[KS] [2026 Connections] KUGS Conference&Koreanist Meet-up (Registration Open)

[Songhee Lee (Korea Univ)]

Dear all,
We are delighted to announce the upcoming 13th KUGS Conference and 2026 Summer Connections Scholars in Conversation & Koreanist Meet-Up, proudly hosted by the Korea University Institute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration.
The first day is dedicated to graduate student paper presentations fot 13th Korea University Graduate Student Conference and and second day to Koreanist Meet-up.
This year's gathering brings together authors of recently published monographs on a shared theme — Ceremonies of Power: Ritual and Diplomacy in Korea–China Relations — for a series of book talks, followed by a networking reception for Korean Studies scholars based in Korea and abroad. We sincerely hope many of you will join us to connect, share insights, and build valuable relationships within our academic community.
Event Details: ▐ Date: July 8-9, 2026 ▐ Venue: Korea University▐ Language: Korean / English
Registration: https://forms.gle/ipGrrSiFns5sY4MU9Please note that this page will be closed on July 2. 
After that, please contact directly at  Songhee Lee (songhee3101 at korea.ac.kr, Meet-up) and Ju-gyeong Do (jk97315 at hanmail.net, KUGS). Schedule:July 8 KUGS Conference▐ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM  (Inchon Memorial Hall, Rooms 5 & 6 인촌기념관 5, 6회의실)
10:00–10:10  Opening Ceremony Session A (10:10–11:40)  Land, Environment, and the Body  [Room 6]  · Ken Park (Univ. of Virginia)  · Daeyeal Lee (Korea Univ.)  · Mijin Kim (Univ. of Cambridge)
  Moderator: Seoyoon Choi | Discussant: Taehyun Kim (Institute of Seoul Studies, Seoul Univ.)
  Session B (13:00–14:30)  Visual Culture and Material Culture  [Room 5]  · Seunghan (Sung Korea Univ.)   · Doris Yixuan Tang (UCLA)   · Seohyun Chung (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
  Moderator: Junghyun Lee | Discussant: Masha Kobzeva (Korea Univ. Institute for Sinographic Literatures and Philology)

  Session C (13:00–14:30)  Cold War, Nation, and Ideology  [Room 6]  · Intaek Hong (Univ. of Washington)   · Kie Kang (Univ. of Tokyo)   · Manjoong Kim (SUNY Binghamton)
  Moderator: HyunJeong Lee | Discussant: Hongseok Seo (Korea Univ. Center for Korean History)

  Session D (14:50–16:10)  War, Colonialism, and Resistance  [Room 5]  · Damhee Shin (George Washington Univ.)   · Muntaha Abed (Birzeit Univ. / SNU)
  Moderator: Hyunjun Brian Kim | Discussant: Gwangsoon Lim (RIKS, Korea Univ.)

  Session E (14:50–16:10)  Migration, Diaspora, and the Transnational  [Room 6]  · Jeong-taek Lim (Univ. at Albany)   · Juan Manuel Del Real (UCLA)
  Moderator: Junghyun Lee | Discussant: Justin Youngchan Choi (University of Oxford)

  16:30–17:00  Closing Ceremony  17:00–       Dinner
July 9 Koreanist Meet-up▐ 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM: Scholars in Conversation (at Central Plaza 중앙광장 B1 CCL)Ceremonies of Power: Ritual and Diplomacy in Korea–China Relations1:00 – 2:15 PM｜Ch'oe Chongsŏk (최종석), 조선의 프로토타입, 원 복속기 외교의례의 전환과 그 역사적 유산 (역사비평사, 2025)2:30 – 3:45 PM｜Sixiang Wang, Boundless Winds of Empire (Columbia University Press, 2023)4:00 – 5:15 PM｜Kim Chang-su (김창수), 조선·청 관계와 사신외교 (전남대학교출판문화원, 2023)▐ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Koreanist Meet-Up (at Central Plaza 중앙광장 B1 CCL, Networking Reception)
All are warmly welcome to join us for an engaging afternoon of scholarly exchange and a valuable opportunity for networking. We eagerly anticipate your presence and look forward to an enriching gathering.
Best regards,Songhee Lee Research ProfessorInstitute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration
Korea University, Seoul

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