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Event Notices (page 227)

Where to watch the World Cup

event date 11 Jun - 11 Jul 2010 posted

I seem to be spending all my time responding to email requests and queries about Koreans in the World Cup. No time to write. # If anyone knows where all the London / New Malden Koreans will be gathering to watch the World Cup, let me know # Apparently some Koreans will be watching Korea-Spain … [Read More]

Korean manuscripts week at the Wellcome Library’s Asian Collections

event date 14 Jun - 17 Jun 2010 posted

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]

Exhibition: Christopher Barrett – SEOUL 2 B

event date 03 Jun - 26 Jun 2010 posted

News of a Korea-related photographic exhibition in Commercial Road, starting this Thursday, 3 June: Christopher Barrett – SEOUL 2 B 03 Jun – 26 Jun 2010 photo-space gallery A visually powerful photographic journey of eastern intrigue across land and sea starting in South Korea with the desire to enter one of the most talked about, … [Read More]

LKL Top 10 Film of the Decade at the KCC this week

event date Thu 27 May 2010 venue KCCUK posted

The theme of the KCC’s film screenings this month is the Family. Earlier this month we had a nice warm cuddly film bursting with family values. This coming Thursday 27 May is the innocent-sounding “A Good Lawyer’s Wife”. But the Korean title, 바람난 가족, translates literally as “Unfaithful family”. Kim Kyu-hyun, one of koreanfilm.org’s reviewers, … [Read More]

Historians, clerks and accountants: Methodological issues in the use of sources on Chosŏn History

event date Fri 21 May 2010 venue SOAS posted

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]

Changrae Lee at Asia House

event date Mon 24 May 2010 posted

Details of Changrae Lee’s appearance in London as part of the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature. Although the press release below mentions Lee’s Native Speaker, LKL’s preferred novel by Lee is A Gesture Life. We are looking forward to his new book, The Surrendered. Chang-Rae Lee – The Surrendered In conversation with Erica Wagner … [Read More]

Jo Seong-hee at Canary Wharf

event date 12 May - 02 Jul 2010 posted

Regular visitors to this site may be familiar with the work of photographer Jo Seong-hee. As well as photo essay of Korean traditional dancer Yi Chuljin composed for this site, she has exhibited in various places including a group photography show at the Photo-Space Gallery in Commercial Road: Uncertain States. In Uncertain States, Jo exhibited … [Read More]

Barefoot Ki-bong at the KCC

event date Thu 13 May 2010 venue KCCUK posted

News of this month’s first film screening at the KCC: Film title: Barefoot Ki-bong, 2006, 100mins Director: Kwon Su-kyung Cast: Shin Hyeon-jun, Kim Su-mi Genre: Drama / Comedy Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, The Korean Cultural Centre, Grand Buildings, The Strand, London WC2N 5BW Time: Thursday, 13th May, 7:00pm Last week was Children’s Day (5 May) and … [Read More]

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

event date Fri 14 May 2010 venue SOAS posted

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]

“Antique” to screen at Terracotta Film Fest

event date 06 May - 09 May 2010 posted

Now in its second year, the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is 6-9 May 2010. The there’s loads of great films to see, and the Korean interest is provided by Antique on Saturday 8 May 2010 at 13:15 at the Prince Charles Cinema. LKL’s Saharial called it “a delicious slice of feel-good cinema“: Screening: Saturday … [Read More]