The 17th Theory Atelier: “Prolegomena to an Aesthetics of the Anthropocene: Beauty and Kenosis”
On July 16, 2026, the K-Future Team hosted its 15th Theory Ateliers, featuring a lecture by Professor Hong-Jung Kim of Seoul National University’s Department of Sociology. Titled “Prolegomena to an Aesthetics of the Anthropocene: Beauty and Kenosis,” the event drew2026-07-16
SNU CKS Political Economy team colloquium: Automation and Selective Protection: Whose Jobs Are Protected?“ (06.25 Dr. Jaewook Lee)
On June 25, 2026, the Political Economy Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies hosted a colloquium featuring Dr. Jaewook Lee of Leiden University. The talk, titled “Automation and Selective Protection: Whose Jobs Are Protected?”, examined how the spread of2026-07-06
The 16th Theory Atelier: “A Community without the Common: On the Impossibility of Korean Democracy”
<Overview> A Community Without the Common: On the Impossibility of Korean Democracy is a book that examines Korean modernization and democracy from an anthropological perspective. More specifically, the book is theoretically grounded in three concepts: 1) Deleuze and Guattari’s “becoming-minoritarian,”2026-06-01
The SNU Contemporary Korean Studies Political Economy Team Colloquium: Understanding the Inequality Regime of Contemporary Korean Society
On May 14, 2026, the Political Economy Team of The SNU Contemporary Korean Studies hosted a colloquium featuring Professor Shin Kwang-Yeong, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Chung-Ang University. Titled “Understanding the Inequality Regime of Contemporary Korean Society,” the event introduced2026-05-14
The Korean People’s Army’s Participation in Socialist Rural Construction and the Formation of a ‘Unity of Military and People (軍民一致)’ Society (1945–1972) (조선인민군의 사회주의 농촌건설 참여와 ‘군민일치(軍民一致)’ 사회 형성(1945~1972))
On March 13, at 2:00 p.m., the final lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14
Social Development Discourse and Community Health Programs in Korea, 1960s–1980s (1960-1980년대 한국의 사회개발 논의와 지역사회 보건사업)
On March 6, at 2:00 p.m., the fifth lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14
The Origins and Formation of the South Korean Military’s National Defense Thought, 1945–63 (1945-63년 한국군 국방사상의 기원과 형성)
On February 20, at 2:00 p.m., the fourth lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14
Networking for Development: Interpersonal Relationships and Technical Cooperation in Cold War Taiwan and South Korea
On February 13, at 2:00 p.m., the third lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14
The Implementation and Character of Population Dispersal Policy during the Park Chung-hee Regime (박정희 정권기 인구분산정책의 추진과 성격)
On January 30, at 2:00 p.m., the second lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14
Making South Korea’s High-Mountain (高山) Frontier, 1945–1972: A Modern History of Mt. Taebaek through Trans-Pacific Environmental History (남한의 高山 프론티어 만들기, 1945-1972: 트랜스퍼시픽 환경사로 보는 태백산의 현대사)
On January 23, at 2:00 p.m., the first lecture in the doctoral dissertation lecture series organized by the Modernity and Development Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies (서울대학교 현대한국종합연구단 ‘근대성과 발전사팀’) was held. This seminar, held under the theme2026-05-14