13th Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference (IN PERSON @ Korea University, RSVP JULY 2)
Discipline : Other
Speaker(s) : Ken Park (Univ. of Virginia), Daeyeal Lee (Korea Univ.), Mijin Kim (Univ. of Cambridge), Seunghan (Sung Korea Univ.), Doris Yixuan Tang (UCLA), Seohyun Chung (Sungkyunkwan Univ.), Intaek Hong (Univ. of Washington), Kie Kang (Univ. of Tokyo), Manjoong Kim (SUNY Binghamton), Damhee Shin (George Washington Univ.), Muntaha Abed (Birzeit Univ. / SNU), Jeong-taek Lim (Univ. at Albany), and Juan Manuel Del Real (UCLA)
Language : English
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Original time zone : 2026-07-08 10:00 Seoul (Asia/Seoul)
We are delighted to announce the upcoming 13th KUGS Conference and 2026 Summer Connections Scholars in Conversation & Koreanist Meet-Up, proudly hosted by the Korea University Institute for Global Humanities Research and Collaboration.
The first day is dedicated to graduate student paper presentations for 13th Korea University Graduate Student Conference and and second day to Koreanist Meet-up.
This year's gathering brings together authors of recently published monographs on a shared theme — Ceremonies of Power: Ritual and Diplomacy in Korea–China Relations — for a series of book talks, followed by a networking reception for Korean Studies scholars based in Korea and abroad. We sincerely hope many of you will join us to connect, share insights, and build valuable relationships within our academic community.
Event Details:
Date: July 8, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Korea University (Inchon Memorial Hall, Rooms 5 & 6 인촌기념관 5, 6회의실)
Language: Korean / English
Schedule: July 8 KUGS Conference
10:00–10:10
Opening Ceremony
10:10–11:40
Session A: Land, Environment, and the Body [Room 6]
Ken Park (Univ. of Virginia)
Daeyeal Lee (Korea Univ.)
Mijin Kim (Univ. of Cambridge)
Moderator: Seoyoon Choi
Discussant: Taehyun Kim (Institute of Seoul Studies, Seoul Univ.)
13:00–14:30
Session B: Visual Culture and Material Culture [Room 5]
Seunghan (Sung Korea Univ.)
Doris Yixuan Tang (UCLA)
Seohyun Chung (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Moderator: Junghyun Lee
Discussant: Masha Kobzeva (Korea Univ. Institute for Sinographic Literatures and Philology)
13:00–14:30
Session C: Cold War, Nation, and Ideology [Room 6]
Intaek Hong (Univ. of Washington)
Kie Kang (Univ. of Tokyo)
Manjoong Kim (SUNY Binghamton)
Moderator: HyunJeong Lee
Discussant: Hongseok Seo (Korea Univ. Center for Korean History)
14:50–16:10
Session D: War, Colonialism, and Resistance [Room 5]
Damhee Shin (George Washington Univ.)
Muntaha Abed (Birzeit Univ. / SNU)
Moderator: Hyunjun Brian Kim
Discussant: Gwangsoon Lim (RIKS, Korea Univ.)
14:50–16:10
Session E: Migration, Diaspora, and the Transnational [Room 6]
Jeong-taek Lim (Univ. at Albany)
Juan Manuel Del Real (UCLA)
Moderator: Junghyun Lee
Discussant: Justin Youngchan Choi (University of Oxford)
