The 2022 New Books in Korean Studies Colloquium will be held in Humanities Gateway 1030, Friday, June 3, 10 am – 6 pm Pacific Time. Five scholars will discuss their recently published books in conversation with UCI graduate students, who will serve as respondents. Join CCKS for this chance to celebrate their scholarly achievements and contributions to Korean Studies scholarship. Each talk is followed by Q&A with the authors. Lunch and dinner will be provided. Registration is encouraged.
New Books in Korean Studies, Colloquium
Friday, June 3, 2022
UC Irvine Humanities Gateway 1030
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Soju: A Global History
By Hyunhee Park (City University of New York)
Respondent: Anat Schwartz (UC Irvine)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Hegemonic Mimicry: Korean Popular Culture of the Twenty-First Century
By Kyung Hyun Kim (UC Irvine)
Respondent: Adam Miller (UC Irvine)
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
LUNCH
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Traffic in Asian Women
By Laura Hyun Yi Kang (UC Irvine)
Respondent: Juwon Lee (UC Irvine)
02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Healing Historical Trauma in South Korean Film and Literature
By Chungmoo Choi (UC Irvine)
Respondent: Jung Soo Lee (UC Irvine)
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
The Intimacies of Conflict: Cultural Memory and the Korean War
By Daniel Y. Kim (Brown University)
Respondent: Jiyon Byun (UC Irvine)
05:00 PM
RECEPTION / DINNER
For more information, please contact ccks@uci.edu.