BAKS Bursaries 2013–2014

The British Association for Korean Studies administers a number of bursaries for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The deadline for all three schemes is Monday April 8th, 2013. 1) British Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary Download details and form here. The British Korean Society, through the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies, is offering two £1000 bursaries on a competitive basis… Read more →

CFP: Joint East Asian Studies Conference

JOINT CONFERENCE of The International Forum for Contemporary Chinese Studies and Joint East Asian Studies Conference Committee, UK (representing the British Associations for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies) University of Nottingham 5 – 7 September, 2013 EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES IN TRANSITION: CHALLENGES AND CONNECTIONS Plenary Speakers: · Prof Frank Pieke (Leiden University) · Prof Heonik Kwon (Senior Research Fellow, Trinity… Read more →

British Association for Korean Studies Annual Symposium 2012

Korea’s Place in the World: Now and Twenty Years Hence Date: 17 November 2012 Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm Venue: SOAS, University of London, room G3 What is the future for the Korean peninsula, north and south, in the world of 2032? What are some major drivers of change that will create the Korea of 2032? What are possible scenarios for urbanisation and Korean cities?… Read more →