This is from a friend in Korea working on a bilingual website to provide support and resources for queer Koreans and allies. Especially given the recent Christian opposition to anti-deimiscrimination legislation in Korea, it’s certainly a timely and important project to support. It’s called Queer Koreans Alliance — please take a moment to sign up as an ally.… more
Very interesting CFP for a fully-funded conference. Ecologies of Urbanism in Asia II: Cities, Towns, and the Places of Nature. June 9-12, 2014, Hong Kong. Must engage cases in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and south China, i.e. NOT East Asia.… more
Fantastic opportunity for translators of Korean literature. Organized jointly by SNU and UBC, the workshop will take place in Seoul from 3-7 June 2013. Accommodations included and funding available for airfare. Deadline for initial interest due SOON on 15 April!… more
Post-doctoral Fellow in Sino-Korean Cultural Interactions (Ref.:201300221) School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Korean Studies) University of Hong Kong Applications… more
Two fantastic opportunities coming up for Korean studies scholars: one for dissertation writers, and one for junior faculty. I participated in… more
Jennifer Jihye Chun and I are co-editing a special issue for Journal of Korean Studies on the topic of Gender and Politics in Contemporary Korea. Deadline is August 1, 2013. Taking as a starting point that gender operates as a fundamental organizing principle in various arenas of social, political, economic, religious, and cultural life, this special issue invites cross-disciplinary approaches from scholars working at the intersection of Korean studies, feminist studies and the social sciences. … more
Apply online (deadline: February 15, 2013) The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley, has a… more
Undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. now will likely have to wait decades for citizenship. But a host of ideas being debated would still disqualify large numbers of them.… more
Helpful infographics rom reason.com, “What part of legal immigration don’t you understand?” (2008)
Note the deadline:Â 15 February 2013 Following a brief hiatus, the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (Kyujanggak) is pleased to be… more