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Publication Alert 📢 KRC Director and Curtin Associate Professor Jo Elfving-Hwang’s article “Imagined Authenticity: The Somatic Semiotics of Global ‘Koreanness’” is now out! Check it out here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article…

Congrats to KRC researcher Dr. Alica Kizekova who presented her paper "The Intersection between Traditional Confucian Values and Modern Societal Norms: Women in Leadership and Empowerment" at the World Consortium for Research in Confucian Cultures held at Ewha Women’s University

Congratulations to KRC Director and Curtin Associate Professor Jo Elfving-Hwang for being awarded a Global Recognition Award for Global Impact by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Global Office at Curtin University!

Check out this ‘Korea in a Nutshell’ handout that Curtin Korean Studies Lecturer Eldin Milak made for the recently concluded Global Futures High School Challenge at Curtin University. This year’s theme was "Global Cultures: How do you ride your Korean Wave?"

Congratulations to KRC affiliate student Michelle Correa who will serve as a Postgraduate Representative of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) Council beginning 2025. Michelle also recently presented her Milestone 2 PhD progress at Curtin University.

Congratulations to KRC affiliate student Haiqing Li who received the Korea Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies! Haiqing also recently completed her Milestone 2 presentation. Congrats again, Haiqing!

Open Access Publication Alert📣📣📣 KRC Director and Assoc Prof Jo Elfving-Hwang's co-authored book chapter "Korean language education in Western Australia: Development and challenges" is now available online. Her co-authors are Nicola Fraschini and Yu Tao press.anu.edu.au/publications/s…

Wondering where Korean Studies is heading? Read Assoc Prof Stephen Epstein's Regional Keynote Speech titled “'Korea', Korean Studies and Global Futures" given at the ASAA’s 25th Biennial Conference which was held at Curtin University from 1 to 4 July 2024. asaa.asn.au/korea-korean-s…

Check out Dr Se-Woong Koo's thought-provoking keynote speech titled "Imagined Asia: How Western Journalism Distorts the Region" during the ASAA’s 25th Biennial Conference held at Curtin University from 1 to 4 July 2024: asaa.asn.au/imagined-asia-…

Check out Dr Eldin Milak’s book review of Jaran Shin's "Expanding Ecological Approaches to Language, Culture and Identity" in Melbourne Asia Review. This is a must-read for those interested in identity and multiculturalism in Korea. melbourneasiareview.edu.au/expanding-ecol…

Our Research Affiliate and Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Jay Song was recently interviewed by ABC News about Nobel prize-winner Han Kang's novel Human Acts, the 1980 Gwangju uprising, and how the novel gives a deeper understanding of Korea. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-2…

Congratulations to KRC affiliate student Catherine Taylor for passing her Milestone 1! 🎇Catherine is working on Korea-Australia political economy in the context of green energy transition. She is a recipient of the Curtin Research Training Scholarship.

📢Publication alert!📢KRC researcher Dr. Jae-Eun Noh’s paper “Navigating research, development practice, and activism as a transnational pracademic” is now out! doi.org/10.1080/096145…

KRC member Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev was recently interviewed by the French political magazine Le Point on North Korean troops in Russia. Check out the article here: lepoint.fr/monde/guerre-e…

It examines historical legacies, the North Korean issue, Taiwan Strait tensions, and the impact of the Ukraine conflict.

This comparative study deciphers the strategic ambitions, approaches, & challenges of China, Japan, and South Korea amidst the evolving strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.

In case you missed it, here's a link to the presentation made by Dr 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐚, Curtin Lecturer & KRC Researcher, on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 share.vidyard.com/watch/BXWPbUJY…?

APPLY NOW- Global Futures High School Challenge! A 3-day event for Year 7-10 students, it aims to foster intercultural understanding and enhance students’ critical and creative thinking by immersing them in the exploration of global cultures, with special focus on the Korean Wave

New publication alert! Curtin Korean Studies Lecturer Dr. Eldin Milak and KRCWA Researcher Dr. Ana Tankosic’s 'Becoming a Linguist' volume is finally out! Learn more about the book here: becomingalinguist.com

KRCWA will hold its Curtin Korea Day on 10 October 2024, Thursday. Join us from 10AM – 2PM at the Atkinson Form Upper. Please share widely, especially to those who want to learn more about the Korean Studies Major and Specialisation at Curtin!