An exciting few days are coming up focusing on one of Korea’s most popular cultural exports. I’m particularly looking forward to the screening of the film version of IRIS. As for most KCC-sponsored events, pre-registration is required via [email protected] Tuesday 23 September SOAS London University 17:30-19:30 Global Korean Wave Seminar Seminar about Korean Dramas by … [Read More]
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Autumn 2014 series of evening seminars at SOAS
A crisis in democracy and a role of progressive parties in Korea Hoechan Roh (former president of Justice Party in Korea) 19 September 2014, 5:15 – 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square | College Buildings | Khalili Lecture Theatre Biography Roh Hoechan is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor’s degree in politics from Korea … [Read More]
The Sounds of Korea: Old and New, East and West – at SOAS
After last year’s successful and varied concert, the SOAS Korean Drumming Society and friends return for another evening of Korean music. This year we get a rare opportunity to hear some Yun Isang. The Sounds of Korea: Old and New, East and West The SOAS Korean Drumming Society Date: 9 June 2013, 7.00 pm Venue: … [Read More]
An evening with Bae Suah at SOAS
Another highly recommended event linked to the London Book Fair 2014 cultural programme coordinated by the British Council: Border States and Mother Tongues: an evening with Bae Suah Wednesday 11 June 2014, 17.15-20.00 Room B104 (Brunei Gallery Building, 1st floor), SOAS, University of London, London WC1H 0XG. Bae Suah, currently in residence at Writers’ Centre … [Read More]
Gong Ji-young on tuna sandwiches, Jane Eyre and manual labour
Gong Ji-young was passing through London on her way to the Hay Literary Festival. Saturday would involve dinner with Stephen Fry as president of the Festival, together with other authors. Sunday morning, hopefully without a hangover, she would be sharing the stage with British author Ned Beauman in a conversation with Granta online poetry editor … [Read More]
Gong Ji-young in conversation with Grace Koh
So you thought you were done with the London Book Fair? Think again. As part of the ongoing programme which the British Council reminded us about at the Fair, it’s about more than just the three days in April. For starters, LKL hasn’t finished writing it all up yet… But more importantly Gong Ji-young’s in … [Read More]
Love, Korean Style! Drama and the Korean Wave
An addition to the Spring term series of seminars at SOAS, given by the director of Winter Sonata and other famous TV drama series. Love, Korean Style! Drama and the Korean Wave Director Yun Seokho (Winter Sonata & SOAS Visiting Scholar) Date: 7 March 2014, 5:15 – 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square, College Buildings Room … [Read More]
Gangnam Style? Plastic Surgery and Biopolitics in South Korea
A new addition to the list of SOAS seminars this term: Gangnam Style?: Plastic Surgery and Biopolitics in South Korea Dr So Yeon Leem (Sociology, LSE) Date: 28 February 2014 5:15 – 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room G50 Abstract South Korea is a plastic surgery nation, where the biopolitics of plastic surgery … [Read More]
One Fine Day: Short Film & Discussion of Korean Media Art in London
This coming Friday’s evening seminar at SOAS takes the form of a short film screening followed by Q&A. Well worth the time. One Fine Day Korean Short Film and Media Art in London Ingeun Kim (Director, Royal College of Art) / Sukho Yun (Director of Winter Sonata) 24 January 2014, Russell Square: College Buildings, G50, … [Read More]
SOAS evening seminars: Spring 2014 series
Here are the talks in the Spring 2014 series of seminars at SOAS, together with their abstracts. 17 January 2014 Buddhism in contemporary South-Korean society 24 January 2014 One Fine Day: Korean Short Film and Media Art in London 7 February 2014 Twelve gasa poetry in the context of Korean literature development: re-thinking the approach … [Read More]
CFP for South Korean Screen Culture Conference 2014
In 2014 the “Years of Radical Change” Korean Screen Culture Conference moves to Sheffield, after two successful years at SOAS. The Call for Papers has just been issued. CFP for South Korean Screen Culture Conference 2014 Friday 13 – Saturday 14 June 2014 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom Call for presentations: The Korean Screen … [Read More]
The Gangjeong campaign continues: the mayor speaks at SOAS
Following on from the informative documentary screening and thoughtful discussion at SOAS last Friday, the campaign against the Jeju naval base is lucky to secure a visit from the mayor of Gangjeong, to talk about the struggle. If the event has nearly as much impact as last Friday, this will be well worth going to. … [Read More]
The autumn season of evening seminars at SOAS
The programme of evening seminars at SOAS for October and November is set out below. Briefly, the agenda is: Thursday 17 October: North Korean nukes Friday 18 October: Economic Democracy in South Korea Friday 25 October: Anxiety and Nostalgia of Korean Contemporary Artists Friday 15 November: North Korean army in the Economy of North Korea … [Read More]
Crime and Punishment in Chosŏn Korea
Three years ago SOAS held a conference entitled Historians, clerks and accountants: Methodological issues in the use of sources on Chosŏn History. One of the more interesting elements of that day was a consideration of court records of criminal trials and a discussion of Joseon dynasty autopsy techniques. The speaker, Kim Ho, returns this Friday … [Read More]
No Blood No Tears to screen at SOAS
As if there wasn’t already enough going on this Thursday, SOAS have added another attraction: No Blood, No Tears 피도 눈물도 없이 (2002) Director Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Jeon Do-yeon Date: 20 June 2013 5:15 – 8:00 PM Venue: SOAS Faber Building Room FG01 Abstract The Korean wave, also named Hallyu, has been feeding the interest … [Read More]
Collaboration and adaptation for inspiration – the second SOAS Years of Radical Change conference
SOAS’s second Years of Radical Change conference, held 31 May – 1 June this year, expanded its remit to deal with Korean screen culture in its widest sense. We are used to conferences about South Korean films, but this year TV and video games were among the topics discussed. And on the second day of … [Read More]