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● Call for Applicants: 2023 AKS Understanding Korea Grant for the Development of education sources and Activities
● AKS Fellowship Launched for Q1 2023
● AKS Fellowship Launched for Q1 2023
Call for Applicants: 2023 AKS Understanding Korea Grant for the Development of education sources and Activities
The Academy of Korean Studies, Understanding Korea Project Office invites overseas experts in elementary, middle, and high school education or textbooks to participate in the "2023 AKS Understanding Korea Grant for the Development of education sources and Activities"
1. Support recipients: overseas experts in elementary, middle, or high school education and textbooks authors
2. Support category: Development of Educational Materials for Understanding Korea, Understanding Korea Activities
3. Support amount: up to KRW 50 million per project (the amount of assistance may vary according to the nature of
each project)
4. Grant period: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024 (1 year)
5. Grant application period: April 1 - April 30, 2023 (Korea Standard Time)
6. Grant award announcement: [scheduled] May 31 (Wed), 2023, via AKS website and by email
7. How to apply: apply online via the Academy of Korean Studies website (https://www.aks.ac.kr)
8. Contact: Division of Understanding Korea Project (aks_project@aks.ac.kr)
1. Support recipients: overseas experts in elementary, middle, or high school education and textbooks authors
2. Support category: Development of Educational Materials for Understanding Korea, Understanding Korea Activities
3. Support amount: up to KRW 50 million per project (the amount of assistance may vary according to the nature of
each project)
4. Grant period: June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024 (1 year)
5. Grant application period: April 1 - April 30, 2023 (Korea Standard Time)
6. Grant award announcement: [scheduled] May 31 (Wed), 2023, via AKS website and by email
7. How to apply: apply online via the Academy of Korean Studies website (https://www.aks.ac.kr)
8. Contact: Division of Understanding Korea Project (aks_project@aks.ac.kr)
AKS Fellowship Launched for Q1 2023
The Division of International Support for Korean Studies at the Center for International Affairs of the Academy of Korean Studies has been offering "Academy of Korean Studies Fellowship" every year. Aimed to expand the base of overseas Korean studies, the fellowship invites foreign researchers who want to do research in Korean studies. A total of 13 fellows have been selected for 2023. Those who started their fellowship research in January through March are as follows.
▣ Chi-Yun Shin
- Affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University
- Research Period: March 6, 2023 - May 5, 2023 (2 months)
- Research Proposal: South Korean Women's Cinema: Trajectories and Projections
- Research Content: The global status and popularity of Korean films are higher than ever, but the role of Korean female
filmmakers and their work have been overlooked largely, and little is known about them abroad. This study aims to highlight
the contributions of Korean female filmmakers to Korean film history and provide a forum for discourse on the reflection
and discussion of the relationship between contemporary feminist issues and films. It will ascertain where Korean female
films are and reread the Korean film history from a feminist perspective.
- Presentation of research results: April (scheduled)
▣ Stella Kim
- Affiliation: Columbia University
- Research Period: March 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Bodies of Virtue: Reproduction and Motherhood in Chosŏn Korea
- Research Content: This project examines cultural and medical constructions of female reproduction with particular attention
to discourses on the body and bodily experience and related these representations to social, ideological, and political systems
of gender relations in premodern Korea. It utilizes a wide range of sources from medical treatises and prescription books to
clinical case records.
- Presentation of research results: July (scheduled)
▣ Musa Khan
- Affiliation: Riphah International University
- Research Period: February 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Digital Diplomacy and Nation Branding Through Digital Distribution of Pop-Cultural Products: Penetration
of Korean Television Dramas in the South Asian Region
- Research Content: This study aims to find out how popular cultural contents can be spread by way of platforms. Specifically,
the study looks into the social, cultural, and political roles in the distribution of popular cultural contents by examining export
of Korean TV dramas to South Asian countries.
- Presentation of research results: June (scheduled)
▣ Amos Farooqi
- Affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University
- Research Period: January 21, 2023 - June 21, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Hip-hop in the Supermodern: Displacement and Docility in Korean Hip-hop
- Research Content: Korean hip-hop reflects established norms and institutions, but it is weak in terms of regionalism and
socio-political consciousness. This study analyzes the cause and identifies the trends and developments of Korean hip-hop
through interviews with hip-hop figures. It also examines Korean hip-hop's regionalism and relationship with localities.
- Presentation of research results: June (scheduled)
* Department in charge: Division of International Support for Korean Studies (fellowship@aks.ac.kr)
▣ Chi-Yun Shin
- Affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University
- Research Period: March 6, 2023 - May 5, 2023 (2 months)
- Research Proposal: South Korean Women's Cinema: Trajectories and Projections
- Research Content: The global status and popularity of Korean films are higher than ever, but the role of Korean female
filmmakers and their work have been overlooked largely, and little is known about them abroad. This study aims to highlight
the contributions of Korean female filmmakers to Korean film history and provide a forum for discourse on the reflection
and discussion of the relationship between contemporary feminist issues and films. It will ascertain where Korean female
films are and reread the Korean film history from a feminist perspective.
- Presentation of research results: April (scheduled)
▣ Stella Kim
- Affiliation: Columbia University
- Research Period: March 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Bodies of Virtue: Reproduction and Motherhood in Chosŏn Korea
- Research Content: This project examines cultural and medical constructions of female reproduction with particular attention
to discourses on the body and bodily experience and related these representations to social, ideological, and political systems
of gender relations in premodern Korea. It utilizes a wide range of sources from medical treatises and prescription books to
clinical case records.
- Presentation of research results: July (scheduled)
▣ Musa Khan
- Affiliation: Riphah International University
- Research Period: February 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Digital Diplomacy and Nation Branding Through Digital Distribution of Pop-Cultural Products: Penetration
of Korean Television Dramas in the South Asian Region
- Research Content: This study aims to find out how popular cultural contents can be spread by way of platforms. Specifically,
the study looks into the social, cultural, and political roles in the distribution of popular cultural contents by examining export
of Korean TV dramas to South Asian countries.
- Presentation of research results: June (scheduled)
▣ Amos Farooqi
- Affiliation: Sheffield Hallam University
- Research Period: January 21, 2023 - June 21, 2023 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Hip-hop in the Supermodern: Displacement and Docility in Korean Hip-hop
- Research Content: Korean hip-hop reflects established norms and institutions, but it is weak in terms of regionalism and
socio-political consciousness. This study analyzes the cause and identifies the trends and developments of Korean hip-hop
through interviews with hip-hop figures. It also examines Korean hip-hop's regionalism and relationship with localities.
- Presentation of research results: June (scheduled)
* Department in charge: Division of International Support for Korean Studies (fellowship@aks.ac.kr)
