Global Korea Project
The Global Korea Project is an interdisciplinary effort in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences to expand student engagement with the global dimensions of Korean history, politics, and culture. The Project hosts cultural events, academic lectures, and visiting diplomats on campus while promoting an array of Korea-related programs and courses. It was launched in Fall 2023 and is led by Prof. Ingu Hwang.
Key Activities
- Distinguished Lecture Series
- Culture and Diversity Programming
- International Student Engagement
Distinguished Lecture Series
Culture and Diversity Programming
Scholarly Workshops
Sogang-BC Workshop
New scholarly collaboration among faculty and graduate students at BC and the Critical Global Studies Institute at Sogang University (a Jesuit university in Seoul).
Student Programs
Via Zoom; Dates ongoing
Global Conversations is a student-led program at BC to host peer-to-peer video conversations between small groups of BC students and students from universities abroad. BC students have discussed a range of topics about Korea and East Asia with students from Sophia University and Sogong University.
- The Boston-area Korean Language Table is hosted by Prof. Seung Hee Jeon on the first Friday of every month.
- Meetings are sponsored by the Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Boston.
- The New England Korean Speech Competition takes place each April. In 2023 it was hosted at Boston College.
Students at BC join classes at Sophia Univeristy in Tokyo and Sogang University in Seoul to discuss human rights, colonial legacies, and social justice.
Contentious History and the Politics of Contemporary Korea
- Summer course taught by Prof. Ingu Hwang
- Course number: INTL/HIST 2856Approved for CC, GC-SM, and PEDS-PE/DS electives in the International Studies Program; and an electve in the History Department.
- This introductory immersion course surveys the contentious intersection between history and politics in contemporary Korea on the topics of decolonization, division, development, and democratization. In addition to the class discussion, students will be guided to actively participate in the historical and cultural immersion/excursion programs, including the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, the DMZ tour, and the Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library and Museum.
- June/July 2024: Sogang University, Seoul