Celebrating UK Korea Contents Week 2022, Art Center Nabi and KCCUK co-present the exhibition Our Friendly Neighbours and a hybrid art conference East meets East: Han Ma Eum, demonstrating the current trajectories of Korean contemporary art in the commencement of the East meets East project. East meets East (EmE) is a long-term research project by … [Read More]
Category: Classes talks and seminars (page 18)
September Literature Night: The Pachinko Parlour
Author Elisa Shua Dusapin and translator Aneesa Abbas Higgins will join us for a talk about the novel ‘The Pachinko Parlour’, following the talk, Elisa Shua Dusapin will respond to questions from the audience. This event is co-organised with the publisher Daunt Books Publishing. The Pachinko Parlour From the author of Winter in Sokcho, Winner … [Read More]
Trandee Rock K-Pop Dance Workshop Tour
Trandee is a professional K-Pop Dancer working with EXO, NCT, SuperM, SHINee, THE BOYZ, ASTRO, Mamamoo and more. Mnet TV Show ‘Be Mbitious’ Finalist. This is the very first Trandee Rock Dance Workshop Tour in Europe. 1st session: K-POP Dance workshop Calling all K-Pop lovers! In this session Trandee Rock will be showing you step … [Read More]
Free online + in-person South Korean cinema seminar: Preservation, Distribution and Education
One day seminar on South Korean Cinema for University educators UK and internationally. In person and online, free entry & film screening. About this event Attendance either in person, at Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls, University of Glasgow, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK, or, via Zoom (link available with ticket). Please register via … [Read More]
A discussion with poet Hakjung Kim
In August we will have a special event as a part of our Korean Literature Night (KLN) with poet Hakjung Kim and this event will be presented at the KCCUK. Poet Hakjung Kim will share his thoughts about why writing as a minority voice in contemporary Korea matters. With the moderator Eugene Kim, Hakjung Kim … [Read More]
Temple Food Demonstration with Ven Beop Song
Le Cordon Bleu London are delighted to announce they will be joined on 10th August by Korean Buddhist nun and chef, Venerable Beop Song, for a special culinary demonstration of Korean temple food. The demonstration is open for all to attend, but please note that registration is required. A renowned chef and cookbook author, Beop … [Read More]
International Festival of Glass: talks and demonstrations in Stourbridge
Friday 26 August 11.30 | Joon yong Kim, The Role of Global Craft Competitions and Artists 12.00 | Traditional Korean Craft – lantern making 12.30 | Jiyong Lee, Introduction to Glass Laminating 14.30 | Joon yong Kim, Making Layers for Depth of Glass: Glassblowing 15.30 | Eunsuh Choi, Structural Flameworking – Clouds Saturday 27 August … [Read More]
August Literature Night: Pachinko and Kim Jiyoung Born 1982
This August we will read the novel ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee and ‘Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982’ by Cho Nam-Joo. This month will also feature a special discussion Zoom event, with all participants able to turn on the camera, speak, and discuss the work during the talk. Prof. Jieun Kiaer (Professor of Korean Language and … [Read More]
Tiger is Coming: Make, Break, Remix
Join us for an exclusive Q&A with author Fiona Bae in conversation with Robert Bound, Senior Correspondent at Monocle, to mark the launch of her new book Make, Break, Remix: The Rise of K-Style, a bold, stylish look at the global rise of Korean culture and style in the words and images of those shaping … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: The Rise of The Modern Korean Horror Narrative
In pre-modern Chosôn, the ghost story did not develop much. It was after the modern era that the terrifying story of the appearance of ghosts and goblins in Korea emerged as a customary narrative style. In Chosôn Confucianism, ghosts did not belong to a world completely different from that of living people, and they were … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: Making “Aristocracy” of Koryŏ Dynasty
Since the early twentieth century there has been an ongoing discussion regarding the ruling class in Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392). This debate is very much related to the arguments about the development of Korean history. In this talk I will discuss how the debate defining Koryŏ’s ruling class as the aristocracy has developed since the 1960s. … [Read More]
Book launch: Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
Join author Ramon Pacheco Pardo for the launch of his book Shrimp to Whale: From the Forgotten War to K-Pop and learn about the the incredible rise of South Korea, from colonisation and civil war to today’s thriving nation. ABOUT THE BOOK South Korea has a remarkable history. Born from the ashes of imperial domination, … [Read More]
A Korean Peninsula Agriculture Community: Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Schluter, CEO of Relational Peacebuilding Initiatives, will explain how a Korean Peninsula Agriculture Community provides a potential pathway which could lead to eventual reunification of the peninsula. A similar trade agreement between France and Germany in one sector in 1951, set in the context of ‘ever closer union’, started off the journey to the … [Read More]
Beyond the Subtitle: what even the best translators can’t tell you
Some of the debates about Squid Game turned the spotlight on the role of the subtitler: Are they skilled enough? Are they paid enough? Are there enough of them? We think that even the best, most highly-paid translator can’t tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on in your favourite K-film or … [Read More]
May Literature Night: Winter in Sokcho
The Korean Literature Night is a monthly discussion group that explores various themes and topics relating to that month’s chosen book. For May we will read the novel Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin. Author Elisa Shua Dusapin and translator Aneesa Abbas Higgins will join us for a live virtual talk about the novel ‘Winter … [Read More]
Korean Cuisine Workshops at Westminster Kingsway College
For the spring edition of our Korean Cuisine event, the Korean Cultural Centre UK and Westminster Kingsway College are proud to present a series of in-person culinary workshops. See below for more details on this exciting Korean Cuisine Workshop at the college’s Victoria Centre in central London. During the class, you will learn how to … [Read More]