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

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.

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Nam Center Graduate Fellows Program

Join our community of graduate students! Applications due Nov 9.

2019 Digital Asia International Communication Association (ICA) Preconference CFP Released

May 24, 2019 | Washington, D.C. | Priority Deadline: January 5, 2019 | Regular deadline: February 1, 2019

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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.

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Events

Nov

Multi

FLAS Fellowship Info Session

12:00 PM
555 Weiser Hall

Nov

FellowSpeak: "How a Podcast Started a Revolution in South Korea"

Youngju Ryu

12:30 PM
Osterman Common Room, #1022 202 S. Thayer

Nov

Nam Center Colloquium Series | Calling Pyongyang: Changes in Journalistic Approaches to North Korea since 2000

Soomin Seo, Assistant Professor, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University

4:30 PM
Space 2435 North Quad

Dec

Nam Center Colloquium Series | Mahan, Baekje, and the Rise of States in South Korea

Rory Walsh, Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan

4:30 PM
Room 120 Weiser Hall

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