Clans have played a significant role in Korean society for centuries. Even in contemporary times, they maintain their relevance by affording people social, political, and economic capital. Despite their emphasis on legitimate bloodlines, however, clans are also imagined communities as kinship in Korea is more often than not based on claims of spurious nature. Thus, … [Read More]
People: Nuri Kim
KCC Seminar Series: Inventing Bloodlines
Join the KCCUK on Thursday, 27 March 2025, at 6:30pm for a special lecture by Professor Nuri Kim, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University of Cambridge. This talk will examine the historical and cultural significance of lineage and ancestry in modern Korea. Inventing Bloodlines: Claiming and Contesting Ancestry in Modern Korea Almost every … [Read More]
Japanese Nativism and Its Colonial Legacy
Thanks to 앤서방 for drawing this interesting-looking talk to our attention: Japanese Nativism and Its Colonial Legacy: Imagining Divine Origins of the Korean Writing System Cambridge University East Asia Seminar Speaker: Dr Nuri Kim Monday 7 February 2022 – 5:30pm via Zoom | Register to attend In this talk, Dr. Kim traces how Japanese nativist … [Read More]