KORE is very excited to explore the possibilities of collaboration, sharing, cooperation and solidarity among Korean Studies faculty and institutions and to revive the energy of the past Canadian Association for Korean Studies (~1996). In this spirit, KORE hosted the inaugural meeting of the Consortium for Korean Studies in Canada on 14 April 2025, with […]
On 02 December 2024, the Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) held its inaugural celebration of Korean Studies at York University. Students, faculty and visitors came together to network, learn about KORE’s activities, and about each other’s work. Graduate students gave speak talks on their research. KORE’s Director, Ann Kim (Sociology) and faculty members […]
Thomas Klassen (Public Policy and Administration) will lead a Summer Abroad 2025 course in Seoul, Korea. Focused on the politics of youth and old age in South Korea, the course will explore the political debates and cultural shifts—including intergenerational conflicts—that arise with a rapidly aging population. Click here for more information.
On October 25, 2024, KORE members met with Deputy Consul General, and four consuls, of the Korean consulate in Toronto. The informal meeting, held at the York campus, was a fruitful discussion of matters of common interest, including the Korea diaspora in Canada. The consular officials and KORE members undertook to continue to collaborate and […]
The Korea Office for Research and Education (KORE) at YCAR hosted the U.S.-based BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance) e-School Korean Studies group in late August for their annual planning meeting. “We had some very interesting conversations with the BTAA group and learned about their consortium of universities and Korean Studies course-sharing. It's a good model for […]
TORONTO, May 10, 2022 – News about North Korea often focuses on the country’s politics and military, as do programs and courses offered at the post-secondary level, but there is much to learn about its art, music and culture, says York University public policy Professor Thomas Klassen. He has created a two-week summer program to address this […]
A new summer school program studying North Korean culture is in production and is set to be hosted at York. The summer program has been called the “first-of-its-kind” and allows students to study North Korean arts, literature, and propaganda. The program is set to start in May 2022 and will run for two weeks, coordinated by […]
앵커: 캐나다에 위치한 한 대학이 내년 여름 북한의 문화를 주제로 단기연수 프로그램을 진행한다고 밝혔습니다. 지정은 기자가 보도합니다.캐나다 동부 토론토에 위치한 요크대학교(York University)는 2일, 내년 5월 북한 문화에 대한 ‘서머스쿨’(여름계절학기)을 개최한다고 밝혔습니다.
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) public policy and administration studies Professor Thomas Klassen is co-ordinating the inaugural North Korea Summer School: Inside North Korean Literature, Art and Film. “The school is an extraordinary event for graduate and senior undergraduate students to explore North Korean literature, film, fine art and propaganda,” says Klassen, adding that to […]
토론토 요크대학교가 북한의 문학·미술·영화·선전 등 전반적 문화를 주내용으로한 서머스쿨을 연다. 내년 5월16일부터 2주에 걸쳐 진행되는 북한문화 서머스쿨은 토머스 클라센(사진: 위) 요크대 북한학 교수가 주관한다. 조지워싱턴대 임마누엘 김 교수와 북한 관련 다큐멘터리를 제작한 니콜라스 보너씨가 강사로 나서는 서머스쿨은 북한의 인기 현대작가 백남룡(사진: 아래)의 소설 '친구'를 읽고 검토한다.