<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear friends,</div><div><br></div><div>We thank everyone who has become a member of Korean Literature Association (KLA). <br></div><div><br></div><div>We have a new feature for you to provide your name and affiliation so that we can keep a record of our members. It is strictly for sending information on our conferences. <br></div><div><u>Even if you have already paid your membership fee, please fill-out the form.</u><br></div><div><br></div><div>Please visit our website: <a href="http://korlit.org/wp/membership/">http://korlit.org/wp/membership/</a> and fill-out the Google form under <b>MEMBER INFORMATION</b>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>For those who have not joined us, we encourage you to join. Korean Literature Association (KLA) is a non-profit organization for academics and graduate students. <br><h5><font size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">We engage in critical endeavors that question and expand the fields
of Korean literature, film, and cultural studies across forms, genres,
and periods through comparative analyses of textual and visual
narratives. We promote collaboration, support, and mentoring of scholars
at all levels, and facilitate exchanges of innovative ideas about
teaching and research. Programs sponsored by the KLA include annual
academic conferences, workshops, and public events that enhance the
visibility and understanding of Korean literature and culture.</span></font></h5></div><div></div><div>We kindly ask our
members and future members to support the organization with annual
membership fees. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>best,</div><div>Immanuel (President of KLA)</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Immanuel Kim</div><div>The Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud</div><div>Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies<br></div><div>East Asian Languages and Literatures</div><div>The George Washington University</div><div><br></div><div><i>Friend: A Novel from North Korea</i></div><div><a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/friend/9780231195614" target="_blank">https://cup.columbia.edu/book/friend/9780231195614</a></div><div><br></div><div><i>Laughing North Koreans</i></div><div><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793608291/Laughing-North-Koreans-The-Culture-of-Comedy-Films" target="_blank">https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793608291/Laughing-North-Koreans-The-Culture-of-Comedy-Films</a></div><div><br></div><div></div><div></div><div><br></div><div><i>Rewriting Revolution</i></div><div><a href="https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/rewriting-revolution-women-sexuality-and-memory-in-north-korean-fiction/" target="_blank">https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/rewriting-revolution-women-sexuality-and-memory-in-north-korean-fiction/</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>