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Exploring Contemporary Korea in the Global Era

Exploring Contemporary Korea in the Global Era

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

Chair: Anna Yates-Lu (Seoul National University)Presenters: Hee-sun Kim (Kookmin University), Yuseon Won (Seoul National University), Cellik Adams (Sogang University), Madlen Poguntke (Seoul National University),

2026-08-28

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2026 SNU ICCK Session – Imagine the Alternative with/through K-culture

2026-08-28

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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

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

2026-08-27

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FEATURED RESEARCH

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

 서울대학교 현대한국종합연구 정치경제팀 콜로키움: 현대 한국 사회 불평등 체제 이해

The SNU Contemporary Korean Studies Political Economy Team Colloquium: Understanding the Inequality Regime of Contemporary Korean Society

2026-05-14
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
현대한국종합연구 가치와 정체성팀 제11차 집담회

11th Colloquium of the Value and Identity Team

2026-04-03

 현대한국종합연구 가치와 정체성팀 제10차 집담회

10th Colloquium of the Value and Identity Team

2026-02-24
2026 SNU ICCK Session – Imagine the Alternative with/through K-culture

2026 SNU ICCK Session – Imagine the Alternative with/through K-culture

2026-08-28

 [대학원생 한류연구 컨퍼런스] The 2nd SNU Graduate Workshop on Hallyu Studies

The 2nd SNU Graduate Workshop on Hallyu Studies

2026-08-05
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
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

 친밀과 효율: 로봇은 노인을 어떻게 돌보는가 

Intimacy and Efficiency: How Do Robots Care for Older Adults?

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
2025 SNU 국제학술대회 세션 – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025-09-29

 2025 SNU 국제학술대회 세션 – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025 SNU ICCK Session – Korean Democracy at a Crossroads

2025-08-30
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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

Democracy & Democratization