Global Perspectives on Hallyu(2026)
■ Bibliographic Information ■ Overview ■ About this book This volume offers an in-depth examination of Hallyu, foregrounding its importance as a critical subject of cultural, theoretical, and decolonial inquiry. With the global success of cultural phenomena such as BTS2026-08-06
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The 2nd SNU Graduate Workshop on Hallyu Studies
The 2nd SNU Graduate Workshop on Hallyu Studies Opening Remarks (10:00-10:10)Seok-Kyeong Hong (Team Leader, Global Hallyu Team, The SNU Contemporary Korean Studies) Session 1 (10:10–11:10)State Intervention, the Commodification of Beauty, and its Consumption: A Critical Study of the “Glass Skin”2026-08-05
Korean Political Economy from a Comparative-Historical Perspective(2026)
■ Bibliographic Information ■ Overview ■ About this book This edited volume examines the evolution of the Korean political economy from comparative and historical perspectives. It investigates the significance of Korea’s political-economic development model within broader theoretical debates and compares2026-08-04
Colloquium – “The Formation of Colonial Masculinity in Modern Korean History: Focusing on Anti-American Narratives”
On July 31, 2026, a lecture organized by the Narrative Team of the SNU Contemporary Korean Studies was held in Room B101, Building 14, at Seoul National University. At the event, feminist and peace studies scholar Chung Hee-jin delivered a2026-08-03
U.S.–Soviet Relations in the Age of the Great Acceleration: Oil, Synthetic Materials, and Economic Détente
At 4:00 p.m. on June 19, the Modernity and Developmental History Research Team of Seoul National University’s Center for Contemporary Korean Studies held the second lecture in its seminar series for the first half of 2026. Titled “Exploring the Humanities2026-07-17
Intimacy and Efficiency: How Do Robots Care for Older Adults?
At 4:00 p.m. on May 29, the Modernity and Developmental History Research Team of Seoul National University’s Center for Contemporary Korean Studies held the first lecture in its seminar series for the first half of 2026. The seminar, titled “Exploring2026-07-17
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