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Announcing the New Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies
June 17, 2019
It is with great pleasure that we announce Hyunjoon Park (Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology) as the new director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Director Park’s appointment will begin on July 1, 2019. Hyunjoon Park brings to the James Joo-Jin Kim Program his comprehensive leadership experience, deep knowledge of Korean studies, and a forward-looking perspective.
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EALC Postdoctoral Moon Family Fellowships in Korean Studies (2019—2020)
April 16, 2019
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania announces two Postdoctoral Moon Family Fellowships in Korean Studies for the 2019–20 academic year.
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Book Announcement
December 13, 2018
We would like to announce publication of a new book by Eugene Y. Park: A Genealogy of Dissent: The Progeny of Fallen Royals in Chosŏn Korea. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2018.
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CEAS now offering East Asia FLAS awards to students for the current academic year 2018-19
September 4, 2018
Penn's Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) was awarded funding from the US Department of Education for FLAS (Foreign Language & Area Studies) fellowships to support Penn students who study modern East Asian Languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)and either related area or international studies or East Asia-related aspects of professional fields. Up to 5 graduate students and 4 undergraduate students will be supported for the current Academic Year 2018-19. The deadline for submission of the applications will be September 10th, 2018.
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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.
http://6abc.com/politics/cautious-optimism-in-philly-after-historic-korean-summit/3399100/ -
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.