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Lectures

The Asia Research Institute frequently organizes lectures featuring recent research on Korea as part of the AsiaTalks series. Many of these lectures are organized in conjunction with the Asian Studies Program’s Asia@Noon series. Listed below are some of the recent speakers and topics.

Lecture Highlights

"Mapping Migration, Tracing Routes of Return: South Korean Transnational Adoption and the Politics of Belonging"
Wednesday, October 7, 12-1pm, Park 280
Mirae kh Rhee, Visiting Artist

"Coping with Cancer through YouTube: A Study of Cancer Vlog Communities in Korea"
Wednesday, April 15, 11am-12:30pm, Park 280
Hyang-Sook Kim, Professor, Towson University

"Democracy Movements in South Korea: Revising Democratic Theories in an Era of Democratic Crisis"
Friday, February 27, 12-1:30pm, Park 280
Yoonkyung Lee, Professor, University of Toronto

"From Population Growth to Scarcity: Challenge and Response in Global Primary Education"
Wednesday, February 25, 1:15-2pm, Foster 135
Emily Hannum, Professor, University of Pennsylvania

"Performing Transnational Encounters: South Korean Musical Theatre and Its Counter-Flow to the U.S."
Friday, April 4, 10-11:30am, CFA B83
Hye Won Kim, Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

"Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War"
Friday, March 28, 12-1pm, 107 Capen Hall
Suk-Young Kim, Professor, UCLA

"The State's Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea"
Friday, October 11, 12-1pm, Park 280
Jeong-Mi Park, Associate Professor of History, Chungbuk National University

"Fighting Against the Ghosts of Government-made Hallyu Theories"
February 13, 2024, 2-3:20pm, Student Union 330, UB North Campus
Shin Dong Kim, Professor at Hallym University, South Korea

"Among Women across Worlds: North Korea in the Global Cold War"
Friday, April 28, 12-1pm, Park 280
Suzy Kim, Rutgers University

"Community-based Education as Sites of Racial Contestation"
April 10, 2024, 12-1pm, 509 O'Brian hall, UB North Campus
Eujin Park, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University

"K-Pop: Digital Circulation of Intimacy and Postcolonial Desires"
Friday, March 3, 12-1pm, Park 280
Stephanie Choi, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Associate, UB Asia Research Institute.

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Faculty Funding

  • Korean Studies Funding
    9/14/26
    With grant funding from the Academy of Korean Studies, the Asia Research Institute provides seed funding for faculty research projects, faculty conference travel support, and funding to develop new Korean studies classes or classroom modules.
  • International Education Research Grants
    9/14/26
    Through the University at Buffalo Office of International Education (OIE), faculty and graduate students at UB who work on Asia-related topics have the opportunity to apply for funding to support their research.
  • Nila T. Gnamm Fund
    9/14/26
    Managed by the UB APEC Study Center, in conjunction with the Department of Geography and Asian Studies Program, the Nila T. Gnamm Fund supports UB faculty and student research projects related to the study of Southeast Asia, including projects conducted in affiliation with the Asia Research Center.
  • Asia Research Institute Faculty Grants
    9/14/26
    The UB Asia Research Institute (ARI) offers research grants of up to $3,000 on a competitive basis to support scholarly research or creative work related to Asia and Asian diasporas. Funds can support research travel; purchase and collection of data; subvention or other publication expenses; and student research assistants. 

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