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The GW Institute for Korean Studies at the George Washington
University is pleased to announce the publication of the Journal of Korean Studies Spring
2022 issue.<br>
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The articles are available online through <a href="http://read.dukeupress.edu/" target="_blank">read.dukeupress.edu</a> and Project MUSE, including for individuals not affiliated with a subscribing
institution.</span></p>

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are also pleased to announce the winner of the journal’s inaugural Outstanding
Article Award for 2021. This year’s recipients are Dr. Howard Kahm and Dr. Dennis
Lee for their article “Begging for Rain: Economic and Social Effects of Climate
in the Early Koryŏ Period” that appears in the spring issue (issue 26, no. 1).</span></p>

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Outstanding Article Award is given to one paper that appears in the journal
each year and is chosen based on its originality, contribution to Korean
Studies and other fields, and the work’s depth of analysis. Dr. Kahm and Dr.
Lee’s paper offers an innovative approach to Koryŏ history that blends the
environmental sciences with a rigorous assessment of period sources.</span></p>

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those interested, we have put up an interview with both co-authors of this
article that can be found in the JKS author interview series playlist </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">at:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhM_IyUMR-i3585GzlU_H3YWvZCsTSCDo" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhM_IyUMR-i3585GzlU_H3YWvZCsTSCDo</span></a></span></p>

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publishing quality articles in all disciplines on a broad range of topics
concerning Korea, both historical and contemporary. JKS encourages
transnational and interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship.<br>
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JKS welcomes submissions year round for publication in the spring
issue. For more information please visit <<a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-korean-studies/" target="_blank">https://www.dukeupress.edu/<span style="text-decoration-line:none">journal</span>-of-<span style="text-decoration-line:none">korean</span>-<span style="text-decoration-line:none">studies</span>/</a>> <a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-korean-studies/" target="_blank">https://www.dukeupress.edu/<span style="text-decoration-line:none">journal</span>-of-<span style="text-decoration-line:none">korean</span>-<span style="text-decoration-line:none">studies</span>/</a></span></p>

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