Korean Studies at the University of Copenhagen Denmark

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming talk by Hannes B. Mosler:
“Fighting the Far Right in South Korea”
📍 South Campus, Copenhagen – Room 10.3.28
🗓️ April 14
⏰ 15:00–16:30
Join us for a timely discussion on the dynamics of the far right in South Korea and the broader political context shaping these developments.
Everyone is warmly welcome!

📣 New lecture series on Korea at Københavns Folkeuniversitetet (Spring 2026)

From April 8 to May 6, 2026, there will be a new public lecture series exploring Korea’s history, politics, society, and culture — from historical roots to K-pop, democracy, and global influence.
Together with an excellent group of colleagues, we’ll look at:

🔹 How Korea’s past shapes its present
🔹 The resilience of South Korea’s democracy
🔹 North Korea through history, fiction, and contemporary perspectives
🔹 International adoption and lived experiences
🔹 Korean literature and popular culture

🎓 Speakers include:
Hannes B. Mosler (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Youngeun Koo (Asian Studies, Lund University)
Martin Petersen (Nationalmuseet)
Barbara Wall (Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen)

Whether you’re curious about K-pop and K-dramas, interested in East Asian politics, or simply want to understand Korea beyond the headlines, this series is designed for a broad audience.

📍 Folkeuniversitetet
🗓️ April 8 – May 6, 2026
🔗 More info & registration: https://www.fukbh.dk/program/historie/historie/koreas-nyere-kulturhistorie

Jing Hu is coming to Copenhagen next week to enlighten us on social mobility in ChosOn Korea! https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/asia/tempting-tunes/activities/born-into-rank-status-and-social-mobility-in-chosn-korea-1392-1910/

🎉 Join us tomorrow for the award ceremony of our creative review contest on Sang Young Park’s Kærlighed i Seoul / 대도시의 사랑법 / Love in the Big City!
Who will be the lucky winners? 🏆 Come and find out — and meet Sang Young Park in person! The bestselling author will join us for the event, and there will be time for a chat and maybe even a signature. ✍️✨💖📚
📅 Tomorrow (Nov 6), 10:30
📍 10.3.28, Southern Campus

En uge tilbage til deadline for årets anmeldelseskonkurrence i Koreastudier – vi har stadig nogle gratis eksemplarer tilbage! 😊
🏆 Hvem løber med prisen?
Kom til prisuddeling og offentliggørelse af vinderne
📅 6. november 2025 kl. 10.30
📍 Lokale 10.3.28
Med forfatteren selv som æresgæst – gå ikke glip af det!

📚 Leder du efter en god bog til efterårsferien? 😊
Læs Sang Young Parks "Kærlighed i Seoul" og deltag i vores kreative boganmeldelseskonkurrence! Der er stadig et par gratis eksemplarer tilbage – så skynd dig at få fat i én!
🗓️ Deadline: 1. november
https://ccrs.ku.dk/research/asia/tempting-tunes/news/kreativ-boganmeldelseskonkurrence-lav-en-anmeldelse-af-kaerlighed-i-seoul-af-sang-young-park/ Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen ToRS Fælles Forum Literature Translation Institute of Korea

Helle Strandgaard Jensen, the PI behind the ERC project "WEB CHILD: Changing Childhoods in the Early Era of the WWW" is giving a guest talk for us, right after the Easter break. Everyone is welcome! Please find the Zoom link and more information here: https://ccrs.ku.dk/calendar/2025/the-web-child-project/

Upcoming talk! 🥳Come to campus or join us online! https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/61256584995

Will democracy survive? When I had the chance to talk about Seungsook Moon's new book "Civic Activism in South Korea: the Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism" with the author herself and Yoonkyung Lee (University of Toronto), I didn't expect the question to be so timely. But here we are. 🤔 Big thanks to Seungsook Moon and Yoonkyung Lee for joining the discussion! I learned a lot and hope that many can benefit from the video. Also a big shoutout to Celine Grivne Høier who created subtitles in English, Korean and Danish! The video was supported by the 2022 Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-E-014) and by Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

[ENG*KOR*DA sub] Civic Activism in South Korea 한국의 시민 운동 Discussants:*Seungsook Moon*ProfessorDepartment of Sociology and Asian Studies ProgramVassar Collegehttps://www.vassar.edu/faculty/semoon*Yoonkyung Lee*Profe...

And the winners of the creative book contest on Hwang Sok-yong's Mater 2-10 are: https://tors.ku.dk/nyheder/2024/bekendtgoerelse-af-vindere/
Congratulations! 🥳🥳🥳

Kreativ Boganmeldelseskonkurrence!
Lav en anmeldelse af Mater 2-10 af Hwang Sok-yong
"Mater 2-10" af Hwang Sok-Young er en stærk og rørende historie, der fortæller om tre generationer af jernbanearbejderes daglige liv og hvordan de præges af Koreas forandringer gennem tiden.
Hvis du gerne vil modtage et uddrag af romanen, kan du skrive til: [email protected]
Deadline for aflevering 29. november til: [email protected]
Bekendtgørelse af vindere: 6. december 2024
Der er ikke noget fast format så anmeldelsen kan afleveres som digt, tegneserie, video, essay, maleri eller andet
Sprog: alle
De hurtige kan få en gratis bog i lokale 10.4.45 eller 10.4.42 (Københavnsk Universitet, Søndre Campus)!
Spørgsmål kan stiles til: [email protected]
Præmier:
Førstepræmie til en værdi af 2000 kr.
Andenpræmie til en værdi af 1000 kr.
Tredjepræmie til en værdi af 500 kr.
Sponsoreret af the Literature Translation Institute of Korea