Tag Archives: Year 1

The Emergence of a New Wave of Feminism? Gangnam Femicide, Misogyny, and Feminist Movements in South Korea.

Thursday, 7 February 2019 | 2:30pm to 5:30pm | Room 802, South Ross Building, Keele Campus In this talk, Na-Young Lee analyzed women’s collective reaction to the misogynous killing in South Korea, highlighting the significance of women’s passionate aspiration. While examining the issues surrounding the “Exit no.10 of Gangnam Station,” she analyzed the socio-political backgrounds […]

Big Trees Grow Slow

Wednesday, 28 November 2018 | 2:30pm to 4:30pm | ACE 004, York University Jean Yoon began her career at a time when systemic racism in the performing arts in Canada was endemic and unquestioned. There was no straight path, just obstacles, and closed doors. In this talk, Jean reflected on her artistic career as a […]

Community at Large: Contemporary Korean Art talking about Communities

Thursday, November 15, 2018 | 12 PM- 2PM | 857 Kaneff Tower, York University In this talk, Jieun Rhee will introduce three contemporary South Korean artists/art collectives in South Korea—Okin Collective, Mixrice, and Siren eunyoung Jung—whose art activities have evolved around changes and challenges that the communities have undergone in the processes of the turbulent […]

KORE Inaugural Conference: Old Problems, New  Ideas

Keynote Address  Korean Studies: A Global Perspective Moderator and Interpretation: Laam Hae (Politics) Speaker: Byung-ook Ahn (President, The Academy of Korean Studies) Panel 1 The World from the Standpoint of Asia Moderator: Ann Kim (sociology) Speakers: Raju Das (Geography) "Asia and/in the World: A Dialectical Standpoint" Joshua Fogel (History) "What a Scholar of Sino-Japanese Relations […]