<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dear KS list members, please note the following online event. Please register using the Google form and a ZOOM link will be sent to you one day prior to the seminar. Hope to see you there. All the best, Sandy</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) presents:</span></b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">LLCL Event Series on Korean Cinema</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></b><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">'Lectures on Arts and Beyond'<br><br></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Professor Brian Yecies (University of Wollongong) and Professor Haerin Shin (Korea University)</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Room S10, Theatre (Bldg 25), 16 Rainforest Walk<span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">, Monash Clayton VIC 3168 & via ZOOM</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="line-height:12.65pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">26th August 2025, 10am-1pm AEST (Melbourne time)<br><br><br></font></p></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><strong style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><b>Event Schedule:</b></strong><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">10-10:10am: Introduction</span><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">10:10-11am: Professor Brian Yecies' talk</span><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">11-11:10am: Break</span><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">11:10-12pm: Professor Haerin Shin's talk</span><br style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual">12-1pm: Open discussion and Q&A<span style="background-color:rgb(240,244,249)">
</span></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/QmFJna3AE5bnf5faA" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif">-----------<br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><div style="text-align:center"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) presents:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash Beyond Borders Korean Studies Seminar Series 2025</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></b><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><i>'Gender Narratives in Korean Aid.'<br><br></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Dr Jae-Eun Noh (Research Fellow at Australian Catholic University)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Room G61, Learning and Teaching Building (LTB), Monash Clayton VIC 3168 & via ZOOM</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt">27th August 2025, 3pm AEST (Melbourne time)<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><b><u>Bio</u></b><u></u><u></u></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Born and raised in South Korea, Dr Jae-Eun Noh is an international development scholar whose research focuses on development policies and practices from human rights perspectives. Jae-Eun\u2019s recent publications examined Korean development policies and practitioners through the lens of emotions, cosmopolitan nationalism in Korea, and Korean migrants\u2019 activism. Jae-Eun is currently working on the global research project, \u201cSolidarity in Global Health\u201d as a Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><b><u>Abstract<br></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Aid policies and practices are shaped by both international and national drivers. The promotion of gender equality in Korean aid has largely been attributed to international influences. This talk explores how women\u2019s economic empowerment is conceptualised and implemented in Korean aid, considering both international and national factors. </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Korea has strengthened its commitment to gender mainstreaming in its aid projects by adopting policies and guidelines for gender equality and increasing gender-related ODA. However, Korea has also been experiencing a gender backlash, as demonstrated in its two recent presidential elections. In addition, despite its long history and notable achievements in the women\u2019s rights movements, Korea still exhibits a significant gender gap, particularly in economic terms. </p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">An analysis of project reports identified four key misconceptions, which reflect Korea\u2019s discourses on gender and development, and present barriers to adopting a transformative approach to gender equality. This talk will add new insights by highlighting the role of domestic influences on Korean aid and offer suggestions on how Korean aid can advance gender equality.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/m9XaZiQzWd7aSSnX9" target="_blank">here</a> for a ZOOM link.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB">-----</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) presents:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Monash Beyond Borders Korean Studies Seminar Series 2025</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></b><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><i>'<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Status of Gender Equality and Gender Impact Assessment in South Korea'</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><i><br></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt">Dr Dool Soon Kim (Korean Women's Development Institute)</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Room 236, Learning and Teaching Building (LTB), Monash Clayton VIC 3168 & via ZOOM</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt">4th September 2025, 3pm AEST (Melbourne time)</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><b><u>Bio</u></b><u></u><u></u></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Dool Soon Kim has worked a researcher at the Korean Women's Development Institute in South Korea since 2009, where she researches the gender impact assessment of policies and develop mid- to long-term women's policy for governments. She also provide consulting services to central government agencies and local government officials on the implementation of policies from a gender-sensitive perspective.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><b><u>Abstract<br></u></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">How do women live in South Korea today? South Korea has achieved remarkable growth in various areas, including political democratization, economy, society, and culture. In 2024, Korea's nominal GDP ranked 12th in the world. A recent report from the International Monetary Fund has revealed that South Korea now ranks first in the world for soft power. In this context of growth, I will examine how South Korean women experience life from a gender perspective.</p><p style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">Efforts to reduce gender inequality have been made across various sectors. Despite this, gender inequality structures persist. The gender wage gap in South Korea is the widest among OECD countries, and women's participation in senior decision-making positions remains very low. Rigid gender roles still exist in everyday life.</p><p style="color:rgb(31,31,31);font-variant-ligatures:no-contextual;text-align:start">As part of its efforts to address gender inequality, the Korean government conducts a yearly gender impact assessment on various policies. This presentation will examine the operational structure of Korea's gender impact assessment system and examples of policy improvement.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/gVh9geCN5FQ7GcXc9" target="_blank">here</a> for a ZOOM link.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB">Please contact Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub Coordinator<br>Ms Sandy Nguyen for further details.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Sandy.nguyen1@monash.edu" target="_blank">Sandy.Nguyen1@monash.edu</a> </span></p></div></span></font></div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Kind Regards,</span></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Sandy Nguyen</span><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span 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