The Academy of Korean Studies’ Center for International Affairs (CEFIA) highlighted IKS in their September Newsletter. The article describes the work and successes IKS has achieved over the past four years. These include building up Korean studies at IU and partner institutions, spreading knowledge about Korea and Korean culture, and creating programs to support undergraduate… Read more »
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GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program 2020-2021
Application Deadline: closed The Institutes for Korean Studies at the George Washington University and Indiana University Bloomington invite students to apply for the annual GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program. We are seeking to select students who are interested in conducting research about Korea. All students receive mentoring from faculty at the Institute for Korean Studies. Selected… Read more »
IKS Selects Participants for the GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program 2020-2021
Participants of the 2020-2021 GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program have been selected and started research on their projects. These six outstanding students will produce a research paper and present their research at the GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference held at IU in March 2021. Congratulations to all of the participants!
GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference 2020
IKS hosted the second annual GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference online with the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies on May 13, 2020. While we couldn’t meet in person, it was a great opportunity for the students to share their research. Five students from IU and five students from GW worked with faculty throughout the… Read more »
Winners of 2020 Korean Speech Contest
IKS held the third annual Korean Speech Contest on March 7th. 23 students participated. Winners were chosen from Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. IU K-pop dance group “Unison” also performed at the event. Congratulations to all the participants and winners: Beginner 1st Place: Fatin Rahim 2nd Place: Daniela Gaspar 3rd Place: Emma Liu Intermediate 1st… Read more »
Korean Film Series Tour 2020
Indiana University’s Institute for Korean Studies and IU Cinema presented two film Korean film series from February 1 – 10, 2020. The first, “Recent Coming of Age Films by South Korean Women Directors,” featured films from two Korean women directors: Yim Soon-rye and Bora Kim. The two films in this series, Little Forest and House of Hummingbird featured woman… Read more »
Award Ceremony for the 2019 Korea Literature Essay Contest
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… Read more »
Winners selected for the 2019 Korea Literature Essay Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Korean Literature Essay Contest: 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… Read more »
IKS Holds Its Fourth Annual Conference
On October 25th, the Institute for Korean Studies held its fourth annual conference, entitled “After the Miracle: The Present and Future of Korea’s Economy and Society.” The conference was co-organized with the Korea Economic Institute of America, and was made possible with funding from the Dr. Lee Se Ung Distinguished Lecture Series on Korean Global… Read more »
IKS Selects Participants for the GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program 2019-2020
Participants of the 2019-2020 GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Program have been selected and started research on their projects. These five outstanding students will produce a research paper and present their research at the GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference held at IU in March 2020. Congratulations to all of the participants!