Korean Studies Research Network

Pil Ho Kim

Unmasking Gangnam: The dark side of K-Pop's glitzy capital

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Join the Korean Studies Research Network for a lecture by Pil Ho Kim, associate professor of Korean studies at The Ohio State University, that explores Gangnam's dual role as the epicenter of South Korea's entertainment industry and a zone of social evils, such as real estate speculation, sex work, and extreme educational competition.
students participating in the Tadoku Workshop in April 2022

International Programs’ affinity groups contribute to Iowa’s global mission

Monday, July 1, 2024
The faculty-led affinity groups create opportunities for faculty to advance research and teaching through a focus on collegiate issues and perspectives, provide opportunities for faculty and students across disciplines to interact and collaborate, and develop public engagement projects to benefit communities in Iowa and abroad.
Cindy Textor

Korean Studies Research Network to host presentation on Zainichi literature

Monday, March 18, 2024
The talk, featuring Dr. Cindi Textor, University of Utah, will present an encounter between the critical discourse on intersectionality and texts by Korean subjects of the Japanese empire and their postwar descendants in Japan.
Korean newspaper featuring Korean singers

Webinar to focus on North Korea’s “Our Style” electronic music

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
This lecture, by Dr. Peter Moody of Korea University, will present the emergence of North Korean-style electronic music, which aimed to raise the quality of electronic music worldwide in a healthier direction.
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Korean Studies Research Network hosts presentation on gender relations, age, money, and desire in South Korea

Friday, February 23, 2024
This virtual event is presented by Dr. Yu-Ri Kim, postdoctoral research scholar in sociology at the University of Iowa.
gold circle - symbol of won buddhism

Korean Studies Research Network hosts webinar on Wŏn Buddhism and women’s liberation 

Thursday, January 11, 2024
This webinar will be presentation by Dr. Sungha Yun, assistant professor of religion and Asian studies at St. Olaf College.
painting of table with food on it

Korean Studies Research Network hosts event on collective dining and science in Postwar North Korea

Monday, November 20, 2023
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Sunho Ko from the University of Wisconsin, Madison will present “Feeding the People: Collective Dining and Science in Postwar North Korea.”
Bohyeong Kim

Critical Capitalism: South Korea’s aspiring millionaires and the spirit of the asset economy

Friday, September 15, 2023
The Korean Studies Research Network presents “Critical Capitalism: South Korea’s Aspiring Millionaires and the Spirit of the Asset Economy” on Thursday, November 30 and features Dr. Bohyeong Kim of Vanderbilt University.
So-Rim Lee

Korean Studies Research Network presents talk on beauty and body politics in post-authoritarian South Korea 

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The Korean Studies Research Network presents “Remedy, Mobility, and the Feminized Consumption of Beauty in Post-Authoritarian South Korea” on November 15, featuring Dr. So-Rim Lee from the University of Pennsylvania. 
people in red outfits with hoods

Squid Game, Netflix in Korea, and the reinvention of the death game genre 

Friday, August 25, 2023
The Korean Studies Research Network presents “Net-Fluxed Korea: Squid Game, Acting in/on the Logic of Platform Economy.” This virtual talk will take place on Thursday, November 2, from 5 – 6:30 p.m., and will feature Dr. Seung-hwan Shin of the University of Pittsburgh. 
Kyunghee Eo

Korean Studies Research Network to host webinar on "girl sensibility” and its impact on Korean culture and society

Monday, August 14, 2023
The Korean Studies Research Network will host Dr. Kyunghee Eo, assistant professor of East Asian languages and literatures at Yale University, for a virtual talk entitled “Politics of Purity: The Making of the South Korean Sonyŏ Sensibility.”
Minwoo Jung

Korean Studies Research Network to present talk on flexible masculinities in Asia, September 20 

Friday, July 21, 2023
The Korean Studies Research Network will present a virtual lecture by guest speaker Dr. Minwoo Jung, entitled “Flexible Masculinities: Negotiating Gender, Sexuality, and Nation in Global Asia.”