On Saturday, February 10, the Institute of Korean Studies, along with the East Asian Studies Center, Chinese Flagship Program, National Taiwan University HAYU BEST Program, and the Bloomington Sejong Institute held the Year of the Dragon Celebration in honor of the 2024 Lunar New Year. The celebration went from 12 pm to 2 pm and… Read more »
On Saturday, November 11, the Institute for Korean Studies, along with the Bloomington Sejong Institute, held their annual Kimbap Making Day. This event was a time for IU and Sejong students, and Bloomington community members to learn how to make Kimbap. Kimbap is a popular Korean comfort food often found at street stalls and in… Read more »
On October 27, the Institute for Korean Studies, along with the Korean Foundation, put on their annual conference. This year the theme was South Korea’s Foreign Policy in a Changing East Asia. The conference commenced after a brief introduction from Dr. Adam Liff, director of the East Asian Languages and Cultures department and a fellow… Read more »
On October 9 (Hangeul Day), the Institute for Korean Studies, along with the Bloomington Sejong Institute, hosted their annual Hangeul Day event. This observed holiday was originally created to recognize the impact the Korean alphabet (Hangeul) has had on South Korean society. Nowadays, IKS uses this day as a time to spread Korean culture and… Read more »
On September 29, the Institute for Korean Studies, along with the Bloomington Sejong Institute, IU Chinese Flagship, East Asian Studies Center, and the Chinese and Korean Language Programs, put on a cultural session for Chuseok and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The event started with presentations on both holidays by Associate Instructor Jae Hyun Ahn and… Read more »
The Institute for Korean Studies welcomed Professor Travis Workman on Friday, September 22 as part of our Fall 2023 Colloquium Series. Professor Workman’s talk, “Melodrama and Moods in Cold War Korean Films,” discussed how raw effects can be provoked by melodrama and how emotions produced in film can be used in nation-building and state politics…. Read more »
On Friday, September 8, the Institute for Korean Studies hosted the annual Open House. This Open House is used to introduce IU students interested in Korean studies to the IKS and the resources they have to offer. Students from a wide variety of disciplines but a shared interest in Korean culture were encouraged to come…. Read more »
Over the weekend, IU undergraduate students traveled with the Institute for Korean Studies to Washington D.C. to present in the 5th annual GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program conference. Each year, a number of undergraduate students at both Indiana University and George Washington University are selected to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor to produce a… Read more »
Three Indiana University students, Anna Moore, Hannah Katinsky, and Margaret Speir, presented at the annual Midwest Korean Speech Contest on April 1st, which was held at Northwestern University. These students were selected to participate in the competition after winning first prize in their respective levels at the Indiana University Korean Speech Contest, which was held… Read more »
Bloomington Sejong Institute Korean Speech Competition winner Joshua McGraw traveled to Korea in October to participate in the King Sejong Institute Foundation’s Korean festival week. Read his letter about his experience below. Congratulations, Joshua! “During the first week of October, I traveled to South Korea with the King Sejong Institute to experience a Korean festival… Read more »