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Guidelines for Attending and Participating in the Kim Program Korean Studies Colloquium

September 2, 2021

The Kim Program in Korean Studies adheres to the policies implemented by the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and the University regarding protections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the latest announcement from the University visit https://coronavirus.upenn.edu/announcement/message-campus-community-star...

Specific guidelines for the colloquium:

1. Vaccination requirements:

Introducing the New Faculty: So-Rim Lee

August 26, 2021

The Kim Program welcomes Dr. So-Rim Lee who is a Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dahye Kim (2020-21 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow)

August 14, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Dahye Kim (2020-21 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow) starts her new position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University beginning in the Fall 2021 semester: https://alc.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/kim-dahye.html.

Korean Studies Fall 2021 Colloquium Series

August 4, 2021

The Kim program is pleased to announce the following talks for our Fall 2021 Colloquium series.  All talks will take place at 12:00pm EST in the Wolf Humanities Conference Room, Williams Hall 623.  

Kim Program End of Year Newsletter 2020-21

May 17, 2021

Dear Friends,

When I wrote greetings for the end-of-year newsletter around this time last year, I could not imagine that the pandemic would still affect our lives until now, making me start this year’s newsletter with the same greeting. “I hope you and your family are doing well in these challenging times.”

Introducing the 2021-2022 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellows in Korean Studies!

May 13, 2021

The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to introduce two incoming Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellows for the 2021–2022 academic year: Yoonjung Kang (left) and Ji Hye Kim (right).

Special Collection in Demographic Research: Family Changes and Inequality in East Asia

May 12, 2021

The James Joo-Jin Program in Korean Studies held the first Social Sciences Korea conference in December 2019 with the theme, Family Changes and Inequality in East Asia.

The authors of the papers presented in the conference successfully published their papers in the peer-reviewed journal, Demographic Research and now 8 papers, along with the introduction to the special issue by Hyunjoon Park (Director, the Kim Program), are available as a Special Collection in the journal. They are all freely available from https://www.demographic-research.org/special/30/

Korean Studies Summer Virtual Colloquium Series

May 11, 2021

The Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the Korean Studies Summer Virtual Colloquium during the Summer 2021. All talks will take place on Zoom at 8pm EDT.  

Please register via the following links:

 Title: "How do you Study and Teach Korea/Koreans in your Field_?"

Introducing the 2021-2022 Kim Program Graduate Fellow!

April 17, 2021

We are pleased to award the 2021-2022 Kim Program Graduate Fellow to Chloe (Jae-Kyung) Ahn! 

NOW ACCEPTING 2021-22 KIM PROGRAM GRADUATE FELLOW APPLICATIONS

February 19, 2021

The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in 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 graduate students. Preference will be given to applicants at the early stage of a master or doctoral program.