The 11th Theory Atelier: “Habermas’s 2019 Study of Confucianism and Dialogue between Eastern and Western Civilizations”
<Overview> Although Confucianism is discussed in Habermas’s Also a History of Philosophy (2019) as one of the Axial traditions, its status as a world-view of “immanent transcendence” has not been sufficiently explicated. In order to do so, one needs not2025-07-16
The 10th Theory Atelier: “Moishe Postone: A Critical Theory That Critiques Critical Theory”
<Overview> This presentation examines the possibilities of contemporary critical theory through the work of Moishe Postone (1942–2018), the Jewish-Canadian critical theorist based in the United States. Against claims about the “end of critique” or the “end of critical theory” associated2025-05-26
Bipartisanship in a Unified Government: Politics of Taxation and Corporate Governance in Korea
Date and Time: Friday, May 16, 2025, 4:00–5:00 p.m. Format: Online / English Speaker: Hyeon Seok Park, National Assembly Futures Institute Title: “Durability of Legislation in Unified vs. Divided Government: Evidence from the 21st Korean National Assembly” Zoom Link: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/89023127006?pwd=qU7GHTnPbecXFSJEhx0vz64TDEmkzC.12025-05-16
The 9th Theory Atelier: “(Back to the) Future Fieldwork”
<Overview> How to reflect on K-Future methodologically? In this lecture, I discuss my current research project on “post- and meta-urban Korea” in its framework and methods, after three decades of crafting the contours of my ethnographic methods, involving critical reflection2025-05-09
Special Lecture – Between Game and Martial Law: The Political Shift in the Series
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk reportedly drew parallels between the pro- and anti-arrest protests for Yoon Suk-yeol, which unfolded on either side of the police line in Hannam-dong, and the ‘OX vote’ in , aiming to raise questions about the democratic majority rule2025-04-18
The 8th Theory Atelier: “How I Learned to Stop Doing ‘Theory’ and Love the ‘Soviet’”
<Overview> After receiving my Ph.D. in 2002 with a dissertation on the twentieth-century Russian semiotician Yuri Lotman, I spent roughly a decade as a scholar of theory. This presentation reflects, in a deliberately personal and somewhat affective tone, on how2025-03-28
Political Economy Team 5th Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, March 14, 2025, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Format: Online / English Speaker 1: Elizabeth Thurbon, UNSW SydneyTitle: “What Developed Countries Can Learn from South Korea” Speaker 2: Tat Yan Kong, SOAS University of LondonTitle: “The Failure of Social2025-03-14
Political Economy Team 4th Open Seminar
Date and Time: Friday, February 21, 2025, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Format: Online / English Speaker 1: Jaeyong Song, Seoul National UniversityTitle: “Evolution of Technology Sourcing Strategies of Korean Electronics Companies: The Case of Samsung Electronics” Speaker 2: Nahee Kang, King’s College2025-02-21
The 7th Theory Atelier: “The Unencumbered Self: Probability, Space-Time, and the Modern Myth of Freedom”
On February 10, 2025, the K-Future Team held a Theory Atelier centered on “The Unencumbered Self: Probability, Space-Time, and the Modern Myth of Freedom,” a lecture by Samantha Frost, Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois. Conducted in2025-02-10
Contemporary Korea Research Group Workshop Program
Date: Friday, February 7 – Saturday, February 8, 2025 Duration: Two days and one night Venue: Nest Hotel, Incheon Note: The regular February meeting of the Steering Committee is scheduled to take place during the second session on Friday, February2025-02-08