Nam Center for Korean Studies | U-M LSA Nam Center for Korean Studies

Summer job opportunity at the Nam Center! The Nam Center is seeking to hire motivated and compassionate undergraduates to serve as ambassadors for visiting Korean students, July 15 - August 10.

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.

Perspectives on Contemporary Korea Inquiries into facets of contemporary Korean society and culture are showcased and disseminated through topical conferences and publications with the generous support a Korean Studies Institution Grant from the Academy of Korean Studies.

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.

Slide 0
Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
Slide 4
Slide 5
Slide 6

Recent News

Nam Center Faculty David Chung featured in Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review

Hijoo Son (Phillips Academy) and Jooyeon Rhee (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) interview Prof. Chung on Korean identity and diasporic art.

New Korea-related collection at the Asia Library

Asia Library receives a donation of some 200 Kodachrome slides from Margaret Condon Taylor (PhD, psychology, 1983)

all news

The Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan International Institute encourages social, political, cultural, and economic understanding of Korea in the U-M community and beyond. Through its student and faculty support and ambitious public programming, the center seeks to increase the depth and breadth of resources devoted to Korean studies.

Korean Studies
e-School

Conferences
& Symposia

Woon-Hyung Lee
Culture Fund

Academic
Publications

Be a Victor

We strive to support our students and faculty on the frontlines of learning and research; to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, the Nam Center needs you—because the world needs Victors.

Events

May

Multi

Nam Center for Korean Studies 2019 NEKST Conference

7th International Conference of NextGen Korean Studies Scholars

9:00 AM
Room 1010 | 10th Floor Event Space Weiser Hall

All Events

Search: {{$root.lsaSearchQuery.q}}, Page {{$root.page}}

for

Search: {{$root.lsaSearchQuery.q}}, Page {{$root.page}}

for

Recent News

Nam Center Faculty David Chung featured in Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review

New Korea-related collection at the Asia Library

Events