Notice of a conference organised by the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea – their first Forum and Policy Paper Release Event – on 3 September. Registration will commence from 1.00pm, with the first session beginning at 1.30pm. The event will be held in Room 104 in Senate House. There is limited seating. … [Read More]
Venue: Senate House
Malet Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1E 7HU | [Map]
Recommended event this week: Beautiful Mind charity honours Paralympians
As we approach the end of All Eyes on Korea, the 100-day festival of Korean culture coinciding with the Olympics, South Korea is putting on one final spurt of energy to honour the paralympians. At the Thames Festival this weekend the Korean Village will be screening Marathon – a film about an autistic athlete. I’m … [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]
Conference report: Hallyuwood — Korean Screen Culture Goes Global
I was unable to attend the conference, and I am grateful to Prof Hu Puzhong for this report: The symposium has witnessed a relatively blissful atmosphere probably because the Korean wave and its cultural representation in screen production seem to have become an alternative in a world dominated by the hegemony of Hollywood. Academics from … [Read More]
Conference details: Hallyuwood — Korean Screen Culture
Details of today’s Hallyu conference at the Senate House: Symposium for Screen Studies Hallyuwood: Korean Screen Culture Goes Global Friday, 20 May 2005 Senate House, 10.00‐17.00 “Hallyuwood: Korean Screen Culture Goes Global,” featuring international speakers Professor Koichi Iwabuchi (Waseda University) and Professor Kim Soyoung (Korean National University of Arts), and sponsored by Korean Air and … [Read More]