of media spectacle – Screen and space in Seoul’s DDP
The contemporary city increasingly manifests as an urbanscape where digital screen and architectural space converge to create new forms of cultural experience. Seoul, with its high degree of media saturation, exemplifies a city interwoven with advanced digital technology that articulates distinct combinations of corporeal, emotional, and spatial perceptions. Within the context of the convergence of … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: Bestselling and beloved – Korean literary treasures
The SOAS Centre of Korean Studies is delighted and honoured to welcome Dr Seunghye Sun and Jaemin Cha, the two minds behind the “Bestselling and Beloved: Korean Literary Treasures” exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) UK. They will speak about this special exhibition that delves into the heart of Korean literature, showcasing both its … [Read More]
KCCUK International Women’s Day historical talks
Exploring the Political and Social Roles of Women in Joseon Korea: KCCUK presents an International Women’s Day Special “K-History Unlock”, a lecture series on women’s roles and influence in Joseon Korea. 1. Governance from Behind the Bamboo Curtain: Joseon’s Queen Dowager Regencies Date: Wednesday, 5th March 2025 | Time: 6:30 PM Speaker: Lucy Waugh (PhD … [Read More]
Understanding South Korea’s Political Crisis: Martial Law, Impeachment and Populist Politics
A Roundtable on Contemporary South Korean Politics Speakers: Jang Kyung-tae (Democratic Party of Korea), Kim Jaesub (People Power Party), Lee Jaeyoung (People Power Party). Chair: Dr John Nilsson-Wright Following President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s surprise announcement of martial law on December 3, 2024, South Korean politics has been plunged into a period of great political uncertainty and … [Read More]
[Durham] Seeun Kim’s Traditional Korean Jewellery Project
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Join us for an evening talk by South Korean artist Seeun Kim on traditional Korean jewellery. Have you ever heard of the Silla Dynasty? The Silla Dynasty originated from the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla). In the Three Kingdom period of Korea, the development of ornaments was subdivided and today we can … [Read More]