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UWA Korean Studies

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Address: UWA, 35 Stirling Highway Perth, WA, Australia

Website: www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/courses/korean

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25.01.2022 If youve never thought of LOTE teaching as a career after graduation, nows the perfect time to do so! From next year UWA will offer a LOTE (teaching languages other than English) option for the Master of Teaching degree!!

25.01.2022 Read here why some UWA Korean Studies staff are fans of K-pop fans! https://theconversation.com/k-pop-fans-are-creative-dedicat

23.01.2022 The Seocho-Gu - City of Perth Student Ambassador tour applications are open!! Apply now (previous applicants who have not taken part in the program welcome to reapply)!

23.01.2022 The School of Social Sciences were pleased to host a successful 11th Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia conference at UWA in early December. The... conference featured presentations from experts from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the US, Europe and Japan, as well as a gayageum performance by Dr Jocelyn Clark, and keynotes by Professor Kyounghee Moon (Changwon Nationa University) and Professor Tae-Gyun Park (Seoul National University). With over 100 participants, this was the largest Korean Studies conference ever organised in WA. Special thanks to sponsors Academy of Korean Studies, Australia Korea Business Council of Western Australia, Churchview Estate, Squire Patton Boggs, Perth Convention Centre, and The University of Western Australia, as well as an enthusiastic group of student volunteers. www.ksaa19.com.au/

22.01.2022 Is BTS fandom a force for social change? ABC's Yvonne Yang reporting for the ABC News, with UWA's Jo Elfving-Hwang commenting. https://www.youtube.com/watch

21.01.2022 Associate Professor Jo Elfving-Hwang speaks out about mental health in Korea in the wake of K-pop star Goo Haras death. View the last episode of The World (25 November) on ABC iview.

21.01.2022 Thank you so much to our awesome UWA student volunteers for your brilliant and professional assistance at the Australia-Korea Hydrogen Futures Roundtable at Perth City Council House yesterday! The best thing about UWA really are UWA Students!! Thank you Sri Trotman, Albert Lam Catherine Taylor, Alexia Datario and Mishka Isaacs, pictured here with the Hon Eric Ripper (former Deputy Premier of WA and Leader of the Labor Party in WA), Prof Gordon Flake of Perth USAsia Centre, Tommy Shin (Chairman of Australia Korea Business Council of WA), Jo Elfving-Hwang (Director of the Korea Research Centre at UWA), Mr Young Yu (Director of the Asia Business Council of WA) and Younghye Seo Whitney (Manager of the KRC).

21.01.2022 Hooray the semester starts on Monday and we're all good to go! If you're affected by the travel restrictions, don't worry! We've got *live* online tutorials running for students unable to make it to campus for KORE1401 and ASIA2004 (Asian Popular Culture), and alternative arrangements for all other units (KORE2811, KORE2403, KORE3405) - contact your unit coordinator for more details! !

21.01.2022 The Korea Research Centre at UWA announces first Research Collaboratory 4-5 February 2021! See attached CFP for details.

20.01.2022 !! Huge congratulations to Dr Nico Fraschini who was awarded a Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence (individual) today!!

20.01.2022 CALLING FOR UWA STUDENT VOLUNTEERS! The Korea Research Centre is co-organising the first Australia-Korea Hydrogen Roundtable on 24th November 12-3pm. If you're free to volunteer, please contact [email protected] to express your interest. This promises to be a really great event with industry and state government representatives present so don't miss out (and there is free lunch...)! :-)

20.01.2022 We're excited that the next Perth-Seocho Student ambassador applications will open very soon!! This will be an amazing opportunity for another five Korean Studies major students to travel to Seocho-gu in Seoul to represent our fabulous city this coming December!! Stay tuned....

19.01.2022 Thinking of studying at uni next year? Come and study KOREAN STUDIES with a multi-award winning teaching team who are passionate about Korea and your learning! (This video is not of us, but this is how we feel when we teach because we love what we do.) DM us for any questions or queries about our programs, and the Uni Admissions for technical application related questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch

18.01.2022 Any aspiring designers out there? Korean Embassy in Australia in Canberra has this great competition running to design a LOGO to celebrate 60 years of Korea-Australia diplomatic relations next year! Deadline 15th November 2020. Have a look: http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/au-en/brd/m_3304/view.do

18.01.2022 Congratulations to all of our Korean Studies graduates (as well as Chris Hossen who graduated with Master of Asian Studies, and Korean Studies graduate Angelica Reyes for achieving a Graduate Certificate in International Relations)!! We spent an hour looking for Maja Maric and Claudia Sims who disappeared in the sea of gowns, but gave you a big cheer from the front of the stage!!! !!! For all you graduates with second major in Korean Studies please come and see us in Asian Studies if you can so that we can congratulate you in person!!!

17.01.2022 We are SO excited to announce that the University of Western Australia will soon be hosting WAs only Korea Research Centre! What this means to our awesome students is more Korea-related specialist talks, conference scholarships, training opportunities and postgraduate research scholarships! Our website will be launched soon so watch this space! https://www.uwa.edu.au//UWA-to-launch-first-Korea-Research

16.01.2022 *Please share widely noting the tight deadline for applications and visa requirements for applicants (due to COVID restrictions on travel).* KOREA RESEARCH CEN...TRE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW (0.6FTE, 9 months, with a possibility of extension for the right candidate) The newly-established Korean Research Centre at UWA is seeking to make a fixed-term, fractional appointment for a KRC Postdoctoral Fellow at 0.6FTE for 9 months, Level A.8, commencing at the latest by September 1 2020, within the School of Humanities. It is to work specifically within one of the Centres key themes: Emotions (other themes that will be explored in future years will be Body and Identity). The position is expected to produce at least two scholarly articles accepted for publication by the end of that year of funding. There may be further opportunities to publish and collaborate related to an Emotions collaboratory that will run during this period. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate ability to work with Korean language materials. This position is supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2020-OLU-20200039). Applicants should submit to Prof Susan Broomhall ([email protected]) by 31 July 2020; 1) a scholarly cv; 2) a research proposal related to Emotions in Korean Studies in a Humanities/Social Sciences field; 3) a 9-month schedule for how the work would be carried out and completed within the funded timeline (external location may be possible); and 4) evidence of current working rights in Australia. Enquiries should be directed to Professor Broomhall ([email protected]).

15.01.2022 All the top Korean Studies people will be here in Perth!! Registrations are still open for limited places. If youre a student and want to attend, please get in touch so that we can offer you a discounted registration....

15.01.2022 Ever wondered how people get interested in Asian Studies and where they typically head to after? Harvard University Asian Studies came up with this awesome tree to illustrate! ...although we think theyve left out K-pop!! And of course at UWA your career options will probably be even broader, given that majority of Korean Studies major students have their first major outside social sciences and humanities! (Image copyright: Harvard University)

14.01.2022 Wohoo it's exams period everyone! :-) And what do you need during exams? More opportunities to study of course. Most excellently then, the Sydney Korean Cultural Centre is organising a virtual Korean language competition! Check out the details here and make UWA and Western Australia proud by winning! http://www.koreanculture.org.au/korean-speaking-contest/

14.01.2022 Associate Professor Jo Elfving-Hwang weighs in on why the past decade saw the rise and rise of East Asian pop culture.

13.01.2022 If you've never thought of LOTE teaching as a career after graduation, now's the perfect time to do so! From next year UWA will offer a LOTE (teaching languages other than English) option for the Master of Teaching degree!!

13.01.2022 In December this year, UWA is hosting an international conference on Korean Studies, the 11th Biennial Korean Studies Association of Australasia conference. The conference features some amazing speakers not only from Australia but also from the US, Korea and Europe. If youre a student in Perth, you can also register to attend as a delegate (follow the link below, there is a registration fee), or if youd like to join the conference as a volunteer to help out (and listen in!) please drop Jo Elfving-Hwang an email ([email protected]) and well put you on the list of volunteers. See more details on our website here: http://www.ksaa19.com.au/

12.01.2022 WOHOO! Were back to face-to-face classes in Semester 2! Enrolments in KORE1402, KORE2404, KORE3406 and ASIA3006 (Contemporary Korean Society) open now!

12.01.2022 Come and listen to two really interesting presentations by our Korean Studies Honours students Edoardo Crisafulli (K-pop fandom and Australian masculinity) and Alek Sigley (The Experiences of Foreign Students in North Korea). This is a Zoom presentation so all welcome wherever you are!

12.01.2022 2020 Academic Year is nearly here!! We can't wait to welcome back our continuing students and to say to our new students!! Welcome to the UWA Korean Studies community!! If you have any questions about your studies before the semester starts, don't hesitate to come and see us in the Asian Studies corridor, School of Social Sciences.

12.01.2022 Some interesting research happening over East - contact the researcher directly if youre interested in taking part.

10.01.2022 Thinking of studying for a Masters or PhD in Korean Studies in Australia or New Zealand? The Korea Foundation scholarships are now open! See more details here: https://koreanstudiesaa.wordpress.com//kf-scholarships-fo/

10.01.2022 UWA Korean Studies got a shoutout! K-pop, a global music phenomenon, still gets misunderstood in the West http://www.abc.net.au//the-australians-in-the-k-p/11708306

10.01.2022 In case anyone is interested in another writing competition, please see details here about a Korean Government sponsored Korean Public Diplomacy essay competition. This will look good in any CV so if youre not going to Bali this holidays and got nothing else to do then perhaps this could be it? :-) https://publicdiplomacygpd.wixsite.com/website

10.01.2022 Graduating soon? Not sure what to do next? How about taking your interest in Korea further by enrolling in HECS funded Honours next year with a possibility of converting your enrolment to FREE MASTERS DEGREE COURSE at the end of the first year?!! Ask us how... :-)

10.01.2022 Yay! #ksaa2019 is here and weve got the best volunteers! Two days of full-on Korean Studies to look forward to.

09.01.2022 Hooray the semester starts on Monday and were all good to go! If youre affected by the travel restrictions, dont worry! Weve got *live* online tutorials running for students unable to make it to campus for KORE1401 and ASIA2004 (Asian Popular Culture), and alternative arrangements for all other units (KORE2811, KORE2403, KORE3405) - contact your unit coordinator for more details! !

08.01.2022 2020 Academic Year is nearly here!! We cant wait to welcome back our continuing students and to say to our new students!! Welcome to the UWA Korean Studies community!! If you have any questions about your studies before the semester starts, dont hesitate to come and see us in the Asian Studies corridor, School of Social Sciences.

07.01.2022 WOHOO! We're back to face-to-face classes in Semester 2! Enrolments in KORE1402, KORE2404, KORE3406 and ASIA3006 (Contemporary Korean Society) open now!

07.01.2022 Hello all, please see attached a job opportunity for a Korean/English speaking researcher. The role is an 11 month position for the right candidate and is based in Singapore. All enquiries to [email protected] please as this job is external to UWA. *PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO US OR USE FACEBOOK JOB APPLICATION FUNCTION AS THIS POSITION IS EXTERNAL TO UWA KOREAN STUDIES*

06.01.2022 Hailing all UWA Korean Studies graduates!! In the words of the song, "Where are you now?" We would love to hear from you...!! In fact, if you still remember us, we really need your help. We are looking for stories from you all to hear where your Korean Studies/Honours degree has taken you? Please get in touch and email [email protected]. !!

06.01.2022 ! We miss you and hope to see you in "real life" really soon, but in the meanwhile so good to see so many of you keeping in touch via video conferencing and attending tutes! From your Korean Studies teaching team.

05.01.2022 Korean film festival is coming to Perth 5-8th December 2019! See details below!

04.01.2022 For those of you interested in this talk at our "sister program" at Monash University Korean Studies this coming Friday, 2pm Perth time.

04.01.2022 Were excited that the next Perth-Seocho Student ambassador applications will open very soon!! This will be an amazing opportunity for another five Korean Studies major students to travel to Seocho-gu in Seoul to represent our fabulous city this coming December!! Stay tuned....

03.01.2022 Thinking about MRes, MPhil or PhD at UWA? Come and find out about government funding available for these degrees!

02.01.2022 Is BTS fandom a force for social change? ABCs Yvonne Yang reporting for the ABC News, with UWAs Jo Elfving-Hwang commenting. https://www.youtube.com/watch

02.01.2022 Congratulations Akshaya and Maja for winning the 2020 Cha Ung Yu Arirang Prizes for excellence in Korean Studies!! https://www.uwa.edu.au/projects/faculty-awards

02.01.2022 With Western Australia looking to grow its hydrogen industry and Korea looking to go fully green energy by 2050, Australia-Korea relations have never been as important. Come and listen to industry experts, academics and state government representatives talk about how hydrogen is shaping this important partnership! Registration is free: www.akbcwa.org/event

02.01.2022 Wohoo its exams period everyone! :-) And what do you need during exams? More opportunities to study of course. Most excellently then, the Sydney Korean Cultural Centre is organising a virtual Korean language competition! Check out the details here and make UWA and Western Australia proud by winning! http://www.koreanculture.org.au/korean-speaking-contest/

02.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS!!!!! If you love Korea and Korean but have no space in your crazy-busy double major timetable for a Korean Studies Major, from 2021 you will all be able to enrol in our BRAND NEW MINOR IN KOREAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE!! Wohoo!!

01.01.2022 Some of you might be interested in this free event: talking about Korean beauty... in a bar! https://www.rtbevent.com/joanna-elfvinghwang . Bookings essential (nearly sold out...).