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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Political Economy
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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Political Economy

On the second day of the 3rd International Conference, held by the SNU Center for Contemporary Korean Studies on August 21 and 22 under

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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Lives at the Margins of Contemporary South Korea

2026-09-09

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Lives at the Margins of Contemporary South Korea
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2026 SNU ICCK Session – A Thanatology of Contemporary Korean Society

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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Political Economy
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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Historical Modernity

2026-09-09

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Historical Modernity

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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Political Economy

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Political Economy

2026-09-09

 서울대학교 현대한국종합연구 정치경제팀 콜로키움: 자동화와 선택적 보호: 누구의 일자리가 보호받는가?” (6월 25일 2시 이재욱 박사)

SNU CKS Political Economy team colloquium: Automation and Selective Protection: Whose Jobs Are Protected?“ (06.25 Dr. Jaewook Lee)

2026-07-06
The 17th Theory Atelier: “Prolegomena to an Aesthetics of the Anthropocene: Beauty and Kenosis”

The 17th Theory Atelier: “Prolegomena to an Aesthetics of the Anthropocene: Beauty and Kenosis”

2026-07-16

 The 16th Theory Atelier: “A Community without the Common: On the Impossibility of Korean Democracy”

The 16th Theory Atelier: “A Community without the Common: On the Impossibility of Korean Democracy”

2026-06-01
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Inventing the Real: Religion, Truth, and Boundary-Making

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Inventing the Real: Religion, Truth, and Boundary-Making

2026-09-09

 2026 SNU ICCK Session – Finding Voice at the Margins: Religion, Citizenship, and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Korea

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Finding Voice at the Margins: Religion, Citizenship, and the Struggle for Legitimacy in Korea

2026-09-09
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Hallyu as Platform (DAY2, Session 2)

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Hallyu as Platform (DAY2, Session 2)

2026-09-09

 2026 SNU ICCK Session – Imagine the Alternative with/through K-culture (DAY1, Session 3)

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Imagine the Alternative with/through K-culture (DAY1, Session 3)

2026-09-09
2026 SNU ICCK Session – “Korean Masculinity: Problems and Solutions” (Narrative, DAY1, Track3, Session 3)

2026 SNU ICCK Session – “Korean Masculinity: Problems and Solutions” (Narrative, DAY1, Track3, Session 3)

2026-08-25

 컬로퀴엄 – 「한국 현대사와 식민지 남성성의 형성―반미문학(Anti-American Narratives)을 중심으로」

Colloquium – “The Formation of Colonial Masculinity in Modern Korean History: Focusing on Anti-American Narratives”

2026-08-03
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Modernity and Development

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Modernity and Development

2026-09-09

 대가속 시대의 미소관계: 석유, 합성물질, 그리고 경제적 데탕트

U.S.–Soviet Relations in the Age of the Great Acceleration: Oil, Synthetic Materials, and Economic Détente

2026-07-17
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korea in Motion: Rethinking Music, History, and Tradition

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Korea in Motion: Rethinking Music, History, and Tradition

2026-08-28

 Cultural Coexistence and Women’s Authorship in Contemporary Music

Cultural Coexistence and Women’s Authorship in Contemporary Music

2026-03-06
2026 SNU ICCK Session – What Can K-Philosophy Be? Innovative and Decolonial Approaches to Conceptualizing Korean Philosophy as an Epistemic Resource for Global Debate

2026 SNU ICCK Session – What Can K-Philosophy Be? Innovative and Decolonial Approaches to Conceptualizing Korean Philosophy as an Epistemic Resource for Global Debate

2026-08-27

 2026 SNU ICCK Session: East Asian International Relations from the Perspectives of Small State’s History

2026 SNU ICCK Session: East Asian International Relations from the Perspectives of Small State’s History

2026-08-27
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Political Polarization and the Perils of Korean Democracy

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Political Polarization and the Perils of Korean Democracy

2026-09-09

 2025 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025-09-29
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Video Archive

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2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 03 Reimagining Koreanness

2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 03 Reimagining Koreanness

2025-12-11
2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 01 Hallyu in Global Context

2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 01 Hallyu in Global Context

2025-12-11
2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 02 K-pop, Fandom and Cultural Practices

2025 SNU ICCKS Track3 DAY2 02 K-pop, Fandom and Cultural Practices

2025-12-11

Publications

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Global Perspectives on Hallyu(2026)

Global Perspectives on Hallyu(2026)

2026-08-06
Korean Political Economy from a Comparative-Historical Perspective(2026)

Korean Political Economy from a Comparative-Historical Perspective(2026)

2026-08-04
Contemporary Korean Music in Context: Bridging Tradition, Modernity, and the Global Stage(2026)

Contemporary Korean Music in Context: Bridging Tradition, Modernity, and the Global Stage(2026)

2026-01-05

Research

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Symptomatology of Epoch-traverser: Centering on Han Kang’s The Vegetarian

Symptomatology of Epoch-traverser: Centering on Han Kang’s The Vegetarian

2026-01-13

Research Teams

Political Economy

K-Future

Values & Identity

Global Hallyu Studies

K-Narratives

Modernity & Development

Contemporary Korean Music

K-Tech

Statehood

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