Please join us for a conversation with Min Jin Lee, author of the bestselling novel Pachinko (2017). Few literary works have received the global attention that Pachinko has in recent years as the novel was translated into numerous languages, achieved universal critical acclaim, and spawned an award-winning TV show. In many respects, the book and its author stand at … [Read More]
Event tag: Ra Jong-yil Lecture
Ra Jong-yil Lecture 2023 – Dr Chung Sye-kyun
As U.S. national power, which has created and supported the international order for the past 70 years, has declined relatively, the international order is now entering a transformational phase. The Pax Americana system, or the American-centered uni-polar system, an international order based on liberalism and rules, no longer works. With the current system not working … [Read More]
Ra Jong-yil Lecture 2021 – Professor Victor D Cha
This year’s Ra Jong-yil Lecture for Cambridge’s Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies will be given by Victor Cha, this Friday lunchtime. Korea’s Place in Coalitional Diplomacy Friday, 11 June 2021 13:00 – 14:30 (UK time) The talk will be held via Zoom | registration required via this link The international system today is … [Read More]
[Cambridge] Ra Jong-yil Lecture – Professor Carter Eckert
This year’s Ra Jong-yil Lecture at Cambridge will be given by Professor Carter Eckert from Harvard University: The US in the Making of South Korean Militarism (1945-1961). The Shasha Suite | Westminster College | Madingley Road | Cambridge Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 – 17:00 to 19:00 Militarism has been deeply intertwined with Korean history and … [Read More]
Event news: Ambassador Kathleen Stephens gives Ra Jong-yil Annual Lecture
This Friday’s annual Ra Jong-yil lecture in Cambridge will be given by Kathleen Stephens, former US ambassador to the ROK. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. Lessons from Korea Ra Jong-yil Annual Lecture at Cambridge Friday, 3 June 2016, 5:00 pm (RSVP in advance to [email protected]) Darwin College, Old Library Ambassador Kathleen Stephens … [Read More]
Inside North Korea – Life, Love, and The Leader
Ambassador John Everard, British Ambassador to North Korea from 2006-2008, delivers the 2013 Ra Jong-Yil Lecture in Korean Studies in the Umney Theatre, Robinson College, Tuesday 3 December, 5pm Inside North Korea – Life, Love, and The Leader Ambassador Everard will talk about his experiences there and about the lives both of the North Koreans … [Read More]
Bruce Cumings in Cambridge
In the second Ra Yong-yil lecture, Bruce Cumings, author of Korea’s Place in the Sun, comes to Robinson College to talk about North Korea. Details below: “The US and North Korea: Dealing with Irrationality” PROFESSOR BRUCE CUMINGS University of Chicago (USA) The Ra Jong-Yil Lecture in Korean Studies FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER, 2009 UMNEY THEATRE, ROBINSON … [Read More]
Inaugural Ra Jong-yil lecture in Cambridge
Cambridge University is celebrating its first dedicated Korean Studies post with a new series of lectures. The Ra Jong-yil Annual Lecture Series in Korean Studies will be launched by Dr Ra Jong-yil himself, who will talk on ‘The Discovery of the World – A Korean Perspective‘ The lecture is to be held at 5pm on … [Read More]