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Nam Center for Korean Studies
Recent News
Congratulations to Yunah Sung on the University Librarian Achievement Award
The Nam Center is delighted to congratulate Yunah Sung, Korean Studies Librarian & Project Manager and a member of the Nam Center Executive Committee, on receiving the University Librarian Achievement Award from the University of Michigan!
Congratulations to Professor Dae Hee Kwak!
Nam faculty member, Dae Hee Kwak has been promoted to professor of kinesiology, with tenure.
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.
Events
Sep
17
For Thee and All the World to See: May 18 Gwangju and the Visual Tenacities of South Korean Democracy
Juhn Ahn, Thierry Bonzon, Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong, Sohl Lee, Hayana Kim, David Dolinger, Na Kyung-taek
1:00 PM
Gallery
Hatcher Graduate Library
Sep
17
Democracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democracy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline
Third Thursdays at the Library
4:00 PM
Asia Library, 4th Floor
Hatcher Graduate Library
Sep
18
Multi
Democracy Week | Beacon of Democratic Resilience: Visual Truths and the Legacy of Korea's 5·18 Democratization Movement - A Photographic Archive of the May 1980 People’s Uprising in Korea
12:00 PM
Duderstadt Center
Sep
25
Master Class with Sumi Jo
Jessye Norman Master Class Series
2:30 PM
Britton Recital Hall
Earl V. Moore Building
Sep
25
Full Moon Festival
8:00 PM
Detroit Observatory
Sep
27
The SeAH Korean Art Song Gala
4:00 PM
Hill Auditorium
