Sommersemester 2024
KEC Special Lecture Series Summer 2024 - Associate Prof. Dr. Dennis Wuerthner
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-v.-Simson Str. 11 14195 Berlin
7th Annual Kim Dae Jung Lecture
In memory of the late South Korean president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae Jung, the Institute of Korean Studies of the Freie Universität Berlin celebrates the 7th Annual Kim Dae Jung Lecture. This year, our speaker is Glyn Ford, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for 25 years, contributing significantly to international trade and foreign affairs, especially with Asia. Post his tenure, he continued his engagement with the DPRK through his NGO, Track2Asia, establishing a political dialogue with the Workers’ Party of Korea and visiting the DPRK nearly 50 times.
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
Summer School Special Lecture Series 2024 - Dr. Kwon Jinah
Beyond the Boundaries: Migration Choices of North Korean Women -Dr. Jinah Kwon (University of Sheffield) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: Dr. Jinah Kwon is a political sociologist with an interdisciplinary background. Her Ph.D. dissertation dealt with the migration choices of women from North Korea and is planned to be published under Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia with a grant from the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). She has worked on North Korean human rights with various institutions, including civil society organizations, government agencies, and international organizations for the last 15 years. Prior to joining SEAS, she served as a lecturer at the College of International Studies, Korea University, and as a senior research fellow at Soongsil Institute for Peace and Unification. She is also one of the recipients of the 2023 Award of Excellence presented by the Vice Prime Minister/ Minister of the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea.
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Summer School Special Lecture Series 2024 - Prof. Dr. Hwayong Lee
Immigration Policies on the Border: Focusing on Marriage Migrants and Undocumented Immigrant Children in Korea -Prof. Dr. Hwayong Lee (Kyung Hee University) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: TBA
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KEC Special Talk with: Prof. Dr Yong Wook Lee
TBA -Prof. Dr. Yong Wook Lee (Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: TBA
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
KEC Special Lecture Series on North Korea 2024 - Dr. Joo-hee Hwang
Socialist Enterprises Management System in the Kim Jong-un era -Dr. Joo-hee Hwang (Korea Institute for National Unification) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: TBA
Ort: Online
Summer School Special Lecture Series 2024 - Dr. Sung-sook Lim
Living as a Zainichi in Japan and Korea: Between Discrimination and Multiculturalism -Prof. Dr. Sung-sook Lim (Choongnam National University) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: TBA
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Korean Studies Graduate Student Conference 2024
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
Berlin Forum on Korea
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
KEC Special Talk with: Prof. Dr Seok-kyeong Hong
TBA -Prof. Dr. Seok-Kyeong Hong (Professor in the Department of Communication at Seoul National University and director of Center for Hallyu Studies, SNU Asia Center) Abstract: TBA About the lecturer: Seok-Kyeong Hong is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Seoul National University and director of Center for Hallyu Studies, SNU Asia Center. Her research interest is the digital cultural forms and practices and transnational cultural flows in this era. She published Hallyu in the Globalization and the Digital Era (2013) and BTS On the Road (2020) as well as codirected Transnational Convergence of Esat Asian Pop Culture (2021). Her recent interest includes the intersectionality of gender and race in Hallyu Studies and the use of data analysis as an auxiliary method for studies on digital cultural practices.
Ort: Institute of Korean Studies Otto-von-Simson-Str. 11 14195 Berlin
Korean Studies Summer School 2024
The Institute for Korean Studies FU Berlin, Germany, extends an invitation to prospective participants for the 2024 Korean Studies Summer School. Scheduled from August 19th to 27th, 2024, in Gangwon Province, South Korea, this Summer School aims to convene students enrolled in BA, MA, or PhD programs in Korean Studies from Freie Universität Berlin and other European universities.
Ort: Republic of Korea (South Korea) Gangwon Province and Seoul