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Book Announcement
July 23, 2018
We would like to announce the Korean translation publication of Eugene Y. Park’s first monograph, Between Dreams and Reality: The Military Examination in Late Chosŏn Korea, 1600–1894 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center, 2007).
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6abc: Summit day in Singapore: Excitement high, expectations lower
June 13, 2018
James Joo-Jim Kim Program's Director, Eugene Y. Park, shares his thoughts on Trump and Kim's historical summit in Singapore.
http://6abc.com/politics/summit-day-in-singapore-excitement-high-expecta... -
6abc: Cautious Optimism in Philly After Historic Korean Summit
April 30, 2018
James Joo-Jim Kim Program's Director, Eugene Y. Park, talks to 6abc about the inter-Korean summit.
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Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant
April 23, 2018
The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to announce a new graduate student travel grant up to $500!
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Penn Today: Park discusses looming U.S.-North Korea summit
April 17, 2018
James Joo-Jim Kim Program's Director, Eugene Y. Park, sat down with Penn Today to examine the forthcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
Link to the interview: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/korea-expert-discusses-looming-us-north-korea-summit
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Penn Forum in Korean Studies
February 16, 2018
We are pleased to announce that the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is launching Penn Forum in Korean Studies, a monthly talk series open to the Penn community. The forum will provide a platform for graduate students and junior scholars to deliver a presentation on their research interest and discuss it with their peers. The forum is open to any graduate students and junior scholars with research interest in Korea from all departments to present. Please contact Samantha Koo (samkoo@sas.upenn.edu) to schedule a presentation.
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2018-2019 Funding Opportunities Available
February 1, 2018
The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to offer the following funding opportunities. We are currently soliciting applications for awards in the following categories:
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Video: Civic Engagement and State Policy for Peace in Northeast Asia: Beyond the San Francisco System
December 12, 2017
We would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent international conference, Civic Engagement and State Policy for Peace in Northeast Asia: Beyond the San Francisco System.
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Now Accepting 2018–19 Moon Family Postdoc Fellowship Applications
November 10, 2017
The James Joo-Jin Kim Program at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies for the 2018–19 academic year. The postdoctoral program is open to scholars who work in the humanities (including cinema studies, history, and literature), with research focused on modern Korea (since 1864).
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Eugene Y. Park wins F. Hilary Conroy Award by the Association for Asian Studies
November 1, 2017
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) selected Eugene Y. Park to receive this year’s F. Hilary Conroy Award for organizing his panel “Disability in Early Modern East Asia: Case Studies from China, Japan, and Korea, ca 1500-1870.” The Conroy Award was recently initiated to honor Prof. F. Hilary Conroy, outstanding scholar of Japan, Northeast Asia and Asian American history at the University of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1990.