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Papers<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">202</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> SNU International Conference for Contemporary Korean
Studies</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;text-align:center;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> August 2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-2</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 202</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
<b>Location:</b> Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Korea as</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Method</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The SNU Institute for Contemporary Korean Studies
is pleased to announce the 2026 Annual International Conference, to be held at
Seoul National University in the summer of 2026. Building on the continued
success of this conference series, the event aims to provide a vibrant
interdisciplinary forum for critical scholarship on Korea and beyond.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year\u2019s theme, <b><i>Korea as Method</i></b>,
invites participants to move beyond treating Korea merely as an empirical case
or regional object of study. Instead, the conference proposes Korea as a <b>methodological,
theoretical, and epistemic lens</b> through which broader social, political,
economic, cultural, and historical configurations and relations can be
rethought and rearticulated.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The notion of \u201cKorea as Method\u201d raises several
critical questions: How can Korea serve not only as an object of analysis but
also as a <b>source of concepts, comparisons, and critiques</b>? What kinds of
theoretical insights emerge when Korean historical experiences\u2014such as
colonization and division, developmentalism and democratization,
authoritarianism and social movements, as well as the global circulation of
Korean popular culture in the context of digital transformation\u2014are taken
seriously as generative sites of knowledge production? How might Korean cases
unsettle dominant theoretical frameworks or contribute to alternative ways of
understanding modernity, capitalism, democracy, statehood, identity, and
culture?<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">By foregrounding Korea as a methodological
vantage point, this conference seeks to foster conversations that are both
grounded in Korean realities and oriented toward broader comparative and global
debates. We particularly encourage contributions that reflect on <b>methodological
innovation, theoretical translation, comparative strategies, and epistemic
reflexivity</b> in contemporary Korean studies.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We welcome submissions that engage with, but are not
limited to, the following themes:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Korea as a site of theory-building and
conceptual innovation<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Methodological reflections in Korean
studies: comparison, translation, and contextualization<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rethinking modernity, capitalism, and
development through Korean experiences<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Democracy, authoritarianism, and political
transformation in comparative perspective<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">State, citizenship, and governance in and
beyond Korea<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Korean social movements, labor, and civil
society as comparative reference points<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Gender, family, and reproduction in Korea as
global questions<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Religion, spirituality, and ethics in Korean
contexts<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cultural production, media, and popular
culture as analytical lenses<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Digitalization, platform economies, and
technological change in Korea<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Epistemological debates in area studies and
global knowledge production<span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Other themes relevant to contemporary Korean
studies are also welcome.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Languag</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">e<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The official languages of
the conference are English and Korean. Abstracts must be submitted in English.
Interpretation services will be available during the conference as needed.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Live Streaming and
Recording</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
The conference proceedings will be recorded for archival purposes and may be
made available on the Institute\u2019s website. Selected sessions may also be
live-streamed via YouTube. If you prefer not to be recorded or included in the
live stream, please indicate this in your submission.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Registration Fee<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There is no registration fee for
this conference. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Limited </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">financial support may be available
for graduate student</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">present</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ers</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission
Types<span></span></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Individual Papers:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 15-20 minute presentations<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panels:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 3-5 papers plus a discussant and a chair<span></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Word Limits<span></span></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panel abstracts: 250 words (accompanied by 3-5 individual
paper abstracts of 200 words each and short bios of the presenters)<span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paper abstracts: 200 words (accompanied by a short bio
of the presenter; only one paper presentation is allowed per person)<span></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission
Deadline<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please submit panel and paper
abstracts by </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">March</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">10</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, 202</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, to the following email address: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:snucks2026@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">snucks202</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">@gmail.com</span></b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The program committee will notify
applicants of acceptance decisions by </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, 202</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For further information or
inquiries, please contact the organizing committee at the same email address.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> We look forward to receiving your submissions and to
welcoming scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives to the conference.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hyeong-Ki Kwon, PhD<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director, SNU Contemporary Korean Studies<span></span></span></p>
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International Relations, SNU<span></span></span></p>
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