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Reflections on the North: The Spaces and Subjects of the DPRK – April Conference 2025

On 3rd April 2025, the Centre for Korean Studies welcomed leading academics, postgraduate researchers, and members of the public for the two-day international conference ‘Reflections on the North: The Spaces and Subjects of the DPRK’.
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Modern Languages Drama Festival 2025

Curtain up! Light the lights! The SLC Modern Languages Drama Festival is back at Sheffield’s Drama Studio. From 18 to 29 March 2025, we'll offer FOUR student productions. From French surrealist comedy to a student adaptation of Grimms’ fairy tales.
photograph of Monica Macias speaking

Black Girl from Pyongyang: Book talk by Monica Macias

On the evening of February 26th, the Centre for Korean Studies had the privilege of hosting author Monica Macias for a sold-out talk on her memoir, Black Girl From Pyongyang.

How Scholars in East Asian Studies are Fighting to Halt the Deportation of 48 Uyghur Men

Discover how researchers including East Asian Studies academic David Tobin are fighting to defend the human rights of 48 Uyghur men facing deportation to China.

Understanding the Declaration of Martial Law in South Korea

Dr Yookyeong Im, Dr Derek Kramer, Dr Sarah Son provide insight into president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, and the subsequent protests.
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New paper highlights how musical interactions can support relationships for people living with dementia

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have reassessed the goals of music interactions for people with dementia.
The audience for the squid games event

Surviving Squid Game: Designing the Maze of Psychological Terror

On the 4th November, the Centre of Korean Studies hosted UCLA’s Professor Suk-Young Kim. Kim gave a fascinating talk on the Netflix phenomenon Squid Game as part of a part of a four-city tour coordinated by the British Association of Korean Studies.
Author Raoul de Jong looking to nothing in particular.

Dutch Visiting Author 2024: Raoul de Jong

Dutch author Raoul de Jong is visiting Sheffield Dutch Studies in December 2024. Translator John Eyck will join us from New York. Our public presentation will be on Tuesday 17 December at 5pm in Diamond Workroom 2. All welcome.

SKKU Visit

Roundtable and Student Discussion: The Past Present and Future of Korean Philosophy

On October 11th, Professor Sojeong Park and Dr Farrah Sheikh from Sungkyunkwan University’s K-Academic Expansion Center visited the Centre for Korean Studies here at The University of Sheffield.