The Korea Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
Culture
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.
Korean Food, Korean Identity: The Impact of Globalization on Korean Agriculture
December 2005
One of the few ways to get a taste of North Korea, short of leaping through numerous hoops to get a visa to visit the country, is to eat cold noodles (naengmyen).
News
North Korea’s Geopolitics, South Korea’s Pop Culture Wave Take Center Stage at Korea Program’s 20th Anniversary Conference
May 2022
The Korea Program at Stanford’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center marked its 20-year anniversary with a two-day conference that gathered eminent leaders from academia, government,...
K-pop’s “Next Level”: Notes from the Field
May 2022
Prof. Dafna Zur shares impressions from her visit with Soo-Man Lee, founder and chief producer of SM Entertainment, and the rare opportunity to tour the Seoul-based company and see the K-pop...
It’s Time for K-pop Stars to Speak Out on Human Rights
April 2022
With few exceptions, South Korea’s K-pop idols have been conspicuously silent on controversial subjects – including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Old Events
'Hallyu' in North Korea: Can South Korean Popular Culture Bring about Real Change?
January 31, 2022
South Korean popular culture has spread to all corners of the globe, including South Korea’s closed-off neighbor to the north.
Conversation with Choi Si-won: K-Pop Super Junior
October 5, 2018
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Red Stage, or Bringing the Authoritarian Streak Out
February 12, 2018
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is often labeled a hermit kingdom, supposedly one of the most isolated, mysterious, and inaccessible countries on earth.
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.
English
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.
English
Multimedia
A Conversation with the Author of "Superficial Korea"
October 2017
Dafna Zur, assistant professor of East Asian Language and Cultures at Stanford University, leads a discussion of Superficial Korea, a book by Gi-Wook Shin, professor of sociology and Shorenstein APARC director, which was recently published in...
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.
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.