WEATHERHEAD BOOKS ON ASIA Paek Nam-nyong. Friend: A Novel from North Korea Translated by Immanuel Kim (2020) Paek Nam-nyong’s Friend is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce. As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case, the story unfolds into a broader … [Read more...]
116th Korea Forum: “US Engagement with DPRK and Future Security Threats in East Asia”
Forum Featuring: Charles Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences in the Department of History, Columbia University Victor Cha, Senior Adviser, and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies Jean H. Lee, Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, Wilson Center Stephen … [Read more...]
CKR Event: “Photography of North Korea”
Colloquium Featuring with Associated Press Lead Photographer Wong Maye-E AP’s lead North Korea photographer Wong Maye-E shares images of North Korea and its people, in conversation Stephen Noerper, Columbia University Adjunct Professor in Political Science and Korea Society Senior Director The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY … [Read more...]
CKR Event: “Heroes and Toilers: Work as Life in Postwar North Korea, 1953–1961”
A Book Talk hosted by Center for Korean Research Featuring: Cheehyung Harrison Kim, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa In search of national unity and state control in the decade following the Korean War, North Korea turned to labor. Mandating rapid industrial growth, the government stressed order and consistency in everyday life at … [Read more...]
Thurs. Feb. 7th Book Talk hosted by CKR: “Heroes and Toilers: Work as Life in Postwar North Korea, 1953-1961”
Book Talk hosted by Center for Korean Research Featuring: Cheehyung Harrison Kim, Assistant Professor, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Visit WEAI's book series page for more about the book, found here. Thursday, February 7, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM International Affairs Building 918 Registration not required. Co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian … [Read more...]
