Center for Korean Research

Korea's Culture Wave: The Story Behind its Strength Friday, December 8, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, Room 403, New
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Monday, October 30, 2023 5:30–7:00 PM ET Uris Hall at Columbia University, Calder Lounge Room 107 Speaker: Venerable Jeongmok, Abbess of Temple Jeonggaksa, Seoul, Korea, and executive of Youtube channel
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 4:00–5:30 PM ET 420 W 118th St. International Affairs Building Room 918 Speaker: Donald Baker, Professor in Korean History and Civilization, Department of Asian Studies, The University
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This year’s Center for Korean Research Manhae Prize for Korean Language winners are Minjin Kim (General Studies) and Andrew Gabriel Ramirez (Columbia College).   Minjin Kim Minjin Kim is a
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 1:10 – 2:25 PM ET Uris Hall Room 330 3022 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Speaker: Young A Jung, Assistant Professor, Korean Studies Program, Department of Modern
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:10 – 2:25 PM ET Uris Hall Room 330 3022 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Speaker: Hayeon Lee, Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Modern Vietnamese Studies, WEAI,
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A Center for Korean Research Publication Announcement CKR is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of Sixiang Wang's book Boundless Winds of Empire: Rhetoric and Ritual in Early Chosŏn Diplomacy
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2:00–4:00 PM 420 W 118th St International Affairs Building Room 918 Keynote: Former Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Kathleen Stephens, President and CEO, Korean Economic Institute Speakers: Dr. Tom Christensen, Professor of Public
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Monday, April 10, 2023 6:00 – 9:00 PM ET 435 W 116th St Room 101 New York, NY 10027 6:00–9:00 PM Free Chol Soo Lee  In 1970s San Francisco, 20-year-old
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Monday, April 10, 2023 2:10 – 3:30 PM ET Speaker: Hyun Suk Park, Assistant Professor of Premodern Korean Literature and Culture, Asian Languages and Cultures Department, UCLA Moderator: Jungwon Kim, King Sejong
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Reading and Discussion The Translator Is Present: A Personal History of Erasure Anton Hur, writer and translator Wednesday, April 12, 2023 7:30 – 9:00 PM ET 501 Dodge Hall 2960
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Book Talk Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan – A Book Talk by Maya Stiller [embed]https://youtu.be/EXHlwbsUKyE[/embed] Maya Stiller, Associate Professor of Korean Art History & Visual Culture in the Art History Department
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Book Talk Factual Fiction Versus Autobiography The Korean Diaspora and Creative Writing’s Potential to Go Beyond Family Stories in The Evening Hero [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUTal7BiH3Q[/embed] Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Undergraduate Creative Writing &
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