London Korean Links

Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006

“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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

From Brawn to Brain: Korean Economy at a Crossroads

South Korea’s opposition leader and corporate innovator is coming to Cambridge. The former candidate for South Korea’s Presidential Election 2007, Mr Moon Kook-Hyun is coming to Cambridge to deliver a special lecture on “From Brawn to Brain: Korean Economy at a Crossroads” on 14th May (Friday, 5 pm) at the Umney Theatre, Robinson College. He … [Read More]

Historiography and the Remaking of North Korea’s Ideology in the Age of Globalization

News of the first SOAS Friday evening seminar of the summer term: Friday, May 14th, 5pm, room B102 (Brunei Gallery, opposite SOAS main building) Professor Youngsoo Yook (Leiden University/Academy of Korean Studies) Historiography and the Remaking of North Korea’s Ideology in the Age of Globalization – Interpreting the Revised Edition of Dictionary of History Speaker … [Read More]