Featured Links: Korean Studies Centers at Other Universities

The Links section now features links to Korean Studies Centers at other universities. [more]

Early Korea Project - Special Lecture (Friday, October 17)

The Evolution of Councils of Nobles in Silla Korea
Richard D. McBride II | Assistant Professor of History, Brigham Young University-Hawaii
[more]

Special Event: A Reading by Korean Authors (Monday, October 20)

Encounter 2008: An Evening with Yi Hye-gyŏng and Kim Ae-ran
A Reading by Korean Authors, Yi Hye-gyŏng and Kim Ae-ran
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Special Event: John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, co-sponsored with the Kim Koo Forum (Tuesday, October 21)

Securing the Common Good in a Time of Global Crises
Ban Ki-Moon | Secretary-General, United Nations; MPA ’84, Harvard Kennedy School
[ticketing info]

Korea Colloquium (Thursday, October 23)

Writing and Censorship During the Japanese Colonial Period: The Strange Case of Yi Sang's Poetry
YoungMin Kwon | Professor of Korean Literature, Seoul National University, Korea
[more]

Kim Koo Forum (Thursday, November 20)

Transformative Engagement with the DPRK: What's at Stake and Challenges Ahead
Brad Babson | Retired World Bank official, Chair of the DPRK Economic Forum at the US-Korea Institute at SAIS, and National Committee for North Korea Steering Committee member
[more]

Korea Institute Newsletter (Spring/Summer 2008, vol. 14, no. 1)

Feature Article: "From the Director" by Carter J. Eckert. Also: "Kim Dae Jung has ‘Sunny’ Advice for U.S.", "Victor Cha Looks at Olympic Politics Behind the Hoopla", and news about the Korea Institute's funding of Harvard undergraduate and graduate students. [more]

AZALEA: A Journal of Korean Literature & Culture

The Korea Institute is pleased to launch a new English journal for Korean literature, AZALEA: A Journal of Korean Literature & Culture. The first volume includes works of several contemporary Korean writers and poets, as well as essays and book reviews by Korean Studies professors in the United States. [more]

Featured Korean Studies Publications

A select list of recent publications in Korean Studies published by Harvard University Press, the Asia Center, and other presses. [more]

Harvard Summer School in Korea 2008

Learn about Harvard Summer School in Korea: course descriptions, slideshows, and other information. [more]

Korean Studies Courses

Harvard University offers a wealth of courses in Korean studies. See last year's courses [here]. Also, learn about Harvard's Korean Language Program [here].

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry is the only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, far more generous in its selection and material than previous anthologies. It presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets. Columbia University Press

The Edward Willett Wagner Memorial Fund

Professor Wagner (1924-2001) was honored at the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Meeting on May 2, 2006.  The text of the Memorial Minute as it was read at the faculty meeting is on-line [link]. Also, the Korea Institute has established a new permanent fund in his honor. The Edward Willett Wagner Memorial Fund will be used to support Korean studies at Harvard and to advance scholarly exchange between Harvard and Korea, especially in Korean history. Donations can be made directly to the Korea Institute via mail using this [form].