Featured Links: Korean Studies Centers at Other Universities

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

Harvard-Manhae Sijo Festival (Friday-Saturday, May 15-16)

"Sijo in Korea" and "Sijo Wave: Writing Sijo in English"
Two of Korea's leading contemporary sijo poets read their works, Korean musicians perform sijo, poets discuss writing sijo in English, and professors discuss two 20th century Korean sijo pioneers.
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Azalea, Volume 2

Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture, Volume 2 (2008) will be available at the University of Hawaii Press in February 2009. [more]

International Summer Hanmun Workshop

The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce an intensive language training in reading and translating texts written in literary Chinese (hanmun) for four weeks, from June 29, 2009 to July 24, 2009, for advanced graduate students, junior scholars, and faculty from North America and Europe in the field of Korean studies. Application deadline: January 31, 2009 [more]

Harvard Summer School in Korea 2009

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

Harvard College Korea Summer Internship Program

This highly successful internship program will take place between June and August 2009 for a recommended period of 8-weeks. Students may combine a shorter internship with another program, such as a Harvard Summer School course, a language study program, summer thesis research, etc. [more]

Harvard College Students' Summer 2008 Experiences in Korea

Three Harvard College students reflect on their summer internship and study experiences in Seoul, Korea. [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]

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]

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].