From schwakjuliette at gmail.com Thu Oct 1 08:54:51 2026 From: schwakjuliette at gmail.com (Juliette S.) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 14:54:51 +0200 Subject: [KS] Europe-Asia Forum 2027 in Brussels Message-ID: Dear Koreanists, For those interested in cross-continental dialogues and comparative research, I am pleased to invite you to submit a panel or paper to the *Europe-Asia Forum 2027* organized by the Institute for European studies (IEE) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). This annual event is organised in Brussels in the hope of bringing together scholars from across Europe and Asia. The 2027 Forum will take place on *9-10 March 2027 at the Institute for European studies, ULB (Brussels, Belgium)*. The 2027 edition is entitled: "*Back to the Future? New Challenges and/or Historical Continuities in Political, Economic and Cultural Conflicts. A Comparison Europe/Asia*”. The IEE-ULB is happy to co-organise this event with EASt (the center for East Asian Studies at the ULB); ICAS (ULB Institute for Critical Areas Studies) and Waseda Brussels Office. The conference is organised under the academic coordination of François Foret and Juliette Schwak and welcomes submissions of both papers and panels. *The deadline for submission is Monday 16 November 2026*. *The full Call for Proposals, including the conference themes, submission guidelines and important deadlines, is available here: **CALL FOR PAPERS - Europe-Asia Forum 2027 - Institut d'Études européennes* *Proposals can be submitted via: **Europe-Asia Forum 2027 - ConfTool Pro - Login* We would be grateful if you could share this call within your networks and with colleagues who may be interested! Best regards, Dr. Juliette Schwak Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the ERC Starting Grant project PENEA, 'Longing for an Economic Past? 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Many scholars have examined the tension between the global and the local in Korean media through the lenses of hybridity, transnational proximity, and hegemonic mimicry. These theoretical concepts have explored the complex and often ambivalent interactions between global and local forces within Korean media and popular culture. Rather than exploring the global and the local in Korean media and popular culture through existing theoretical frameworks, this conference seeks to examine global-local interactions as friction. Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing’s (2005, 4) concept of friction, which she defines as “the awkward, unequal, unstable, and creative qualities of interconnection across difference,” enables us to investigate how “cultures are not only continuously co-produced in the interactions in the form of friction.” Drawing on interdisciplinary methodologies in Korean media and popular culture, this conference aims to explore how Korean cinema, television, music, and digital media reveal complex and dynamic forms of friction, such as genre syncretism, racial and ethnic difference, melodrama and gender, and artificial intelligence. These diverse forms of friction not only enable the formation of global connections but also reflect the intricate processes of cultural negotiation and interaction that occur at the levels of texts, performances, and digital practices. Additionally, the purpose of the conference is to analyze myriad forms of friction in Korean media and popular culture through different methodological frameworks, including genre and textual analysis, platform studies, and fandom studies. By investigating diverse forms of friction in Korean media and pop culture, the conference will address how we might reimagine the global-local entanglements beyond reductive binaries such as universalism vs. specificity, homogeneity vs. heterogeneity, West vs. East, and real vs. artificial. In doing so, the conference will explore how the study of friction within global connections is shaped by complex interactions and negotiations of genre, platforms, and affective sentiments. This two-day conference, supported by the Center for International Affairs (CEFIA) of the Academy of Korean Studies, will bring together junior and senior scholars working in Korean media and popular culture studies across various disciplinary fields. The conference will provide an opportunity for scholars to network, exchange ideas, and receive meaningful feedback on their research projects. Deadline: Please send a 300-word abstract and a 150-word biography to Benjamin Han at benhan at iu.edu. The abstract submission deadline is October 31, 2026. Accepted abstracts will be notified at the end of November. Abstracts from junior scholars are especially welcome. Presenters will be required to submit a full manuscript of their paper prior to the conference. Submitted papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal or an edited volume. Conference Support: Due to limited funding, we will only be able to fully fund airfare for scholars based in North America. All conference presents will be provided with airfare, accommodation, and transportation from Indianapolis International Airport to Indiana University Bloomington. 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Korean Studies: Global Research & Critique Vol. 50, No. 2, 2026 Korean Studies Global Research & Critique Volume 50, Number 2, 2026 Special Issue Korean Poetry in the Global Age Guest-Edited by David Krolikoski [image: image] Cover Artwork by David Krolikoski Access Articles in Project MUSE Editor’s Note Cheehyung Harrison Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002607 Korean Poetry in the Global Age David Krolikoski DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002608 Reclaiming Solitude: Single Womanhood and No Ch’ŏnmyŏng’s Poetics of Celibacy Kyunghee Eo DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002609 The Poetics of Affect in Urban Poetry: Huh Su-kyung’s Cities in Ruins Yoon Jeong Oh DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002610 Lineage of Shame: The Diasporic Influence of Yun Tong-ju upon Zhong Zhang’s “Compatriot Pledge” David Krolikoski DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002611 Kim Hyesoon’s Autobiography of Death as “Diasporic” Text Emily Jungmin Yoon DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002612 Reassessing the Literary-Historical Value of Pak In-hwan’s Modernism Jinhee Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002613 Plain Moon, Clear River: Naïveté and the Soul of Kim Sowŏl’s First Ten Poems Jack Saebyok Jung DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002614 Book Reviews Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee by Peter Banseok Kwon Wonkeun Lee DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002615 Understanding Korean Webtoon Culture: Transmedia Storytelling, Digital Platforms, and Genres by Dal Yong Jin Hannah Granoff DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002616 Against Abandonment: Repertoires of Solidarity in South Korean Protest by Jennifer Jihye Chun and Ju Hui Judy Han Junghun Oh DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/ks.2026.a1002617 Do you have an idea about a special issue? 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We sincerely ask for your continued interest in and support for the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies. (You can download the file by clicking the link at the bottom.) 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원 https://kyu.snu.ac.kr/newsletter/규장각-사계-2026년-가을호뉴스레터-64호/ Best regards, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies 『규장각 사계』 2026년 여름호(뉴스레터 63호) 안녕하십니까. 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원입니다. 한국학에 관심을 기울여주시는 선생님께 『규장각 사계』 2026년 가을호(뉴스레터 64호)를 드립니다. 규장각한국학연구원 소장 대표 기록유산 중 하나인 조선왕조의궤를 표지로 담아보았습니다.자세한 내용은 소식지를 참고해주시기 바랍니다. 앞으로도 저희 규장각한국학연구원에 많은 관심과 성원을 부탁드립니다. (하단의 링크 클릭하시면 파일을 받으실 수 있습니다.) 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원 https://kyu.snu.ac.kr/newsletter/규장각-사계-2026년-가을호뉴스레터-64호/ 규장각한국학연구원 드림 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Department is particularly interested in candidates whose scholarship is inter-disciplinary and inter-regional (within East Asia and beyond) to complement a dynamic and multidisciplinary community of scholars within REALC specializing in Korea, China, Japan, and Russia. Applicants must have a PhD in hand by the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research profile. This position carries a 2-2 teaching load, which will include both survey courses on Korea/East Asia and those informed by the candidate’s research expertise and department’s curricular needs. The candidate is also expected to fully engage in departmental activities and to actively contribute at both the college and university levels. Near native proficiency in both English and Korean is required. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application detailing the track record of their research, one recent representative publication or work-in-progress (25 pages maximum), teaching portfolio (teaching statement that specifies mentoring and teaching plans, two sample syllabi [one lower-level undergraduate course and one upper-level undergraduate course informed by their research expertise], and course evaluations [if available]) and three letters of recommendation through INTERFOLIO https://apply.interfolio.com/193692 . Inquiries about the position can be sent to Dr. Hwisang Cho (hwisang.cho at emory.edu ), the Chair of the Search Committee. Only candidates who are authorized or who can obtain the necessary visa to work in the USA by the start of appointment should apply. Review of applications will start on November 15 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates with disabilities and/or protected veteran status are encouraged to apply. Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suyunkim at gmail.com Tue Oct 6 09:53:53 2026 From: suyunkim at gmail.com (S Kim) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 21:53:53 +0800 Subject: [KS] [Zoom Book Talk] Triangle Republics: Cross-Border Literary Transits between the Cold War Koreas and Japan Message-ID: Dear Korean studies community, We are hosting a Zoom book talk with Jon Kief. The time slot works well for people in Asia, Australia/NZ, and the West Coast of North America. Please feel free to register! Best, Su Yun Kim (University of Hong Kong) For the announcement: https://meal.hku.hk/post/triangle-republics-cross-border-literary-transits-between-the-cold-war-koreas-and-japan For Zoom registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=109751 EVENT DETAILS Modern East Asian Literature Research Cluster presents Emerging Research on Modern East Asian Literature Speaker: I Jonathan Kief, Associate Professor of Korean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Moderator: Su Yun Kim, Associate Professor, Korean Studies, HKU. Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 Time: 9:30-11:00 am (HK Time); 10:30 am-12:00 pm KR, JP *Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 18:30 West Coast (PDT) *Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 21:30 East Coast (EDT) Venue: on Zoom All are welcome. Registration is required. In this talk, I Jonathan Kief introduces his new book, "Triangle Republics: Cross-Border Literary Transits between the Cold War Koreas and Japan" (Columbia UP, 2025), which follows the multi-directional itineraries of literary exchange linking Cold War-era North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. Although the two postcolonial Koreas are typically seen as isolated from each other, Triangle Republics demonstrates that texts continued to circulate between them with the assistance of an array of colleagues in Japan. Highlighting the creative ways in which poets, playwrights, novelists, critics, and academics in these three locations crossed boundaries of language, ideology, and genre, the book offers a new perspective on this era that emphasizes its vibrant, dynamic, and interconnected nature. I Jonathan Kief is Associate Professor of Korean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He is a scholar of modern Korean literature and culture whose research explores the movement of words, sounds, and ideas across the spatial, ideological, and media boundaries of the Cold War era. His first book, Triangle Republics (Columbia UP), was published in 2025. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTION Registration is open from 02/10/2026 10:00(HKT) to 21/10/2026 13:00(HKT) on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration quota for this event is 100. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jonathan Kief (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). *Triangle Republics* is a groundbreaking contribution to literary studies of Korea and beyond, one that turns the production and circulation of texts into the occasion for rethinking the impact of the Cold War on the Korean peninsula and its diaspora. Upending the conventional view of the Korean division as one of separation and antagonism between two diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive cultural spheres, the book reveals how North and South Korean literature surreptitiously formed and transformed each other through the Korean diaspora in Japan. Following the circuit of Korean texts via Japan from 1945 until the 1980s, Kief uncovers the creative ways that writers, critics, and intellectuals crossed the boundaries of nation, language, ideology, and genre to challenge Cold War entrenchments. This required tracking not only Korean language texts, but also Japanese language ones, often published in obscure journals, painstakingly gathered from multiple archives through rigorous research employing cross-disciplinary tools and methods. The result is a work that changes not only what we know about Cold War Korean literature, but also how we might write cultural and intellectual history when the nation-state is no longer assumed to be its natural container. An award ceremony celebrating Professor Kief’s achievement will be held at UC Berkeley on Thursday, March 4, 2027. Established in 2022 to honor Berkeley Political Science Professor and longtime CKS Chair Hong Yung Lee (1939-2017), each year this award and its $10,000 prize recognizes a groundbreaking, English-language academic monograph that advances Korean Studies by combining scholarly merit, research prowess, and methodological innovation. The award recognizes Professor Lee's enduring influence on Korean Studies, but also commitment to situating the field in a broad intellectual landscape. The Center for Korean Studies at UC Berkeley is deeply grateful to all of the authors and publishers who participated in this year’s competition. We would also like to thank Berkeley’s Korean Studies faculty for participating in the first-round selection process; and especially this year’s external second-round review committee: Suzy Kim (Rutgers), Sujung Kim (Hopkins), and Youngju Ryu (Michigan). We will soon make a separate announcement about next year’s competition, which will be open to Korean Studies monographs published in 2025 and 2026. ~~~ *Kelsey R. 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In this workshop, Dr. Min Jung You of Zhejiang University will give a lecture based on the book 『경전의 수사학: 동아시아 삼국의 경학 인식』. The book examines rhetoric as a method of interpreting the classics in premodern East Asia through a comparative study of representative commentaries on the Mencius from Korea, China, and Japan. Focusing on specific elements such as word arrangement, sentence structure, and modes of expression, the lecture will explore both shared and distinctive approaches to interpreting the classics, as well as their literary qualities. We warmly invite all those interested to join us. · Title: 『경전의 수사학: 동아시아 삼국의 경학 인식』 · Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 15:00–17:00 (KST) · Venue: Room 444, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (Bldg. 103), Seoul National University · Speaker: Min Jung You (Zhejiang University) · Moderator: Weonjae Jeong (Seoul National University) · Discussants: Kangjae Lee (Seoul National University), Ho-hun Jeong (Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies) · Language: Korean · Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9HNk4gRjF5YYoDyY-SwXPoqEYJ68X_DqMCokQ1wabs7fxGA/viewform?usp=dialog ※ This workshop will be conducted in Korean. ※ For inquiries, please contact icks at snu.ac.kr (Tel. +82-2-880-9378). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: 2026년 규장각 한국학 특별 워크숍 제2강 포스터.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 452543 bytes Desc: not available URL: From fellowship at aks.ac.kr Wed Oct 7 20:52:16 2026 From: fellowship at aks.ac.kr (=?UTF-8?B?QUtTIEZlbGxvd3NoaXA=?=) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:52:16 +0900 (KST) Subject: [KS] =?utf-8?q?Notice_of_the_198th_AKS_Colloquium_=28Thursday=2C_O?= =?utf-8?q?ctober_29=2C_2=3A00=E2=80=933=3A30_PM_=28KST=29=29?= Message-ID: <6ac6ea7b3fa1112737f96bd0.49566d5c8c83413ea4c5daf7660af22f@aks.ac.kr> Dear all,   The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce the upcoming 198th AKS Colloquium, which will be held online Zoom on Thursday, October 29 at 2PM (KST).   The AKS Colloquium, organized as part of the AKS Fellowship Program, provides a platform for international scholars conducting Korean studies in Korea to present their research and engage in academic exchange. This session will feature presentations by the 2026 AKS Fellowship recipients, who will share the outcomes of their ongoing research. We warmly invite your interest and participation.   * Link to the announcement: https://www.aks.ac.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardArticle.do?nttId=323596&bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000082&menuNo=4010110000&sessionUniqId=USRCNFRM_00000000541     1. Kuo Jiang (쿠오 장), Washington University in St. Louis       Americanized Women on and off Screen: Gender Politics and the Rise of English in Postwar South Korean Cinema (English Presentation)     전후 한국 영화의 젠더 정치와 문화자본으로서의 영어   2. Muntaha Abed (문타하 아베드), Berzeit University     Gendering Uprisings: South Korean and Palestinian Student Mobilization (English Presentation)     봉기의 젠더화: 한국과 팔레스타인의 학생 동원      * A discussion and Q&A session will follow after all presentations. * To participate, please send your registration information to fellowship at aks.ac.kr.    Deadline: Sunday, October 25, 5:00 PM (KST) * Contact: Center for International Affairs, AKS (fellowship at aks.ac.kr)   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rb3029 at columbia.edu Thu Oct 8 11:23:57 2026 From: rb3029 at columbia.edu (Ruth Barraclough) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 11:23:57 -0400 Subject: [KS] Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Message-ID: Dear Korean Studies community, There is a tenure-track position in the Social Sciences at Columbia for someone working in "AI and Society" broadly conceived. 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URL: From plateaux at gmail.com Fri Oct 9 11:17:30 2026 From: plateaux at gmail.com (Pil Ho Kim) Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 11:17:30 -0400 Subject: [KS] [KoRN Lecture Series] Police as Allies: Protester Perceptions and Cooperation in South Korea's Candlelight Protests Message-ID: *Police as Allies: Protester Perceptions and Cooperation in South Korea's Candlelight Protests* Date & Time: Oct 15, 2026 5pm CT I 6pm ET https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tGKJl_JlShihLTkLsGQTgg#/registration Join the Korean Studies Research Network (KoRN) for a virtual lecture by sociologist Dr. Junghyun Nam exploring the relationship between protesters and police during South Korea's 2016-17 Candlelight Protests. Although these protests have been widely celebrated for their peaceful, civic, and democratic character, particularly the harmonious relationship between protesters and police, the process through which this cooperation emerged remains underexplored. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and supplementary sources, Nam examines how protesters came to perceive police as allies rather than adversaries. She explores how cultural understandings of police legitimacy, knowledge of the auxiliary police system, and collective memories of past repression helped shape cooperation between protesters and law enforcement. *About the Speaker* Dr. Junghyun Nam is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a research affiliate at the Movement Engaged Hub, both at George Mason University. She is currently working on a book project that examines the emergence of civility as a normative-regulatory system and its influence on boundary-work within protest events. She is also coordinating a collaborative working paper project on data center development and community resistance in the United States. Her work has been published in Mobilization: An International Quarterly. The Korean Studies Research Network (KoRN) aims to bring together scholars whose research focuses on Korea-related topics and to provide mentoring to emerging scholars. It serves as a platform for collaborative and interdisciplinary research among scholars and graduate students at the University of Iowa and other institutions across the Midwest through seminars, speaker series, and workshops. This event is made possible through generous support from International Programs and The Stanley-University of Iowa Foundation Support Organization at the University of Iowa. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandy.nguyen1 at monash.edu Sun Oct 11 06:10:04 2026 From: sandy.nguyen1 at monash.edu (Sandy Nguyen) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:10:04 +1100 Subject: [KS] Monash Korean Studies Event Message-ID: Dear KS list members, I hope you are well. Please note the following hybrid event organised by Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub. Many thanks, Sandy ____________ Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub presents the 2027 Korean Studies Research Session for Teaching and Technology: “How I AI” Short talks on how we use AI in our teaching and research Monash University, Clayton Campus (hybrid in-person and online), room TBA Tuesday 23rd February 2027, 1-5pm We invite registrations for How I AI, a half-day workshop hosted by the Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH). The event will provide an informal forum for colleagues to share the different ways they are using AI in their research, teaching, administration, and other aspects of their academic work. The event is open to staff and students in any discipline at Monash, as well as Korean Studies researchers across Australia who can join via Zoom. Rather than conventional conference presentations, How I AI will feature short, informal show-and-tell talks of around 5–10 minutes focused on the use of AI in teaching and research. Contributions might demonstrate innovative approaches to incorporating AI in learning activities and assessments, ways to use AI to design teaching activities, or showing how AI is being used to support research processes such as data analysis, literature review or writing. The aim is to share practical ideas, approaches and experiences, and to spark discussion about the possibilities and challenges of using AI in Korean Studies and beyond. We welcome contributions from colleagues at all stages of their experience with AI. You might be an enthusiastic adopter, a cautious experimenter, or somewhere in between. You don't need to be an AI expert: if you've found a useful way of doing something with AI, we'd love to hear about it. The event will be held in hybrid mode. Each contribution will be approximately 5–10 minutes, and there will also be time for discussion and questions. We particularly encourage contributors to show rather than tell where possible, for example, by demonstrating a tool, workflow, prompt, or example of AI-generated output. To register, please submit the form linked here . We encourage all registrants to consider contributing a short talk (5-10 minutes), but this is not required. The form asks for the following information: - Name - Affiliation - Title of contribution - Two-sentence description of the contribution - Preferred mode of attendance (in-person; online)* *Note that online participation is primarily designed for those joining from out of state. Participants in the Melbourne area are generally expected to attend in person. Registration closes on 30th October 2026. _______________________ Kind Regards, Sandy Nguyen *MUKSRH Coordinator* Website: Monash Korean Studies Research Hub Facebook: MonashUniKorean Twitter: @MonashUniKorean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Two articles question dominant frameworks of value and expertise: one links premodern copy-makers and craftsmen with the 1990s Art Tech Group through a model of art that joins creation, skill, material practice, and collective knowledge. The other shows how Dorothea Sich's work in 1970s rural South Korea challenged Western-centered development by emphasizing medical pluralism and local health practices. The issue also examines the New Right, whose late-1980s origins reveal a failed attempt to break convincingly with the old conservative establishment, and the role of Vietnamese religious practices in Vietnam War fiction by Bảo Ninh, Tim O'Brien, and Hwang Sok-yong, who use them to expose war's violence, mourn its victims, and challenge the ideologies that justify it. All articles are published under a CC-BY-ND license and are freely available to read, download, and share, with proper attribution to the authors and Korea Journal. Access the full issue at www.aks.ac.kr/kj For submissions or inquiries, please contact us at koreajournal at aks.ac.kr Henry EM (he/him) Jooyeun SON (she/her) Deputy Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Gendered Markets: Female Merchants and Their Commercial Spaces in the Joseon Era / Chennan DING (Shandong University) New Right Historiography and the Problem of Differentiation / Keiran MACRAE (Seoul National University) The Management of Japan’s Food Supply from Colonial Korea and Rice Control Policies through the Japanese Ministry of Colonial Affairs from the Late 1920s to the Early 1940s / Eunjin CHOI (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) *Copy-Makers, Craftsmen, and the Art Tech Group: A Critical Historiography of Collective Technical Artistry * / *Gyung Jin SHIN (Hong Kong Baptist University)* *War and Faith: Religious Perceptions in Korean, Vietnamese, and American Vietnam War Novels */ *Yun-jeong JO (Kookmin University) & Thi Hien NGUYEN (Van Lang University)* *Negotiating Medical Pluralism: Dorothea Sich’s Transition from Humanitarian Mission to Medical Anthropology in 1970s South Korea * /* Dahye JEONG (Korea University) & Max ALTENHOFEN (Sungkyunkwan University)* *[Review Essay] Reading in Parallax: Two Visions of Media in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea * / *Eun Ah CHO (University of Kansas)* *[Book Review] Digital Platforms as Mediators through the Lens of Critical Cultural Industries Studies Framework * / *Young A. JUNG (George Mason University)* *[Book Review] An Insider View of Left-Identified Queer Activism * / *Todd A. HENRY (University of California, San Diego)* *[Book Review] Faces of the American Empire Reflected in the Mirror of Korea * / *Jiseung ROH (Incheon National University)* -- *Henry Em *(임흥순 | he, him) Mobile: 010-7232-2626 (+82) 10-7232-2626 Academia.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icks at snu.ac.kr Tue Oct 13 01:44:57 2026 From: icks at snu.ac.kr (=?UTF-8?B?6rec7J6l6rCBIOq1reygnO2VnOq1re2VmeyEvO2EsA==?=) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:44:57 +0900 (KST) Subject: [KS] =?utf-8?b?MjAyNiDqt5zsnqXqsIEg6rWt7KCc7Ius7Y+s7KeA7JeEIA==?= =?utf-8?b?6rCc7LWcIOyViOuCtCB8IDIwMjYgS3l1amFuZ2dhayBJbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsIFN5?= =?utf-8?b?bXBvc2l1bQ==?= Message-ID: 안녕하세요. 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원에서 제19회 규장각 한국학 국제심포지엄을 11월 4일(수)부터 7일(토)까지 개최합니다. 올해 심포지엄에는 80여 명의 국내외 발표자와 토론자가 참여하여, 기조강연과 기념 특별세션, 패널 및 개인발표 세션을 통해 한국학의 다양한 주제를 심도 있게 탐구하고 논의할 예정입니다. 특히 올해는 서울대학교 개교 80주년 및 규장각 창립 250주년을 맞아, 심포지엄 첫날인 11월 4일에 각각의 기념 특별세션을 개최합니다. ※ 11월 7일(토)에 개최되는 국사학과·국어국문학과 대학원생 공동 패널은 규장각한국학연구원이 아닌 서울대학교 신양학술정보관2(4동) 302호에서 진행됩니다. 1. 일시: 2026년 11월 4일(수) ~ 11월 7일(토) 2. 장소: · 11월 4일: 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원(103동) 대강당(B101호) · 11월 5~6일: 규장각한국학연구원 대회의실(444호) 및 소회의실(453호) · 11월 7일: 서울대학교 신양학술정보관2(4동) 302호 3. 개회식 및 기조강연: · 일시: 11월 4일(수) 09:30~12:00 · 개회사: 정긍식(규장각한국학연구원장) · 사회: 이성청(규장각한국학연구원 국제한국학센터장) · 기조강연 1: 김문식(단국대학교), “정조의 규장각 창립과 활용” · 기조강연 2: 박진영(아메리칸 대학), “Marginality” 4. 특별세션: ① 서울대학교 개교 80주년 기념 특별세션 · 일시: 11월 4일(수) 13:30~15:30 · 주제: Korean Studies at 80: Knowledge, Culture, and the Future of a Field · 사회: 올가 페도렌코(서울대학교) · 발표: 김지수(조지 워싱턴 대학교), 니콜라스 하크니스(하버드 대학교), 송제숙(토론토 대학교) ② 규장각 창립 250주년 기념 특별세션 · 일시: 11월 4일(수) 16:00~18:00 · 주제: Scholarly Institutions and the World of Knowledge in the 18th Century · 사회: 박현순(규장각한국학연구원) · 발표: 니콜라스 샤피라(파리 낭테르 대학교), 이치노헤 와타루(게이오 대학교 사도문고), 상쉬안(중국인민대학교 청사연구소), 김보람(규장각한국학연구원) 5. 프로그램집: https://icks.snu.ac.kr/main/ko/sub/community/schedule_read.asp?BOARD_IDX=422 6. 참가 신청: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf95loNdrfurPWhKfq12SuZsTUfYoik3PvvWe_Cd3Sue2iPTQ/viewform?usp=dialog ※ 심포지엄에 참석하고자 하시는 분은 반드시 10월 30일(금) 오후 5시까지 사전에 신청해 주시기를 바랍니다. 7. 문의: 규장각한국학연구원 국제한국학센터 · 이메일: icks at snu.ac.kr · 전화: 02-880-9378 감사합니다. 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원장 정긍식 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원 국제한국학센터장 이성청 ---------------------- The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University is pleased to announce the 19th Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies, to be held from November 4 to 7, 2026. This year’s symposium will bring together approximately 80 presenters and discussants from Korea and abroad for keynote lectures, anniversary special sessions, organized panels, and individual presentation sessions covering a wide range of topics in Korean Studies. In particular, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Seoul National University and the 250th Anniversary of Kyujanggak, two anniversary special sessions will be held on the opening day of the symposium, November 4. ※ Please note that the Korean History & Korean Language and Literature Joint Graduate Student Panel on Saturday, November 7 will be held in Room 302, Shinyang Hall II (Bldg. 4), Seoul National University, rather than at the Kyujanggak Institute. 1. Date: November 4 (Wed) – November 7 (Sat), 2026 2. Venue: · November 4: Kyujanggak Auditorium (B101), Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (Bldg. 103) · November 5–6: Large Conference Room (Room 444) and Small Conference Room (Room 453), Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies · November 7: Room 302, Shinyang Hall II (Bldg. 4), Seoul National University 3. Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lectures: · Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 9:30 AM–12:00 PM · Opening Remarks: Geung Sik Jung (Director, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies) · Moderator: Song Chong Lee (Director, International Center for Korean Studies, Kyujanggak) · Keynote Lecture 1: Moon-sik Kim (Dankook University), “정조의 규장각 창립과 활용” · Keynote Lecture 2: Jin Y. Park (American University), “Marginality” 4. Special Sessions: ① SNU 80th Anniversary Special Session · Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 1:30–3:30 PM · Theme: Korean Studies at 80: Knowledge, Culture, and the Future of a Field · Moderator: Olga Fedorenko (Seoul National University) · Presenters: Jisoo M. Kim (George Washington University), Nicholas Harkness (Harvard University), Jesook Song (University of Toronto) ② Kyujanggak 250th Anniversary Special Session · Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 4:00–6:00 PM · Theme: Scholarly Institutions and the World of Knowledge in the 18th Century · Moderator: Hyun Soon Park (Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies) · Presenters: Nicolas Schapira (Université Paris Nanterre), Wataru Ichinohe (Keio University Shidō Bunko), Xuan Xiang (Renmin University of China), Boram Kim (Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies) 5. Program Book: https://icks.snu.ac.kr/main/en/sub/community/schedule_read.asp?BOARD_IDX=423 6. Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf95loNdrfurPWhKfq12SuZsTUfYoik3PvvWe_Cd3Sue2iPTQ/viewform?usp=dialog ※ Those who wish to attend the symposium are kindly requested to register no later than Friday, October 30, 5:00 PM (KST). 7. Inquiries: International Center for Korean Studies (ICKS), Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies · Email: icks at snu.ac.kr · Tel: +82-2-880-9378 Thank you. Geung Sik Jung Director, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies Song Chong Lee Director, International Center for Korean Studies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2026 제19회 규장각 국제심포지엄 포스터_참관.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2839273 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can also help by posting this on the bulletin boards (physical and/or digital) in your department (perhaps highlighting the deadline as well as the Korean Studies part as I have done here). If you happen to have a Chinese Studies background with documented linguistic and research skills in Korean and Korean history, you are also welcome to apply. As will become clear from the advertisement and our name (Center of Asian and Transcultural Studies, CATS) we generally value a *transcultural* perspective. For this, it is imperative that we strengthen our Korean expertise. So we hope for your support, if you value either Korean Studies globally or us (or both). With best regards, Enno Giele *https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&SESSID=0&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=40092* *English version:* The Center for East Asian Studies at Heidelberg University invites applications for a *Professorship** in “Culture and History of China in the Context of East Asia - with a **focus on Korea**” (f/m/d)* Full Professorship (W3) or Tenure Track Professorship (W1 to W3) to be filled as early as possible. Candidates are expected to represent the field of Sinology with a focus on modern history and China’s interconnectedness with East Asia—particularly with the states and cultures on the Korean Peninsula. Research and teaching should center on historically informed examinations of East Asian dynamics, which have been significantly shaped by China. Methodologically, the position requires an empirical foundation and culturally sensitive analysis of source materials in the original languages (Chinese and Korean) regarding Sino-Korean exchange relations. Successful candidates should possess an international reputation and established networks in the fields of Sinology and/or Korean Studies, evidenced by a strong publication record and a proven track record in securing external funding. In addition, we expect applicants to be willing to participate actively in interdisciplinary collaborative research projects. Applicants will be evaluated according to their career status and in consideration of their individual career paths. This determines whether the position will be filled at salary grade W3 or W1 (junior professorship with a tenure track to W3). In accordance with Article 51 and 51b Higher Education Act of the state Baden-Württemberg, the appointment to a tenure track professorship (W1) requires a completed degree, an excellent doctorate, and pedagogical aptitude which has generally been proven through teaching experience. If you spent time employed as a research assistant (before or after your doctorate), this employment and the period of your doctoral studies combined should not exceed six years. The Tenure Track Professorship (junior professorship, salary grade W1) will usually be limited to six years and, following a positive tenure evaluation, will be converted to a permanent full professorship (salary grade W3). The provisions of the evaluation statutes for junior professorships apply *www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/support-for-early-career-researchers/career-paths-following-a-doctorate/tenure-track-professors-and-junior-professors* . The appointment to a full professorship (W3) additionally requires a Habilitation, a successfully evaluated junior professorship or equivalent qualifications (Article 47 (2), Higher Education Act). The application deadline is *October 16, 2026*. Please send your application—consolidated into a single PDF file—containing your CV, academic background, an outline of current and planned research, a list of publications and teaching experience, and a teaching statement to the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, Voßstr. 2 , Gebäude 37, 69115 Heidelberg, E-mail: *philosophische.fakultaet at uni-heidelberg.de* Heidelberg University stands for equal opportunities and diversity. Qualified female candidates are especially invited to apply. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preference if they are equally qualified. Information on job advertisements, the evaluation process and the collection of personal data is available at *www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/job-market* . -- Prof. Enno Giele 紀安諾 Universität Heidelberg Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS) Zentrum für Ostasienwissenschaften, Institut für Sinologie Voßstr. 2 , Gebäude 4120 69115 Heidelberg Germany Fon: +49-6221-54 15 321 <+49%206221%205415321> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In this workshop, Prof. Stephanie Kim of Georgetown University will give a lecture on 『What is the Global University?』 In light of the milestone 250th anniversary of Kyujanggak's founding and the 80th anniversary of Seoul National University, the International Center for Korean Studies hopes to reflect not only on the history of Korean scholarship and higher education, but also on where higher education is headed. Published by the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University, the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SJKS) has continuously striven to present important new research on Korea in English by scholars from Korea and abroad. We warmly welcome your interest and active participation. · Title: 『What is the Global University?』 · Date: Monday, October 26, 2026, 16:00–18:00 (KST) · Venue: Room 444, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (Bldg. 103), Seoul National University · Speaker: Stephanie K. 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We are preparing a special issue, "Why/How Korea?", for December 2026 or January 2027. Its premise is that Korea's success and its discontents grew from the same root: the institutions behind compressed growth also produced the world's lowest fertility rate, a deeply dual labour market, and a population that rates its own life far below what outsiders expect. Fifteen review essays, each framed as a Why/How question, will examine both sides. The current list, in brief: Part 1, Success: manufacturing and new industries together; world-leading human capital; fast, affordable infrastructure; rapid adoption of advanced institutions; growth despite resource and geopolitical constraints; a non-Western culture entering the global mainstream. Part 2, Discontents: the persistent dual labour market; unhappiness amid outside praise; reliance on penal measures for social problems; a weak security strategy relative to economic stature; institutions that change faster than behaviour. Part 3, Lessons: is compressed growth replicable; how Korea escaped the middle-income trap and at what cost; what developing countries should emulate and avoid. My request: tell me, in one or two sentences beginning with "Why" or "How", the question about Korea you most want answered, whether from this list or your own. The questions we receive will open the issue as "The questions the world is asking about Korea", with credit to contributors unless you prefer otherwise. Please reply off-list to kskwan at stepi.re.kr. A full outline is available on request. With thanks, Seok-Kwan Kim, PhD Senior Research Fellow, STEPI Editorial Board, Global Issue Brief (NRC) kskwan at stepi.re.kr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This year's conference marks a major milestone, celebrating a decade of collaborative research, scholarly dialogue, and institutional growth in European social science perspectives on contemporary Korea. Since its inception, SoKEN has served as a vital interdisciplinary platform for critical inquiry into the social, political, and cultural dynamics shaping the Korean Peninsula. *Conference Theme* As we reflect on ten years of vibrant academic community-building, the 10th-anniversary conference offers an opportunity to commemorate our shared progress and a forum for confronting some of the most pressing socio-political phenomena of our time. Under the central theme "Shadows of Suspicion in Contemporary Korea: Politics, Media, and Everyday Discourse," SoKEN 2027 invites scholars from around the globe to critically examine how conspiracy narratives, digital media ecosystems, and institutional mistrust intersect with the fabric of everyday life in contemporary Korea. *Scope and Topics* While the primary thematic focus of this milestone 10th-anniversary conference is on how conspiracy theories, disinformation, and narrative mistrust manifest across South Korean politics, digital media ecosystems, and everyday socio-cultural interactions, submissions are not limited to this central theme. We also welcome submissions of research papers that compare cases between Europe and South Korea, as well as between South Korea and other East Asian countries. We strongly encourage and welcome panel and paper proposals on any social science topic related to contemporary Korean society, including sociology, political science, anthropology, communication, media studies, economics, and international relations. *Eligibility* The conference warmly welcomes submissions from young scholars, PhD students, and established academics. It does not provide visa support. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel documents. *Funding Support* Participants whose papers are accepted will be offered up to two nights' accommodation in Turku. In addition, modest travel funding may be available, subject to budget availability. *Panel Guidelines* - *Panel Priority:* Panel organisation receives priority consideration for acceptance. - *Panel Composition:* Each panel is strictly limited to a *maximum of 4 members* (presenters). *Submission Guidelines* 1. Important Deadlines a. Abstract submission: 31 January 2027, 17:00 (Helsinki time) b. Notification of acceptance: Early March 2027 c. Full submission: 1st June 2027 2. Requirements a. Abstract length: 250-300 words b. Short bio: Up to 100 words c. Full paper length: Max. 8,000 words 3. 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The program is available here (subject to change): www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/statecraft_program_kurz.pdf. The event is open to all interested parties (registration requested). Please share this announcement with your networks and peers. Best regards, Nicolas Schillinger -- Dr. Nicolas Schillinger Institute Manager/Geschäftsführer Institute of East Asian Studies/Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST) University of Duisburg-Essen Forsthausweg 2, LE 712 47057 Duisburg, Germany Tel. +49 203 379 4116 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In this session, Peter Shapinsky (Professor, University of Illinois) will share his thoughts on the first waves of Waegu piracy in East Asia: In this presentation I offer some initial thoughts about debates surrounding the so-called first wave of Waegu, Japanese pirates that laid waste to Koryŏ Korea and raided late Yuan and early Ming China between 1350 and 1420. I address debates about the bases, organization, and scale of the Waegu by exploring possible connections between the piracy and “solidarities” (ikki) of Kyushu. A horizontal form of local organization, Ikki comprised villages, allied military families, or a single lineage based in specific locales. Ikki codified collective decision-making through ritual oath-taking to protect or enhance the economic and territorial privileges of members; they mediated conflict resolution and negotiations with overlords. Solidarities flourished during Japan’s long civil war of 1336-1392 in which warlords backed competing imperial claimants and sought to establish hegemony over the archipelago. Ikki proved useful to warlords to harness local support for military campaigns that crisscrossed Kyushu and its sea-lanes, opening potential avenues for raids across the seas. This civil war thus fueled the fourteenth-century wave of piracy, whose participants hailed from Tsushima, Iki, and the northern Kyushu region known as Matsura. Many of the Iki and Matsura participants drew from several solidarities of Kyushu enmeshed in the civil war. Although often described in EuroAmerican scholarship as ephemeral organizations that succumbed to hierarchical warrior lordship, many of the solidarities of Kyushu villages and warriors proved durable politically, judicially, and militarily. BACKGROUND For more information about the Research Training Group "Ambivalent Enmity: Dynamics of Antagonism in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East”, please visit our website https://www.ambivalentenmity.uni-heidelberg.de/en. The RTG also produces the podcast series Enemy Encounters which features interviews and in-depth discussions conducted by members of the RTG with scholars, researchers and journalists about various cases of ambivalent enmity in Eurasia as a whole. It can be accessed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enemy-encounters/id1783137716. Previous recorded webinar sessions can be watched on the YouTube channel of Heidelberg University here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw0s5rDZZ0c&list=PLuRaSnb3n4kSI9PBuEf3WECUVZ6V_k9mB. 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𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻! https://employment.ku.dk/all-vacancies?show=169053 As part of our new research project, 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮: 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, we are happy to announce a fully funded PhD position! 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 keeps its research framework broad and open to give applicants the freedom to explore their own academic passions, develop original research questions, and contribute new perspectives to Korean Studies. PhD positions in Denmark are relatively rare, but they offer excellent working conditions, including a competitive salary and employee benefits. https://www.mariansauter.de/2026/10/is-a-phd-a-job-it-depends-on-where-you-do-it/ I would be very grateful if you could help us spread the word! 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: November 1, 2026 🎓 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: February 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter 🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮: https://www.ku.dk/tors/en/research/korean-studies-research-institute-sensing-korea-reframing-korean-studies-in-the-nordic-countries Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, and do share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested! Wish you a good weekend! 😊 Best, Barbara *Barbara Wall * Associate Professor Korean Studies Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Room 10.4.45 University of Copenhagen Phone: +45-51799185 Mail: barbara.wall at hum.ku.dk Zoom: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/69366189383 Website: https://ccrs.ku.dk/staff/?pure=en/persons/583023 Author of *The Dynamic Essence of Transmedia Storytelling: **A Graphical Approach to The Journey to the West in Korea* PI, research project Sensing Korea - Reframing Korean Studies in the Nordic Countries -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: