The award ceremony for the 2019 Korean Literature Essay Contest based on Han Kang’s The Vegetarian was held on November 9, 2019, at 10:00 am in the Korea Conference Room. Dr. Susan Hwang, one of the judges, gave feedback to the participants via videoconference.
You can read the winning essays here.
1st Prize: MacBook Pro
Mikayla George: “Contemporary Visions of the New Woman in Korean Literature”
2nd Prize: iPad Air
Veronica Coffey – “The Power of Dehumanization”
3rd Prize: Apple Airpods
Ria Talukder – ” Veganism over Humanity: Han Kang’s The Vegetarian and the Flaws in our Society”
Toby Huter – “Han Kang’s The Vegetarian as a Confucian Critique”
2019 Korean Literature Essay Contest Award Ceremony
Ria Talukder accepts her award from IKS Director Seung-kyung Kim.
Toby Huter accepts her award from IKS Director Seung-kyung Kim.