The Korea Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
History
Scholarly Publications
Being in North Korea
August 2020
**See our dedicated book page for more information about the book, including praise, reviews, and author commentary.** In 2010, while working on a PhD in South Korea, Andray Abrahamian visited the...
1919 in Korea: National Resistance and Contending Legacies
May 2019
The year 2019 is the centennial of several anti-colonialist movements that emerged in Asia, including the March First Movement of Korea, the first nationwide political protest in Korea under...
Divergent Memories: Opinion Leaders and the Asia-Pacific War
July 2016
No nation is free from the charge that it has a less-than-complete view of the past. History is not simply about recording past events—it is often contested, negotiated, and reshaped over time.
Other Publications
Future Visions: Opportunities and Challenges of Korean Studies in North America
December 2018
On November 1-2, 2018, the two-day conference "Future Visions: Opportunities and Challenges of Korean Studies in North America" was convened by Shorenstein APARC's Korea Program to examine the...
Behind the Comfort Women Agreement
January 2016
The breakthrough agreement on the comfort women issue between Japan and South Korea on Dec. 28, 2015, was the culmination of at least four years of negotiations between the two governments.
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2012-2013
December 2013
Shorenstein APARC's center overviews provide detailed information about Shorenstein APARC's mission, history, faculty, financial support, organizational structure, projects, and programs.
News
Ninth Annual Korean Studies Writing Prize Awarded
June 2020
Won-Gi Jung (BA '20) is awarded the ninth annual Writing Prize in Korean Studies for his paper, "The Making of Chinatown: Chinese migrants and the production of criminal space in 1920s...
On the Centennial of the March First Independence Movement of Korea
May 2019
The year 2019 is the centennial of several anti-colonialist movements that emerged in Asia, including the March First Movement of Korea.
Stanford Korea Program’s Conference Draws Leading Korean Studies Scholars to Advance a Shared Vision for the Field’s Future in North America
November 2018
How can Korean studies faculty cultivate supportive and critical scholarly communities with graduate students?
Old Events
Intersections of Science, Language, and Literature in Modern and Premodern Korea
October 28, 2016
To RSVP, please click here. Inquiries to kcortright@stanford.eduScience and literature studies have constituted an exciting arena for academic investigation in recent decades.
The 5th Annual Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary School Teachers
July 13, 2016
The fifth annual Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary School Teachers takes place this summer, from July 25 to 28, at Stanford.
The 3rd Annual Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary School Teachers
July 28, 2014
The third annual Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary School Teachers takes place this summer, from July 28 to 30, at Stanford.
Projects
The Korea Colloquium on History and Culture
The lectures of the Korea Colloquium on History and Culture are sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies, Korean Studies Program and the William J.
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Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary School Teachers
Hana-Stanford Conference on Korea for U.S. Secondary Teachers was established at the Korean Studies Program in 2012 with the generous support of Hana Financial Group.
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Nationalism and Regionalism in Northeast Asia
A central focus for the research efforts of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is an ongoing exploration of simultaneous trends toward regional integration and rising nationalism in...
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Multimedia
Impeachment and After: What Does the Future Hold for Korea's Politics?
February 2017
Video and transcript from Shorenstein APARC's Korea Program panel discussion, "Impeachment and After: What Does the Future Hold for Korea's Politics?" on Jan.
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