Lectures
The Asia Research Institute frequently organizes lectures featuring recent research on Korea as part of the AsiaTalks series. Many of these lectures are organized in conjunction with the Asian Studies Program’s Asia@Noon series. Some of the recent speakers and topics include
Lecture Highlight
2024
The State's Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea
Friday, October 11, 12-1pm, Park 280
Jeong-Mi Park, Associate Professor of History, Chungbuk National University
Fighting Against the Ghosts of Government-made Hallyu Theories
February 13, 2024, 2:00 - 3:20 pm, Student Union 330, UB North Campus
Shin Dong Kim, Professor at Hallym University, South Korea
2023
Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War
Friday, April 28, 12-1pm, Park 280
Suzy Kim, Rutgers University
K-Pop: Digital Circulation of Intimacy and Postcolonial Desires
Friday, March 3, 12-1pm, Park 280
Stephanie Choi, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Associate, UB Asia Research Institute.
Community-based Education as Sites of Racial Contestation
April 10, 2024, 12:00 - 1 :00 pm, 509 O'Brian hall, UB North Campus
Eujin Park, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
