UCLA Center for Korean Studies

CANCELED: [Author Talks] Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. Thank you everyone for your interest in the event, and please check later for the rescheduled date.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: MAY 15

2024 CKS "Comfort Women" Creative Project Contest

Through this creative project contest, CKS aims to educate the UCLA community on ongoing issues pertaining to "comfort women" from Korea, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, and elsewhere, who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Pacific War.

In 2022, the Center for Korean Studies announced a gift to create a permanent endowment to support creative projects by UCLA students and faculty, together with an online archive, research and programming.

The contest is open to all UCLA undergraduates who are enrolled in the 2024 Spring quarter. Each work must address the topic of "comfort women" in some way in literary (poetry, prose, or video of spoken word), visual (such as drawing, painting, print, textiles, sculpture, ceramics, photography, film, video of performance), or multi-media format.

Students should read this brief article on "comfort women" to familiarize themselves with the topic:

Beverly Milner (Lee) Bisland, Jimin Kim, and Sunghee Shin, “Teaching about the Comfort Women during World War II and the Use of Personal Stories of the Victims,” in Education about Asia 24 no 3 (Winter 2019), https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/teaching-about-the-comfort-women-during-world-war-ii-and-the-use-of-personal-stories-of-the-victims/.

Submissions are due by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

We will have an in-person showcase of all of the entries and an awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 3:30-4:30 pm in 10383 Bunche Hall. First place will win a $500 Visa gift card, second place will win a $300 Visa gift card, and third place will win a $150 Visa gift card. There will also be many non-monetary prizes.

Submit your entry for this Contest by scanning the QR Code in the image and clicking on the Contest Event Page on the CKS Website

Make sure to have your completed release form before submitting your entry:https://www.international.ucla.edu/media/files/Comfort-Women-contest-release-2024-iy-etx.pdf

Alternatively, click on this link to submit your entry directly: https://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?KgERhl6kurDPbnAln-YxOkdsSSc16PKnRRjvhoMwgWc=

Book Talk: "Your Utopia"

WHEN: Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 4:30 PM
WHERE: Presentation Room (1st Floor, YRL)

Author Bora Chung will discuss her new book, Your Utopia, and hold Q&A session with the audience. Prof. Christopher Hanscom in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will moderate.

Filled with author's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor, and set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears and desires, the stories in YOUR UTOPIA take place in different, off-kilter yet sometimes uncannily familiar settings. They are sometimes creepy, sometimes somewhat revolting, sometimes droll, and sometimes, perhaps unlike Cursed Bunny, surprisingly tender. In “The Center for Immortality Research,” a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a gala for donors, only to be blamed for the chaos that ensues during the event in front of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. But she can’t be fired—no one can. In “A Song for Sleep,” an AI elevator in an apartment complex develops a tender, one-sided love for an elderly resident. “Seeds” traverses the final frontier of capitalism’s destruction of the planet—but nature has ways of creeping back to life. Readers will experience a variety of possible fates for humanity, from total demise via a disease whose only symptom is casual cannibalism to a world in which even dreams can be monitored and used to convict people of crimes.

With YOUR UTOPIA, Bora Chung hopes to provide readers with a collection of stories that explore the limits of humanity to re-discover what it means to be human. Like all other works of science and speculative fiction, YOUR UTOPIA is ultimately about human beings: who we are and what we will be as the Anthropocene era reaches its peak and eventual demise.

Bora Chung writes fiction and translates Russian and Polish literature. She has an MA in Russian area studies from Yale University and Ph.D in Slavic literature from Indiana University. Cursed Bunny, a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022 and became a finalist for the National Book Awards in 2023. Bora likes dark and magical stories and stories about strong women who fight to survive in an unjust and violent world.

Christopher Hanscom is a professor of modern Korean literature in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA. He is the author of Impossible Speech (2024) and The Real Modern (2013), as well as coeditor of The Affect of Difference (2016) and Imperatives of Culture (2013).

CKS Website Link: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16500

Creative project contest on "comfort women" open to all UCLA undergrads, deadline is May 1.

TOMORROW:
Wednesday 2/20--- Food, Governance, and Military Performance in the War of Japan's Invasion of Chosŏn Korea, 1592-1598

More information: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16434

UPCOMING STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY

The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce "The 36th & 37th AKS Summer Program for International Students." As an important part of our mission is to cultivate young leaders, who can contribute to the development of Korean studies, the academy has organized an intensive summer program for international undergraduate students in Korean studies.

This program is composed of various components, such as special lectures on Korea, intensive Korean language course, field trips, excursions, and traditional cultural activities. Since its starting in 1993, we held the program for 35 times and 982 students from over 70 countries attended the program.

If you want to participate in AKS Summer Program for International Students that will be held twice during summer vacation, please refer to the following and apply.

■ Program Period

◻ The 36th: July 1 (Mon) ∼ July 19 (Fri), 2024 (3 weeks)

◻ The 37th: August 5 (Mon) ∼ August 23 (Fri), 2024 (3 weeks)

※ Please choose one that is more convenient for you. You CANNOT select both.

■ Language of the Program: Korean

※ The participants are recommended to possess basic Korean language skills.

■ Eligibility and Required Documents

◻ Eligibility

Undergraduate students of second year or above from universities abroad who are majoring or minoring in Korean Studies and/or those who took Korea-related courses from their universities.

※ Those who are in graduate school or hold Korean nationality are not eligible for this program.

※ For those who took Korea related courses, the course names should be specified in the transcript.

※ If applicant’s university does not offer Korean Studies major or Korea-related courses, Korean language institute certificate can be substituted for university transcript.

◻ Required Documents

1) Application form

2) Certificate of Enrollment

3) Official University Transcripts

4) “Korean Proficiency Evaluation Sheet” included in the application form (No.7)

5) (Optional) Certificate(s) to prove Korean language proficiency

- TOPIK(Korean Proficiency Test) Score Report (Level 3 or higher) or

- Certificate of a Korean language program

※ All documents should be written in Korean or English. If not, translation of the document into Korean or English should be submitted as well.

■ Application Period

◻ January 29 (Mon) [10AM] ∼ February 23 (Fri) [4PM], 2024

※ Korea Standard Time

※ Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

■ Application Method

◦ Through the official website of Academy of Korean Studies

■ Notification of the Acceptance

◻ The result will be announced individually via e-mail on March 29 (Fri), 2024.

■ Financial Support

◻ The Academy of Korean Studies will cover the cost of registration, lectures, accommodations, and meals during the program as well as expenses incurred during field trips and excursions.

※ All participants are responsible for their own travel expenses including the round-trip airfare, transportation fee between airport and AKS and medical insurance.

■ Contacts:

Ms. Yaelim Han (Program Coordinator)

- Phone: +82-31-739-9714

- E-mail: [email protected]

■ Official Website Links:

- English: https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-losangeles-en/brd/m_4406/view.do?seq=761428&page=1

- Korean: https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-losangeles-ko/brd/m_4365/view.do?seq=1348115&page=1

AUTHOR TALKS: YOUR UTOPIA
When: Monday, April 22, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Where: To Be Determined (TBD)

Author Bora Chung discusses her book, Your Utopia.

Filled with author's inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor, and set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears and desires, the stories in YOUR UTOPIA take place in different, off-kilter yet sometimes uncannily familiar settings. They are sometimes creepy, sometimes somewhat revolting, sometimes droll, and sometimes, perhaps unlike Cursed Bunny, surprisingly tender. In “The Center for Immortality Research,” a low-level employee runs herself ragged planning a gala for donors, only to be blamed for the chaos that ensues during the event in front of the mysterious celebrity benefactors hoping to live forever. But she can’t be fired—no one can. In “A Song for Sleep,” an AI elevator in an apartment complex develops a tender, one-sided love for an elderly resident. “Seeds” traverses the final frontier of capitalism’s destruction of the planet—but nature has ways of creeping back to life. Readers will experience a variety of possible fates for humanity, from total demise via a disease whose only symptom is casual cannibalism to a world in which even dreams can be monitored and used to convict people of crimes.

With YOUR UTOPIA, Bora Chung hopes to provide readers with a collection of stories that explore the limits of humanity to re-discover what it means to be human. Like all other works of science and speculative fiction, YOUR UTOPIA is ultimately about human beings: who we are and what we will be as the Anthropocene era reaches its peak and eventual demise.

Bora Chung writes fiction and translates Russian and Polish literature. She has an MA in Russian area studies from Yale University and Ph.D in Slavic literature from Indiana University. Cursed Bunny, a collection of short stories, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022 and became a finalist for the National Book Awards in 2023. Bora likes dark and magical stories and stories about strong women who fight to survive in an unjust and violent world.

To stay up to date with this event, please use this link to the event's posting on the CKS Website: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16500

When: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Where: 10383 Bunche Hall

Food, Governance, and Military Performance in the War of Japan's Invasion of Chosŏn Korea, 1592-1598

Presented by: Professor Nam-lin Hur, Dept. of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia

Within three weeks of the invasion in 1592, the Japanese troops occupied Hansŏng, the capital of Chosŏn, and King Sŏnjo fled to the north for life. The Chosŏn Dynasty encountered a crisis of survival – one that lingered on to 1598. Chosŏn’s ground military forces struggled to fend off the Japanese invaders. Ming China’s rescue troops who joined the war from 1593 in a serious manner also struggled to fend off the Japanese despite their initial victory at Pyongyang. Nevertheless, in the end the Japanese forces failed to achieve their goals and all withdrew from the Korean peninsula.

In this talk, Hur asks what caused Japan’s failure in the war despite its overwhelming military capacity. More specifically, what helped Chosŏn’s fragile defense be initially able to keep the Japanese troops in check in 1592, and how were the joint-forces of Chosŏn and Ming able to blunt the Japanese aggression amid their rather miserable performances in 1597 and 1598. To be sure, Chosŏn’s naval forces of Yi Sunsin frustrated the Japanese at sea battles in 1592 and dealt a blow to the Japanese navy at one point in 1597 but the overall progress of the war was shaped by ground battles, not by sea battles. To answer these questions, Hur focuses on the mechanism of governance with which each country conducted the warfare in its own way, and suggests that each country’s military performance was tied to the delivery of military supplies, most importantly, food (grain), to the front, which was contingent on the governance of corvée in the field.

Nam-lin Hur is a professor in the Department of Asian Studies, The University of British Columbia. His teaching and research involve international relations in premodern East Asia, premodern Korean/Japanese history, and East Asian Buddhism. He is currently completing a book manuscript entitled Food, Diplomacy, and Governance: Japan’s Invasion of Chosŏn Korea in 1592-1598 and Ming China’s Involvement. His recent publications on the Imjin War include: “Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Invasion of the Chosŏn Kingdom, 1592-1598,” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History (2019); “Japan’s Invasion of Chosŏn Korea and Abduction of Koreans,” Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 81 (2021); “Japan’s Invasions of Korea in 1592-98 and the Hideyoshi Regime,” in The Tokugawa World (Routledge, 2022); “Atrocity and Genocide in Japan’s Invasion of Korea, 1592-1598,” in The Cambridge World History of Genocide, Volume II (2023).

CKS Website Event Posting: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16434

When: Monday, February 12, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

Book Talk: Human Rights and Transnational Democracy in South Korea

This book is the first account of the historical intersection between democratic transitions in South Korea and the global human rights boom in the 1970s.

In his book talk, Dr. Hwang will illustrate how local prodemocracy activists pragmatically engaged with global advocacy groups, especially Amnesty International and the World Council of Churches, to maximize their socioeconomic and political struggles against the backdrop of South Korea's authoritarian industrialization and US hegemony in East Asia. He details how local prodemocracy protesters translated their sufferings and causes into international human rights claims. In the process, their claims and actions revealed how US Cold War geopolitics impeded democratization in South Korea. In tracing the increasing coalitional ties between local prodemocracy protesters and transnational human rights activism, Dr. Hwang also calls attention to the parallel development of counter-mobilization human rights politics by the South Korean regime and US administrations. These counter-mobilizations were designed to safeguard the regime's legitimacy and to ensure the US Cold War security consensus. Thus, he argues that local disputes over democratization in South Korea became transnational contestations on human rights through the development of trans-Pacific human rights politics. This talk will be moderated by Prof. Kevin Y. Kim at UCLA.

To join the talk, please click this link: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_toxuVGH_Rpy_wn4qClbw-g

Dr. Ingu Hwang is an associate professor of the Practice in the International Studies Program and Leader of the Global Korea Project at Boston College. He offers history courses on security, development, human rights, and democracy in contemporary Korea and East Asia in global contexts. his research centers on contemporary transnational and global Korean history with a focus on the topics of democracy, peace, security, and human rights.

Dr. Kevin Y. Kim is assistant professor of history at UCLA. He is currently working on a book entitled, Worlds Unseen: Henny Wallace, Herbert Hoover, and the Making of Cold War America. A recent fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University and Harvard University's Charles Warren Center, Kim has published his work in Pacific Historical Review, Diplomatic History, Modern American History and a state-of-the field volume on Korean American studies.

CKS Website Event Posting: https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16494

2024 SOGANG INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Hello all! Please see the following opportunity, shared by our partners at Sogang University:

We are pleased to share with you the details of our Sogang International Summer Program, which will take place on July 1st ~ July 26th, 2024 at Sogang University, located at the heart of Seoul! Application is open from January 23rd to May 19th and students from our partner institutions will receive 20% discount on tuition

For more information, please refer to our website http://summer.sogang.ac.kr and do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

Survey Participants Needed!

Jung-yong Jang, one of our current visiting scholars of Center for Korean Studies at UCLA, is in charge of faculty recruitments in Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. He is conducting a survey for his research in regards to setting up better services for foreign researchers. Specifically, he is interested in those that are trying to apply for faculty positions in Konkuk University and South Korea.

We are inviting everyone who is able to participate in his research by following the instructions & using the form attached in this post! The survey is easy to complete and should take less than 20 minutes.

30 selected participants will receive a $10 Starbucks e-gift card for completing the survey!

If the QR Code doesn't work, then here is the direct link to the survey form: https://forms.gle/TLqay6Kwkr36Zvbg9

[The Center is simply sharing and circulating this opportunity for those who may be interested. This is NOT sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies].

DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 10

Mehta, Mahler, and Seong-Jin Cho

Having quickly become a favorite of LA Phil and worldwide audiences, Korean star pianist Seong-Jin Cho puts his romantic side on full display with Schumann’s lone Piano Concerto, written specifically with his virtuosic wife Clara in his heart. Zubin Mehta leads a second half of Mahler’s First Symphony, an acoustically astounding, honest portrayal of life and death. This program includes the rarely performed, emotional Blumine (floral) second movement.

Concerts in the Thursday 2 subscription series are generously supported by the Otis Booth Foundation.

Use code SPWDCH for 20% off select sections! Stay tuned for a potential giveaway for a free pair of tickets as well!

https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2419/2023-12-07/mehta-mahler-and-seong-jin-cho

FILM SCREENINGS: K-CINEMA SERIES

STARTING DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2023

"Moving the world really means moving one person's heart, not the world itself." - Song Kang-ho

No words can do justice to the incomparable legacy of Song Kang-ho, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Korean cinema. In the span of three decades, Song Sang-ho has cultivated unprecedented trajectories in his practice illuminating new possibilities of cinema as an art form and beyond, while contributing to the expansion of Korean cinema since his debut in the mid-1990s.

Born in 1967, Song aspired to become an actor as young as age 15, realizing his dream by joining a theatre company in his early 20s. Song made his film debut in 1996 at the dawn of the renaissance of Korean cinema, and has remained incredibly prolific, crafting a remarkable array of work.

A master of verticality, Song employs negative space in his artistry , resisting the urge to convey his characters in linear, conventional ways. His insight transcends the boundaries of acting, resembling that of a director, with extensive knowledge of filmmaking elements and the importance of their harmony as the collective force to create good cinema. This series offers opportunity to celebrate his dynamic career and his genuine love of cinema. women directors.

Screenings will take place throughout the month of December, 2023 and January, 2024. Song Kang-ho will be in-person for pre/post screening conversations at the first four screening at museum's David Geffen Theater. All other films from The Good, the Bad, the Weird to The Age of Shadows will be shown in the museum's Ted Mann Theater.

December 7, 7:30pm | Parasite (기생충) in 4K (2019)
December 8, 7:30pm | Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (복수는 나의 것) (2002)
December 9, 7:30pm | Memories of Murder (살인의 추억) in 4K (2003)
December 10, 2:00pm | Secret Sunshine (밀양) in 35mm (2007)
December 15, 7:30pm | The Good, the Bad, the Weird (놈놈놈) in 35mm (2008)
December 16, 2:00pm | The Foul King (반칙왕) (2000) with Broker (브로커) (2022)
December 18, 7:30pm | The Throne (사도) (2015)
December 21, 7:30pm | Joint Security Area a.k.a. J.S.A. (공동경비구역) (2000)
December 23, 7:30pm | Thirst (박쥐) (2009)
January 6, 2024, 2:00pm | The Attorney (변호인) (2013)
January 8, 7.30pm | A Taxi Driver (택시운전사) (2017)
January 11, 7.30pm | The Host (괴물) in 35mm (2006)
January 13, 7.30pm | The Age of Shadows (밀정) (2016)

Tickets to the Academy Museum are available only through advance online reservations via the Academy Museum’s website and mobile app.

https://www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/song-kang-ho
https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16439

Reminder: Event is TOMORROW (Tuesday)!

DATE: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
TIME: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

LOCATION: EDA – Broad Art Center, Rm 1250 (UCLA)

Gamin created "Unforgotten Song," a music and multi-media work, to commemorate the anguish of the 'Comfort Women,' local women enslaved throughout Japan-occupied East Asia, 1932-1945. Inspired by artist Chang-Jin Lee's recordings and exhibition, this tribute is intended to include all women who are and have been victims of sexual violence and exploitation. This performance consisted of newly-composed and improvised music, poetry, and visual art.

At its heart, the concert transforms achieved songs sung by survivors into tales of resilience, courage, and strength in the face of suffering and injustice. In poignant irony, gamin's composition results in a beautiful yet heart-breaking paean not only for victims in the past but also for all women who are deeply suffering from injustice in the world. These songs of our strong and resilient Mothers and Grandmothers must be "unforgotten" to inspire succeeding generations of women and men.

Please check the PDF file linked on our website's event page for details about the program and its artists.

https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16373

DATE: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
TIME: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

LOCATION: Bunche Hall, Rm 10383 (UCLA)

This talk examines the history of state housing in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, from the Korean War (1950-1953) up to 1971. During this time state housing programs became a battleground over some of the most crucial questions of the day, including the aims of postwar reconstruction as well as the proper shape of South Korean society. Central to this discussion is the historical construction of sŏmin - referring to non-elite, "ordinary" people - and debates over the nature and proper place of this group in housing policy.

Russell Burge is assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University, Bloomington. His research focusses on development and social changes in South Korea.

https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16336

DATE: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
TIME: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

LOCATION: EDA – Broad Art Center, Rm 1250 (UCLA)

Gamin created "Unforgotten Song," a music and multi-media work, to commemorate the anguish of the 'Comfort Women,' local women enslaved throughout Japan-occupied East Asia, 1932-1945. Inspired by artist Chang-Jin Lee's recordings and exhibition, this tribute is intended to include all women who are and have been victims of sexual violence and exploitation. This performance consisted of newly-composed and improvised music, poetry, and visual art.

At its heart, the concert transforms achieved songs sung by survivors into tales of resilience, courage, and strength in the face of suffering and injustice. In poignant irony, gamin's composition results in a beautiful yet heart-breaking paean not only for victims in the past but also for all women who are deeply suffering from injustice in the world. These songs of our strong and resilient Mothers and Grandmothers must be "unforgotten" to inspire succeeding generations of women and men.

Please check the PDF file linked on our website's event page for details about the program and its artists.

https://www.international.ucla.edu/cks/event/16373

[The Center is simply sharing and circulating this job opportunity for those who may be interested. This is NOT sponsored or endorsed by the Center for Korean Studies].

RESEARCH ASSISTANT OPPORTUNITY for Fall and Winter Quarter for Native Speakers of Korean or Japanese

We are seeking native speakers of Korean or Japanese to contribute as research assistants to a UCLA research project to aid in the correction and coding of transcripts of audio recordings. Please note that this is an unpaid position, but students may enroll in research credits associated with their participation in the project. The total number of hours we anticipate for each student to complete the tasks associated with the project is around 120 but subject to change. Your role as a research assistant will consist primarily of listening to audio files in one of those languages, ensuring the accuracy of corresponding text documents, and coding the documents for the occurrence of the linguistic phenomenon the study aims to investigate. You will also be asked to extract particular terms and phrases in the language and enter them into an Excel data sheet. The texts are written in the standard orthography and script of each of the respective languages (Korean or Japanese), and so you should be capable of reading them at the high school level or higher. Where errors in the text documents are present, you will edit them to reflect the content of the corresponding audio files as accurately as possible.

Qualifications:
- Native level understanding of the following languages: Korean or Japanese
- Native level literacy with the respective writing system
- Good written and verbal communication in English
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
- Access to a personal computer as well as noise-cancelling headphones and/or quiet location (to hear lower quality audio files)

Preferred qualifications:
- Previous work with written transcripts of audiovisual data
- Majoring in linguistics or related fields

Interested candidates may contact
Andrew Smith: andrewmsmith [AT] ucla [DOT] edu
with their CV or resume, including documentation of qualifications.

The study is part of the Geography of Philosophy Project, co-led by UCLA Professor Clark Barrett; see https://www.geographyofphilosophy.com/ for further information.

Geography of Philosophy The Geography of Philosophy: An Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Exploration of Universality and Diversity in Fundamental Philosophical Concepts. The concepts of knowledge, wisdom and understanding feature prominently in the major philosophical and religious traditions across the globe.

This talk examines the history of state housing in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, from the Korean War (1950-1953) up to 1971. During this time state housing programs became a battleground over some of the most crucial questions of the day, including the aims of postwar reconstruction as well as the proper shape of South Korean society. Central to this discussion is the historical construction of sŏmin - referring to non-elite, "ordinary" people - and debates over the nature and proper place of this group in housing policy.

Russell Burge is assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University, Bloomington. His research focusses on development and social changes in South Korea.

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Time: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Location: 10383 Bunche Hall

The City and the Shadow: Inequality and State Housing in Postcolonial Seoul The City and the Shadow: Inequality and State Housing in Postcolonial Seoul

South Korea has reaped significant benefits from participating in the liberal international order since the 1960s. Nevertheless, the stability of the liberal international order is currently under severe challenge due to geopolitical shifts, exemplified by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the escalating rivalry between the United States and China. This presentation explores critical issues facing South Korea, including the necessary diplomatic strategy it needs to adopt and the approaches required to navigate potential challenges on the horizon.

Dr. Young-kwan Yoon is the chairman of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, and a professor Emeritus at Department of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (2003-2004).

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Time: 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Location: 314 Royce Hall

Navigating a Disrupted Liberal International Order: South Korea's Diplomacy UCLA Center for Korean Studies and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles are pleased to host a special lecture on United States - Republic of Korea relations by Dr. Young-kwan Yoon, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea.