Academy of Korean Studies and the University of Washington

On October 24th, 2011, the Center for Korea Studies signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), and became the recipient of the Overseas Leading University Program for Korean Studies grant, part of the AKS' Korean Studies Promotion Service. This grant will bring an additional $1 million to the Korea Studies program at the University of Washington.   This is a historic event, not only because is it the second time the University of Washington has received such a grant from AKS, but also because this year the UW is one of only three recipients nationally, and one of only six worldwide.  Starting this autumn,  the grant will provide greatly increased funding for research, events, scholarships, and other projects at the Center for Korea Studies.

Dr. Tae-Ung Baik -  “Criminal Process in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: The Origin of Human Rights Violations”

Wednesday, February 15th, 3:30PM

Thomson Hall 317
(refreshments provided)

The image of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been portrayed in different ways in front of the international community, which reflects the security, humanitarian, and human rights concerns of the world. Dr. Baik attempts to gauge the seriousness of human rights violations by looking into the criminal process in the country.

Young Wan Song, Korean Consul General of Seattle:  "North Korea's Nuclear Program after Kim Jong-il"

Wednesday, January 26th, 2:00-4:00PM

Kane Hall, Walker Ames Room

(refreshments provided)

"It is difficult to predict whether the succession from Kim Jong-il to his son will go smoothly in the long run. However, it is predictable that North Korea will choose, for the sake of its own survival, the time-tested tactic of repression at home and extortion from its neighbors, not to mention its most valuable and dangerous asset: its nuclear program."

Twice Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship in the Korean DMZ

Monday, January 23 @ 11:00AM

Thomson Hall Room 317

 (refreshments provided)

This lecture looks into a specific kind of political border crosser who transgresses the most strictly guarded inter-Korean border not only once, but twice: the first time to the other side, and the second time to come back to the place of their origin by crossing the DMZ.

Suk-Young Kim is Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators

LTI Korea holds the annual translation contest to help qualified amateur translators build up their professionalism.

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The Journal of Korean Studies

Volume 16 No. 2 (Fall 2011) Thematic Issue

"Unsettling the National in Korean Cinema" Guest Editor: JungBong Choi (New York University) Available in digital format. Click here.

Register for the 2012 Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)!

Test Date: April 14, 2012

Location: UW Seattle Campus

Registration Period:  January 16 - February 14, 2012

Please click the image at left to go to the TOPIK homepage, or here for more information regarding the 2012 TOPIK to be held on the UW campus.

Book Launch Party!

December 2, 2011 3:30-5:00pm

Thomson Hall Room 317

Please join the Center for Korea Studies and friends in celebrating the publication of our newest book, Reassessing the Park Chung Hee Era: 1961-1979.

"In just over three decades, South Korea transformed itself from an underdeveloped, agrarian country into an affluent, industrialized one. At the same time, democracy replaced a long series of military authoritarian regimes. These historic changes began under President Park Chung Hee, who seized power through a military coup in 1961 and ruled South Korea until his assassination on October 26, 1979."

Korea Days Seattle:  Negotiating with North Korea Policy Round Table & Buk and Blues East Meets West Music Performance

Policy Roundtable:

November 14 @ 3PM

Petersen Room, Allen Library

RSVP

Buk and Blues:  November 14 @ 7PM

Kane Hall Auditorium 210

RSVP

Ambassador Thomas C. Hubbard, Ambassador Mark Minton, and Bob Carlin, Visiting Fellow, Stanford University, will hold a policy round table in the afternoon, followed in the evening by a Korean blues jam performance entitled Buk and Blues with musicians Vongku Pak, John Chang, and Jorge Mesa.

Encounter 2011

Thursday November 3rd 3-5PM

Thomson Hall Room 135

Authors Ha Sŏng-nan and Han Yu-ju and translator Bruce Fulton will appear at five
American universities in North America in November 2011 for a series of bilingual
readings and discussions. The tour begins in Seattle with a bilingual reading at the University Bookstore November 2 @7PM and will also include literary events at the University of Washington, November 3; the University of California, Irvine; Brigham Young University; the University of Minnesota; and the University of Georgia. During these visits the American reading public can meet two of contemporary Korea’s most promising fiction writers, hear samples of their works read in Korean and in English translation, and purchase copies of
the authors’ works in translation.

Hiding - Screening by Liberty in North Korea

Find out more about the plight of North Korean refugees and how the international community can take part in bringing about effective change.

Please join the Students for Korea Studies for a screening of "Hiding", LiNK's newest documentary, followed by a discussion with LiNK representatives.

October 20th, 2011
@7:00pm
@Miller 301

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13 May 2011 - Colloquium Speaker: Hyung Gu Lynn

Embracing the Doppelganger:
North Korea in Recent South Korean Films

This talk deals with representations of North Korea in several recent South Korean films.  More information..

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24 May 2011 - Colloquium Speaker:

Jonathan Best

Hidden Histories:
Evidence of a Marriage Alliance between the Silla and Japanese Ruling Houses in the Late Seventh Century.  The twelfth-century Samguk sagi, and especially its chronicles of Silla and Paekche...   Read more...

21 May 2011 - TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE ON KOREAN STUDIES FOR K-12 WASHINGTON STATE TEACHERS

Mark Peterson, Clark Sorensen and Mary O'Connor will speak on Korean Arts, Education, History, and North Korea Today.  Cost includes presentations, resource packet, Korean lunch, and 6 clock hours. Register here.

Colonial Rule in Korea Workshop

Organized by Professor Yong-chool Ha, the Workshop on the International Impact of Colonial Rule in Korea was held over November 19‐20, 2010 and featured the work of ten scholars from around the world. Co‐sponsored by the Northeast Asian History Foundation and the Academy of Korean Studies, the workshop was organized into three forums of lively discussion on (1) colonial policies for forging an image of Korea, (2) colonial Korea’s percep8on of foreign societies, and (3) foreign societies’ perception of colonial Korea. The manuscripts presented during the workshop are under revision and will soon be published in a forthcoming edited volume. 

Sochon Foundation's First Endowment in the US

 In 2007 Madame Sochon Park, founder of the Sochon Foundation, visited the University of Washington to establish the foundation's first endowed scholarship in the United States. The Sochon Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student in Korea Studies.