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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The University at Buffalo’s Asia Research Institute is pleased to share information about our First Annual Korean Studies Symposium,
<i><a href="https://calendar.buffalo.edu/event/genre-gender-and-language-in-korean-film-and-drama-2/">Genre, Gender, and Language in Korean Film and Drama</a>.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Ixja-rV_0GT4qLpax6vJRg1anxv758ZbqYDlrOSHuw/edit">Click here for a full schedule of symposium events</a>, including keynotes, film screening, literary reading,
panels, and abstracts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The reading by Matthew Salesses from his latest novel
<i>The Sense of Wonder </i>on April 11 will be on Zoom, and the panels and keynotes on April 14-15 will be hybrid events. See the links to join below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are in the Western New York area and would like to attend, please email
<a href="mailto:koreanfilm2023@buffalo.edu">koreanfilm2023@buffalo.edu</a> to let us know we can expect you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bruce Acker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Director, Asia Research Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">716.645-2580<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:backer@buffalo.edu">backer@buffalo.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Sense of Wonder: A K-drama Literary Reading<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Matthew Salesses, Columbia University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 11, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8-9:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">VIA ZOOM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErcOGvrD0pE9UHrO6h61ixoIsmSx99PP-H">Click here to register for the Zoom event</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The eighth book by bestselling Korean American author Matthew Salesses,
<i>The Sense of Wonder </i>blends themes of K-drama and basketball to examine racism, injustices, challenges, and tensions experienced by Asian Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Author Q&A moderated by Kelly Rich, Harvard University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Korean Cinema and the Single Woman: Korean Women Filmmakers through Yim Soon-rye<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Molly Hyo Kim, Hanyang University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">With screening of <i>Waikiki Brothers
</i>(2001), directed by Yim Soon-rye<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 13, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">6-9:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tri-Main Center, 2495 Main St., Buffalo, Suite 530
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The event is hosted by Squeaky Wheel, and will take place at Journey’s End Refugees Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Molly Hyo Kim is Adjunct Professor of the College of Humanities at Hanyang University. She has published her works in Acta Koreana, the Journal of Cultural Studies, and the International
Journal of Korean History. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Discussion moderated by Ekrem Serdar, curator at Squeaky Wheel, and Margaret Rhee, assistant professor of Media Study at UB and the New School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Genre, Gender and Language in Korean Film and Drama<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Keynotes, panels and special presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 14, 10 am – 5:45 pm, Capen 10, UB North Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Keynote address by Joseph Jeon, Professor of English, UC-Irvine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 15, Capen 240, 10:30 am – 5:00 pm, UB North Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Keynote address by Nam Lee, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, Chapman University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Featuring scholars from the U.S., Asia and Europe examining a wide range of topics in Korean film and television, including sexuality, LGBTQ representation, translation, violence
and popular productions like <i>Squid Game </i>and <i>Parasite</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Ixja-rV_0GT4qLpax6vJRg1anxv758ZbqYDlrOSHuw/edit?usp=sharing">View the full schedule here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/95170782173?pwd=WVNXTU9ESkt3bTVDNitDOWpXalFZQT09">Join by Zoom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Symposium events are sponsored by the Academy of Korean Studies, Asia Research Institute, Asian Studies Program, Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Center, UB Departments of Media Study, English, Global Gender and
Sexuality Studies, Art, Linguistics, Global Film Studies Minor Program, Gender Institute and UB Humanities Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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