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Perspectives on Contemporary Korea 2019 Three || Eight: Korean Literature and the Division System, November 22-23

Undergraduate Fellows Program Join a community of undergraduates interested I deepening their knowledge of Korea, and open up the possibilities for independent research.

Korean Studies e-School Prof. Juhn Ahn (U-M) poses with his Penn State students on a class visit for e-School. The Nam Center is the administrative home to the BTAA consortium of the Korea Foundation Global e-School. Connecting Korean studies courses across 12 member institutions, e-School is driving the expansion of teaching on Korea throughout the Big Ten.

Events for the Public The Nam Center offers a variety of ambitious public programming on Korea, including traditional arts, contemporary films, and distinguished lectures.

Korea from a Single Shard Students from across Southeast Michigan come to Ann Arbor to visit the University of Michigan Museum of Art and learn about Korean history, art, and culture through the Nam Center's annual grant for teachers "Korea from 'A Single Shard.'"

NEKST Conference The International Conference for NextGen Korean Studies Scholars gathers graduate students from across the world in lively intellectual exchange and bonding among emerging Korean studies scholars. Organized by multi-disciplinary group of graduate students from across U-M, this is one of the many programs the Center offers to graduate students interested in Korea.

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Sign up today! 2019 U-M East Asia Workshop Registration

A free K-12 and community college teachers' workshop focusing on architecture as a means for exploring the history, culture, and geography of China, Japan, and Korea. Saturday, November 9.

Nam Center Cosponsors UMMA Exhibit | Copies and Invention in East Asia

Exhibit on display through January 5, 2020 at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, A. Alfred Taubman Gallery I

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