The Centre for the Study of Korea was established in the fall of 2006 with the goal of promoting critical approaches to the research of Korea. The Centre also aims to develop pedagogical materials for teaching about Korea both in the university and to the public. The Centre welcomes participation from members of the university community as well as communities throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
The Centre for the Study of South Korea is pleased to announce the winner of the 2008 James Scarth Gale translation prize:
John Frankl (Yonsei University) for his rendering of Yi Sang's Lingering Impressions of a Mountain Village. Congratulations!
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CSK is arranging an exciting line-up of speakers and seminars for the upcoming academic year. This line-up includes:
Jin-kyung Lee (Dept. of Literature, University of California, San Diego) "Military Labour and Military Prostitution across south Korea, Vietnam, and the United States, 1960s and 1970s"
October 22, 2009
Luncheon Talk with Ambassador Chan-Ho Ha (Republic of Korea)
October 30, 2009
Steven Lee (Dept. of History, University of British Columbia)"Occupying Korea: the American Military and Empire Building in the Cold War, 1945-55"
November 19, 2009
John Treat (Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Yale University)
"Choosing to Collaborate: Yi Kwang-su and the Moral Subject in Colonial Korea"
December 4, 2009
Program details to be announced shortly. Please visit our website to remain up-to-date.