On 26 June, the KCC UK Korean Literature Workshop opened with a KCC official’s welcoming speech followed by Dr Grace Koh’s lecture (SOAS). Dr Koh emphasized the paramount importance of national identity in post-colonial literature. To introduce Korean literary works to the English-speaking world, we need to understand the issues surrounding translation. They are reception … [Read More]
Category: Classes talks and seminars (page 45)
Korean Pansori and Western Performer Training – Global Korea lecture at the KCC
Following last week’s lecture on Korean literature, the KCCUK gives us another interesting introductory lecture: Korean Pansori and Western Performer Training DATE: Tuesday 3 July 2012 18.30 VENUE: Korean Cultural Centre UK Speaker: Dr. Tara McAllister-Viel, Head of Voice East 15 School of Acting (University of Essex) Celebrating our 2012 summer festival, ‘All Eyes on … [Read More]
Korean Literature Workshop: Understanding Korean Literature in Global Contexts
What a good idea. Ever since the KCC stopped its participation in the Korean literature essay contest, we haven’t had much focus on Korean literature other than the book launch for Park Kyung-ni’s T’oji. So as part of the KCC’s All Eyes on Korea celebration of Korean culture during the London Olympics we’re getting a … [Read More]
Three day Contemporary Korean Art conference at the Courtauld and V&A
It’s good to see Jiyoon Lee back in action in the Korean art world in London: Between Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation Korean Contemporary Art International Conference Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June. The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN Sunday 1 July. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 … [Read More]
Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only
An excellent opportunity to be introducted to the work of Korean artist Lee Bul is coming up at the Hayward Gallery. Lee’s work explores the body, beauty, feminism, nature and technology – and perhaps she is best known for her giant cyborg body parts. This has got to be one of the events of the … [Read More]
A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale
Notice of an interesting event coming up at Tate Modern, marking the 2012 Gwangju Biennale, which runs from 7 September to 11 November this year. A Roundtable on ROUNDTABLE: Gwangju Biennale Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium Wednesday 6 June 2012, 18.30 – 20.00 £15, concessions available ROUNDTABLE: The 9th Gwangju Biennale, described as an open-ended series … [Read More]
In Between: Picturing Migration – Gallery talk at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery
To go with the exhibition Place Not Found: Korean Art Now at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, former LKL visual arts corresponendent Dr Beccy Kennedy will be doing a gallery talk with three of the participating artists: In Between: Picturing Migration Date: 17 MAY 2012 7-8.30 pm. Admission: Free Venue: Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery Stour Road | Fish … [Read More]
Korean film: Years of radical change – free day-long seminar at SOAS
Hot on the heels of their day-and-a-half seminar on Korean music and dance, SOAS presents a free one-day seminar on Korean film. Well-known speakers, interesting subject matter. And time allocation is reasonably generous – each speaker gets an hour, so hopefully things won’t feel rushed as often happens at these events. Make sure you book … [Read More]
From Local Monsters to BEAST: 1500 years of Korean music and dance at SOAS
Last weekend’s free seminar at SOAS ranged from Silla dynasty lion dances to last month’s tour of Taiwan by BEAST, and from ancient Confucian ceremonial music to Samulnori and hip-hop via Trot. Juhae Gu introduced us to the dying musical form of Akkeuk (악극) – a form of stage musical using Trot music. It is … [Read More]
SOAS Workshop: The Diversity and Distinctiveness of Korean Music and Dance
Two dates for your diary. The Friday and Saturday after Easter there’s a one and a half day symposium at SOAS on the varied aspects of Korean music. Yes, there’ll be a session on K-pop too, plus a concert of traditional music on the Friday evening. There’s an ambitious attempt to have one of the … [Read More]
Tradition and Socialism: Art and Archaeology in North Korea
If you haven’t read Jane Portal’s Art Under Control, it should be on your reading list. But to give you a taster, she’s giving a talk at Asia House on 27 March. Tradition and Socialism: Art and Archaeology in North Korea Talk by Jane Portal Tuesday, 27 March, 18.45 Security issues and geopolitical controversy are … [Read More]
Rebellion in Pre-Modern Korea
Rebellion in Pre-Modern Korea: Regional Discrimination and the Musin Rebellion of 1728. Andrew Jackson talks at the London Senate House, Thursday 16 Feb at 5:30pm http://t.co/8CtqeUHR [Read More]
Dr James Kim of PUST – talks in London, Oxford and Cambridge
Dr. James Kim is a Korean-American businessman and the founder of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the first privately funded university in the DPRK. With its international faculty, courses in English, computers, and internet connections for all its students, the one-year-old university represents a rare window onto the world for the North Korean … [Read More]
Introducing the P’yongyang project at SOAS
News of a lunchtime talk at SOAS this Thursday: Introducing the P’yongyang project Date: Thursday 16th February 2012 Time: 12:30 – 2:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: G2 The P’yongyang Project, founded in April 2009, is a non-profit academic project that pioneers a grassroots and humanistic approach to engaging the Democratic People’s Republic … [Read More]
Archaeology study day in Cambridge
An interesting half day this Saturday, 4 February: Study Day on the Archaeology of Early States on the Korean Peninsula AT THE McDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2012 Organised by Professor Kim Jong-Il (Seoul National University and Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge) and Dr Simon Kaner (Sainsbury Institute … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: The Vacillation of Culture in Neoliberal South Korea
I was really hoping to be able to get to this free talk in Thursday – it looks really interesting. But unfortunately I’m not going to be able to make it. Folks in Cambridge can catch Professor Kang on a similar topic on Friday 27th at Robinson College. If anyone wants to write up either … [Read More]