Guest Lectures
Prof. Wonjung Min
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile
Title of the lecture: “Behind the Curtains: How Politics and Economic Pressures Impact the Evolution and Exchange of Popular Culture in Northeast Asia,” January 31, 2018
Prof. Prof. Javier Cha
Seoul National University, South Korea
Title of the lecture: “The Literary and the Vernacular in Koryô and Chosôn,” January 30, 2018
Prof. Hannes Mosler
Free University Berlin, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Political Polarization in South Korea – Historical Roots of a Present Problem,” January 25, 2018
Prof. Sabine Burghart
University of Turku, Finland
Title of the lecture: “Südkoreanische Entwicklungshilfe aus komparativer Perspektive,” January 24, 2018
Prof. Prof. Koen de Ceuster
Leiden University, Netherlands
Title of the lecture: “Single-Hearted Unity: Constructing North Korean Exceptionalism in Art and Culture,” January 18, 2018
Paul Abbott
Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
Title of the lecture: “‘Read Better’ - Reading English Texts,” December 20, 2017
Prof. Prof. Sonja Häussler
Stockholm University, Sweden
Title of the lecture: “(Re-)invented Cultural Traditions in North Korea (1980s),” December 14, 2017
Dr. Carolin Dunkel
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Basic Research Skills (I), ‘Cross Asia’,” December 06, 2017
Dr. Maria Osetrova
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Title of the lecture: “Hansik versus Joseon Ryori: National Food as Representation of National Identity in the Republic of Korea and the DPRK,” November 30, 2017
Prof. Sang-Gu Lee
Sunchon National University, South Korea
Title of the lecture: “Klassische Literatur Koreas: Das Fantastische und das Autorbewusstsein in der “‘Geschichte von Sukhyang’,” November 29, 2017
Prof. Seo-Young Cho
Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Why Are Girls Less Competitive than Boys in South Korea, While They Do Better in Studies?” November 23, 2017
University Leipzig, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Processes of Change in Korean Migrant Churches in North Rhine-Westphalia,” November 16, 2017
Prof. Marion Eggert
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Moral autonomy and dissent in literati self-narratives,” July 6, 2017
Prof. Chulwoo Lee
Yonsei University, Korea
Title of the lecture:” Sovereignty, Governmentality and National Membership in Korea,” July 4, 2017
Dr. Jin-Heon Jung
Free University Berlin, Germany
Title of the lecture: “A Perilous Journey, Contested Aspirations: North Korean Refugee-Migrants Across Borders,” June 28, 2017
Dr. Florian Pölking
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Bauprojekte und Bauwissen in der Späten Chosŏn-Zeit. Darstellung anhand des Genres der Ŭigwe,” June 22, 2017
Dr. Yejoo Kim
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Title of the lecture: “The Two Koreas and Africa in the 21st Century,” June 14, 2017
Dr. Javier Cha
Leiden University, Netherland
Title of the lecture: “Network Visualization and Entity Discovery using Early Modern Korean Sources,” June 6, 2017
Prof. Jae Hoon Yeon
SOAS, University of London, UK
Title of the lecture: “Everything you want to know about the Korean language and the Korean alphabet,” June 1, 2017
Vicki S. Kwon
University of Alberta, Canada
Title of the lecture: “The North Korean and Guyanese Artists' Collaboration of the Mass Games (1971-1991),” May 31, 2017
Prof. Seong-Ho Jun
Academy of Korean Studies, Korea
Title of the lecture: “‘Modern’ Business activities in ‘pre-modern’ times: Kaesŏng Financial Practice (1786-1910),” May 23, 2017
Prof. James B. Lewis
University of Oxford, UK
Title of the lecture: “An economic history of Korea from 1400 to 1900: Documents, data, and Interpretations,” May 11, 2017
Prof. Matteo Fumagalli
Central European University, Hungary
Title of the lecture: “E pluribus unum or ex uno plures? Unity and diversity among the post-Soviet,” May 4, 2017
Prof. Keith Howard
SOAS, University of London, UK
Title of the lecture: “‘Sea of Blood’: a Night at the North Korean Opera,” May 3, 2017
Dr. Caleb Yong
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Title of the lecture:“Introduction to the normative debate on immigration,” January 18, 2017
Dr. Bumhym Bek
the Consulate General of Republic of Korea,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Title of the lecture:“Korean Diaspora,” December 20, 2016
Prof. Tony Fielding
University of Sussex, UK
Title of the lecture:“Migration and Agency: South Korea in Context,” November 23, 2016.
Prof. Jerôme de Wit
University of Tuebingen, Germany
Title of the lecture:“Korean Chinese Identity Formations as Seen in Cultural Expressions,” November 16, 2016.
Prof. Alain Delissen
School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris, France
Title of the lecture: “De-bordering Korea: Tangible and Intangible Legacies of the Sunshine Policy,” June 30, 2016.
Dr. Sang-hui Nam
University of Chemnitz, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Democratization and Civil Society in South Korea,” June 16, 2016
Ms. Hehnchu Ahn
Heidelberg University, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Book Culture during Choson Dynasty,” June 14, 2016.
Prof. Yvonne Schulz-Zinda
University of Hamburg, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Transnationality and a German Village in Korea,” June 9, 2016.
Prof. Fabian Jintae Froese
Goettingen University, Germany
Title of the lecture:“Foreign Professionals in Korea,” June 1, 2016.
Prof. Andrew Jackson
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Title of the lecture: “DPRK film, Order No. 27 and the Acousmatic Voice,” May 19, 2016.
Prof. Ari Kokko
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Title of lecture: “Special Economic Zones in North Korea,” May 12, 2016.
Prof. Antonetta Bruno
University of Rome, la Sapienza, Italy
Title of the lecture: “Food between Reality and Fiction: Cultural and Social Meanings in Korea,” April 28, 2016.
Dr. Hyuk Sook Kim
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Title of the lecture: “Contemporary Korean Literature,” January 26, 2016.
Dr. Susanne Schäfer
Jena University, Germany
Title of the lecture:“Kritische Reflexion der südkoreanischen Green Growth Politik,”December 08, 2015.
Dr. Franziska Koch
Heidelberg University, Germany
Title of the lecture: “How to Frame Trauma and Picture Memory: Two Series of the Photographer Noh Suntag,”November 10, 2015.