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Now Accepting 2023-24 Kim Center Graduate Fellow Applications
July 13, 2023
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce the Graduate Fellow Award, aimed at students who are involved in the study of Korea and interested in active participation in the university’s Korean studies program. Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic merits and demonstrated interest in Korean studies. Applicants for this one-year award should be full-time graduate students including MA and Ph.D students.
Graduate Fellow benefits include:
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Now Accepting 2023-24 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications
December 14, 2022
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania announces the Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2023–24 academic year. The postdoctoral fellowship is open to scholars whose research and teaching focus on contemporary Korea in the social sciences broadly defined (e.g., anthropology, communication, economics, education, geography, political science, sociology, and other related disciplines).
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Korean Studies Spring 2023 Colloquium Series
December 14, 2022
The Kim Center is pleased to announce the following dates for our Spring 2023 Colloquium series. All talks will take place at 12:00pm EST in the Wolf Humanities Conference Room, Williams Hall 623.
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Deadline Extended for Call for Papers: 3rd Korean Studies Young Scholars (KSYS) Graduate Student Conference: Change and Continuity
December 4, 2022
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) invites graduate students to join us at the 3rd KSYS Graduate Student Conference, which will take place on March 3rd–4th (half-day), 2023 at Penn as an international and multi-disciplinary conference.
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Call for Papers: 1st Humanities Korea Conference of the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies
November 16, 2022
Nature, Technology, and Things: New Materialism in Korean Studies
An in-person conference hosted by the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, April 28, 2023.
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Now Accepting 2023 (Spring & Fall) Kim Center Graduate Fellow Applications
November 11, 2022
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce the Graduate Fellow Award, open to students who are involved in the study of Korea and interested in active participation in the university’s Korean Studies program. Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated interest in Korean Studies. Applicants for this one-year award should be full-time graduate students (includes MA and Ph.D students).
Graduate Fellow benefits include:
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Call for Papers: 3rd Korean Studies Young Scholars (KSYS) Graduate Student Conference: Change and Continuity
October 28, 2022
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) invites graduate students to join us at the 3rd KSYS Graduate Student Conference, which will take place on March 3rd–4th (half-day), 2023 at Penn as an international and multi-disciplinary conference.
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The Daily Pennsylvanian & Penn Today Article on Former Prime Minister Chung's Visit
October 17, 2022
The Daily Pennsylvanian & Penn Today have published the following article on this year's Moon Family Distinguished Lecture by former Prime Minister of South Korea Chung Sye-kyun. This event was co-hosted by the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies and the Perry World House.
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Moon Family Distinguished Lecture: South Korea's Response to COVID-19: Lessons for the International Community
September 29, 2022
Join Perry World House and the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for a conversation with Chung Sye-kyun, 46th Prime Minister of South Korea.
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International Conference on Sociology of Korea (I-CSK)
August 23, 2022
The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is pleased to host the International Conference on Sociology of Korea (I-CSK), October 7 – 8, 2022 on the Penn campus. The inaugural conference will provide a venue for scholars across the globe to come together to share their on-going projects on Korea/Koreans and Korean diaspora and develop academic networks.