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● Call for proposals: Korean Studies Grant 2024
● The 176th Colloquium on Korean Studies Abroad
● AKS Fellowship Launched for August 2023
● The 176th Colloquium on Korean Studies Abroad
● AKS Fellowship Launched for August 2023
Call for proposals: Korean Studies Grant 2024
The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is delighted to announce the application guidelines for 2024 Korean Studies Grant Program. This program provides variety of funding opportunities for researchers affiliated with educational or research institutions outside of Korea, to enhance the quality of Korean studies and globalize Korean studies. Anyone who are interested in this program and meets the eligibility is welcome.
1. Programs : Academic Research, Conference and Workshop, Scholarly Publication, Educational and Cultural Program,
Translation of Overseas Korean Studies Monograph
2. Required Documents : Signed Application Form, Project Director's CV
3. Application Period : August 14, 2023 (Mon.) 10:00 AM - September 26, 2023 (Thu.) 5:00 PM (Korea Standard Time)
4. Application Method : Online submission at the Academy of Korean Studies' website
5. Result Notification : The result of your application will be notified on our website and also by email in December 2023.
6. Contacts : Division of International Support for Korean Studies (grant@aks.ac.kr)
1. Programs : Academic Research, Conference and Workshop, Scholarly Publication, Educational and Cultural Program,
Translation of Overseas Korean Studies Monograph
2. Required Documents : Signed Application Form, Project Director's CV
3. Application Period : August 14, 2023 (Mon.) 10:00 AM - September 26, 2023 (Thu.) 5:00 PM (Korea Standard Time)
4. Application Method : Online submission at the Academy of Korean Studies' website
5. Result Notification : The result of your application will be notified on our website and also by email in December 2023.
6. Contacts : Division of International Support for Korean Studies (grant@aks.ac.kr)
The 176th Colloquium on Korean Studies Abroad
The Division of International Support for Korean Studies at the Center for International Affairs of the Academy of Korean Studies held the 176th Colloquium on Korean Studies Abroad on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the Munhyeonggwan Grand Conference Room. The colloquium was held to present the research results of the two 2023 AKS visiting fellowship recipients, Prof. Seong Si-rin of Queen's University of Belfast and Prof. Choi Hye-eun of Shanghai New York University.
Professor Seong presented her research on "Changing Fatherhood?: Gender Norms, Culture and Policies in South Korea," which was based on in-depth interviews with Korean dual-income couples for about three months. The study particularly analyzed social perceptions of fatherhood and its relationship with culture and policies, an issue that has not been covered in previous studies, from a gender perspective. The professor also talked about the impact of work-family policies on gender roles and fathers' involvement in childcare.
Professor Choi presented her research "Inventing Modern Sound Culture in Colonial Korea (1910-1945)." The study looked into how sound reproduction technologies and industries were modernized in Joseon, which went through big changes such as colonization and adoption of capitalism in the early 20th century. Based on the contents of a book she had been writing on, the professor looked into how the famous song "Tears of Mokpo" was invoked and used in the first half of the 20th century during her three-month stay in Korea.
The colloquiums drew many researchers and graduate students, who shared their opinions. The Division of International Support for Korean Studies will continue to organize events to promote communication among local and foreign researchers.
Professor Seong presented her research on "Changing Fatherhood?: Gender Norms, Culture and Policies in South Korea," which was based on in-depth interviews with Korean dual-income couples for about three months. The study particularly analyzed social perceptions of fatherhood and its relationship with culture and policies, an issue that has not been covered in previous studies, from a gender perspective. The professor also talked about the impact of work-family policies on gender roles and fathers' involvement in childcare.
Professor Choi presented her research "Inventing Modern Sound Culture in Colonial Korea (1910-1945)." The study looked into how sound reproduction technologies and industries were modernized in Joseon, which went through big changes such as colonization and adoption of capitalism in the early 20th century. Based on the contents of a book she had been writing on, the professor looked into how the famous song "Tears of Mokpo" was invoked and used in the first half of the 20th century during her three-month stay in Korea.
The colloquiums drew many researchers and graduate students, who shared their opinions. The Division of International Support for Korean Studies will continue to organize events to promote communication among local and foreign researchers.
AKS Fellowship Launched for August 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 July are as follows.
▣ Patrick Vierthaler
- Affiliation: Kyoto University
- Research Period: August 2, 2023 - October 30, 2023 (3 months)
- Research Proposal: Contested Cultural Memories of Liberation, Division and Anti-communism: The South Korean "History Wars"
as a Mnemohistory of the Post-Cold War, 1987–2019
- Research Content: This study aims to analyze the memories of liberation, national division, and the "founding" of the Republic
of Korea from a mnemohistorical perspective. In particular, the study, based on the German cultural memory theory, looks into
the changes in the memory of liberation and national division in the medium- and long-term time span. It will collect Korean data
to reveal the origins of the ideological confrontation in the mid-2000s and the development after democratization from a post-Cold
War and post-authoritarian perspective.
- Presentation of research results: October (scheduled)
▣ Ji Young Kim
- Affiliation: The City University of New York
- Research Period: August 10, 2023 - January 9, 2024 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Writers in Liberation: Korean Literature at the Crossroads between Decolonization and Cold War
- Research Content: This study explores the decolonization initiatives of Korean literature under the rapidly changing Cold War
order during the liberation period and the early years of the establishment of the government in North and South Korea, and traces
how these initiatives confronted Cold War constraints. Based on the analysis of literature and various media of the period, this
study actively illuminates the post-colonization and post-Cold War implications of Korean literature during the liberation period.
- Presentation of research results: December (scheduled)
▣ Patrick Vierthaler
- Affiliation: Kyoto University
- Research Period: August 2, 2023 - October 30, 2023 (3 months)
- Research Proposal: Contested Cultural Memories of Liberation, Division and Anti-communism: The South Korean "History Wars"
as a Mnemohistory of the Post-Cold War, 1987–2019
- Research Content: This study aims to analyze the memories of liberation, national division, and the "founding" of the Republic
of Korea from a mnemohistorical perspective. In particular, the study, based on the German cultural memory theory, looks into
the changes in the memory of liberation and national division in the medium- and long-term time span. It will collect Korean data
to reveal the origins of the ideological confrontation in the mid-2000s and the development after democratization from a post-Cold
War and post-authoritarian perspective.
- Presentation of research results: October (scheduled)
▣ Ji Young Kim
- Affiliation: The City University of New York
- Research Period: August 10, 2023 - January 9, 2024 (5 months)
- Research Proposal: Writers in Liberation: Korean Literature at the Crossroads between Decolonization and Cold War
- Research Content: This study explores the decolonization initiatives of Korean literature under the rapidly changing Cold War
order during the liberation period and the early years of the establishment of the government in North and South Korea, and traces
how these initiatives confronted Cold War constraints. Based on the analysis of literature and various media of the period, this
study actively illuminates the post-colonization and post-Cold War implications of Korean literature during the liberation period.
- Presentation of research results: December (scheduled)
