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Welcome Back to the Fall Semester!

August 14, 2019

Weclome Back to the Fall Semester at Harvard!
Whether you spent the summer in Korea or are thinking about going to Korea next summer, we welcome you to drop by the Korea Institute to learn about our upcoming events and resources that the Korea Institute offers. We very much look forward to getting to know you or reconnecting with you after you've returned. We are located in CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St. on the 2nd floor. The Korea Institute main office is located in room S228. Please also check out the...

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Highlights from the 2019 Harvard Summer School in Seoul, Korea Program!

July 24, 2019

Enjoy these photograph highlights taken by our program staff and some of the students in the program! The courses for the 2019 Harvard Summer School in Korea Program include a class on North Korea entitled, Thinking Out of the Black Box- Exploring New Insights into North Korea and Korean language classes (various levels).

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The Korea Institute, Harvard University announces the 2019 Student Grant and Fellowship Awards

April 30, 2019

Korea Institute 2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards for Korea-Related Research, Travel and Work

The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard. Through the Korea Institute, Harvard offers resources for graduate and undergraduate students to study Korea. On campus in Cambridge, students take courses on Korea and may choose from a wide array of Korea-related programmatic activities. Graduate and undergraduate...

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Announcing the 2019-20 Soon Young Kim Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies at the Korea Institute, Harvard, Dr. Douglas Gabriel

April 5, 2019

The Korea Institute is pleased to announce the Soon Young Kim Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies for academic year 2019–20, Dr. Douglas Gabriel.

Douglas received his Ph.D. in Art History from Northwestern University in June 2019. His dissertation, Over the Mountain: Realism Towards Reunification in Cold War Korea, 1980–1994, examines connections between the visual art of the minjung democratization movement in South Korea and the work of state-sponsored artists in North Korea. During the late Cold War period, he demonstrates, artists on both sides of the peninsula...

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The Korea Institute at Harvard University is accepting applications for the Soon Young Kim Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies for Academic Year 2019-2020

November 6, 2018

The Korea Institute at Harvard University is accepting applications for the Soon Young Kim
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies for the 2019-20 academic year. This Fellowship is open
to scholars from all fields of study in Korean Studies. However, preference may be given to scholars working on the history of Korean business, the history of Korean science and technology, the history of Korean military or the environmental history of Korea.

The Fellowship Grant: The fellowship will cover up to a 12-month period between August 1, 2019 and July 31,...

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New Faculty Position and Search: Tenure-track Professorship in Modern Korean Humanities

August 14, 2018

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in modern Korean humanities. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2019. We are particularly interested in scholars who combine strengths in film, media, and/or popular cultural studies with interdisciplinary and transnational range. All applicants should possess a high level of proficiency in Korean.

Ph.D. required by expected start date.

Candidates should demonstrate the capacity for excellence in teaching as well as research...

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Weclome Back to the Fall Semester!

August 13, 2018

Whether you spent the summer in Korea or are thinking about going to Korea next summer, we welcome you to drop by the Korea Institute to learn about our upcoming events and resources that the Korea Institute offers. We very much look forward to getting to know you or reconnecting with you after you've returned. We are located in CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St. on the 2nd floor. The Korea Institute main office is located in room S228. Please also check out the For Students tab to find out about the various opportunities and grants for students wanting to go to Korea. Lastly, add your name...

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"19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival kicks off with Preliminary Roundtable": An Article from our 2018 Korea Herald Intern, Aaron Shi

July 25, 2018
Please enjoy an article on the 19th Seoul Queer Festival written by our Summer 2018 Korea Herald intern, Aaron Shi '20.  

Below is a photo of the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress “a work of art that calls for openness and inclusiveness, encouraging people to actively contribute to, defend and share (acquired) freedoms,” an...
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