Korean Studies Seminar Series | ANU Korea Institute

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Thu, 6 Aug 2026

Adventure, Pedagogy, and National Modernization Science Fiction for Young Adults in South Korea, 1960-2020

A/Prof. Sunyoung Park, University of Southern California

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

"공감은 동의가 아니다": 21세기에 한국어 '공감'에 대해 다시 생각하기 Sympathy Is Not Agreement: Rethinking Sympathy in the Korean Language for the Twenty-First Century

This talk will ONLY be delivered in Korean.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Korean Literature Book Club: Caregiving Stories with Kim Yudam and Sunnie Chae

Join us for our second Korean Literature Book Club of 2026.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Women's Lives in Korean Literature

Join us for a literary conversation with acclaimed author Kim Yudam.

Thu, 5 Mar 2026

The 1000 Anton Hurs Problem: The Failure of AI in Literary Translation

Award-winning translator and former app-developer Anton Hur discusses the problem of AI in literary translation.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026

Korean Literature Book Club: In conversation with Anton Hur

Join us for a conversation with one of the most prolific and well-known literary translators of our time.

Thu, 31 Jul 2025

How Much Do You Really Know About K-pop? Understanding Its Identity

Light dinner provided to attendees in the Hedley Bull foyer at 5:30.

Fri, 16 May 2025

Kwangju 1980: From Protest to City Seizure – The Military and Strategic Aspect of the Struggle

The Kwangju (Gwangju) Uprising of May 1980 marked a turning point in South Korea’s modern history, fundamentally transforming the nature of social protest and resistance.