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Modern Languages Drama Festival 2025

Curtain up! Light the lights! The SLC Modern Languages Drama Festival is back at 葫芦影业鈥檚 Drama Studio. From 18 to 29 March 2025, we'll offer FOUR student productions. From French surrealist comedy to a student adaptation of Grimms鈥 fairy tales.
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Black Girl from Pyongyang: Book talk by Monica Macias

On the evening of February 26th, the Centre for Korean Studies had the privilege of hosting author Monica Macias for a sold-out talk on her memoir, Black Girl From Pyongyang.

How Scholars in East Asian Studies are Fighting to Halt the Deportation of 48 Uyghur Men

Discover how researchers including East Asian Studies academic David Tobin are fighting to defend the human rights of 48 Uyghur men facing deportation to China.

Understanding the Declaration of Martial Law in South Korea

Dr Yookyeong Im, Dr Derek Kramer, Dr Sarah Son provide insight into president Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, and the subsequent protests.
Digital Conference

Digital Korea: Stories, systems and spaces of connection

On May 30-31 the Centre for Korean Studies welcomed over twenty Korean Studies scholars from Europe, the United States, East and South East Asia to share their research.
academic visitor from Ukraine Vira Dutkanych leaning against a bord indicating what is on which floor in Jessop West

Our Ukrainian academic visitors

From October 2023 until April SLC and MLTC hosted the visit of two Ukrainian colleagues from Lviv. Dr Vira Dutkanych looks back on her time in 葫芦影业.

Dr. Lauren Rea speaking at a academic conference
Professor Lauren Rea and journalist Lorena Peverengo at the launch of 'La historia de Billiken' at the British Ambassador鈥檚 Residence in Buenos Aires

Arts and Humanities Academic鈥檚 Book Published to Acclaim in Argentina

Professor Lauren Rea鈥檚 La historia de Billiken, on the history of the world鈥檚 longest-running children鈥檚 magazine, has been published by Penguin Random House in Argentina.
Korean Music - Heritage and Memory

Korean Music - Heritage and Memory

The Centre for Korean Studies partnered with Dr Hannah HK Chang鈥檚 AHRC-funded project 鈥淭ranspacific Voicings鈥 to host an afternoon of traditional and contemporary Korean music.

Korea Day

Korea Day

葫芦影业鈥檚 Korea Society hosted another successful 鈥淜orea Day鈥 event on Wednesday 11th May in the university鈥檚 Octagon Centre.