Korean Studies News

Interview with Prof. David McCann in Korea's Focus Daily Newspaper

Prof. David McCann was recently interviewed for Korea's Focus Daily Newspaper. Click on the link below for the article. The article is in Korean.

Korea Herald Article about the KI's New Director, Prof. Sun Joo Kim

Korea Institute Summer Intern, Xing Lin, is currently interning at the Korea Herald in Seoul. He recently interviewed the Korea Institute's new Director, Prof. Sun Joo Kim while she was visiting Korea.

Highlights from Cinema Seoul: Documenting Korea Through Film HSS Progam 2011

Doubleclick on the photo to the left to see a brief slideshow with a few more photos from our Summer Program.

Photo 1:  Students in Program visiting the Yoo Family and trying on traditional Korean clothing.

Photo 2: Group Photo from Bongeunsa

Photo 3: Photo at Changdeok Palace

Photo 4: Program TA in action at Insadong

Korea Institute 2011 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards for Study & Work in Korea

Korea Institute 2011 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards for Study and Work in Korea

The Hong Sangsoo Retrospective at HFA in the Boston Phoenix

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/movies/114585-laid-back-intricacies-of-hong-sangsoo-at-the-h/

Winning Photographs from Korea from the OIP International Photo Contest!

On Thursday, November 18th, 2010 in Fisher Family Commons in the CGIS Kanfel Building, the winners of the 7th annual OIP International Photo Contest were chosen.  Winning photographs will remain on exhibit there until December 15th. **There were two winning photographs chosen by the Korea Institute and taken by students who spent time in Korea! Congratulations to the winners! **Do check out these amazing photographs from around the world!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Northern Region of Korea: History, Identity and Culture

  • Newly Released!
  • The Northern Region of Korea: History, Identity, and Culture

Edited by Sun Joo Kim

  • University of Washington Press (2010)