Join CKS on Wednesday, May 29 from 4:30-6pm in Thomson Hall room 317 for the launch of Professor Ha Yong-Chool’s latest monograph, Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea. This event will be hosted in a book talk format moderated by Professor Jonathan Warren and discussed by Professor Robert Pekkanen. Click here to register or

Jackson School Professor and CKS Director Yong-Chool Ha has recently published the book “Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea” (University of Washington Press, 2024). Within the book, Ha — the director for the Center for Korea Studies at the University of Washington — examines the social consequences of late industrialization in South Korea.

On Friday, March 22, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm ET, CKS Director Yong-Chool Ha will give a book talk at George Washington University’s Institute for Korea Studies discussing his latest publication, Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea. Those note located in the D.C. area are invited to join the talk online. Please click here

The current issue of the magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) includes an article about relay translation, specifically the translation of Russian texts into Korean via Japanese translations, based predominantly on work by Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Literature, Heekyoung Cho. The article is premised on research within Professor Cho’s book,

Wednesday, Mar, 13, 2024, 03:30 – 5:30 p.m. Allen Auditorium Click here to register Join the Department of Asian Languages & Literature, the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the UW China Studies Program, and the East Asia Center for “Screening Queer Hong Kong,” a screening of “Always My Child” (Hong Kong, 2011, 24 mins) and

Spring registration is less than a month away! Join Center for Korea Studies faculty a diverse range of coursework.   JSIS A 213: The Korean Peninsula and World Politics Instructor: Yong-Chool Ha Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-4:20 Location: CDH 105 Credits: 5 SLN: 15865 Course Description Introduces Korean politics, economics, society, and international

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Professors Heekyoung Cho and Ungsan Kim were awarded individual Simpson Center Fellowships. Professor Cho is the recipient of a Digital Humanities Summer Fellowship for her project entitled, Building an Online Translation Database of Korean Literature. Professor Kim was awarded a Society of Scholars Fellowship for his project entitled, Future Imperfect: Crisis,

On Monday, October 9, 2023, CKS Director Yong-Chool Ha and Interim Associate Director Ian Oates visited the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana (UM) to participate in their Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Korea-U.S. Alliance cohosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle. The event

Join Professor Ungsan Kim this winter for a brand new course, ASIAN207/CMS272A – Haunted by History: Asian Horror Cinema! Haunted by History: Asian Horror Cinema ASIAN 207A / CMS 272A Instructor: Prof. Ungsan Kim What makes Asian horror so unique? Why is Asian horror so popular among the global audience? Along with the uncanny thrills

Winter registration is fast approaching! Join Center for Korea Studies faculty this winter for a diverse range of coursework. JSIS 484 A: Economics and Business in Korea and China Instructor: Keun Lee (Seoul National University) Date and Time: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-12:20pm Credits: 5 Course Description This course addresses key issues and aspects that have