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The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University is pleased to announce the 19th Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies, to be held from November 4 to 7, 2026.
This year’s symposium will bring together approximately 80 presenters and discussants from Korea and abroad for keynote lectures, anniversary special sessions, organized panels, and individual presentation sessions covering a wide range of topics in Korean Studies.
In particular, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Seoul National University and the 250th Anniversary of Kyujanggak, two anniversary special sessions will be held on the opening day of the symposium, November 4.
※ Please note that the Korean History & Korean Language and Literature Joint Graduate Student Panel on Saturday, November 7 will be held in Room 302, Shinyang Hall II (Bldg. 4), Seoul National University, rather than at the Kyujanggak Institute.
1. Date: November 4 (Wed) – November 7 (Sat), 2026
2. Venue:
November 4: Kyujanggak Auditorium (B101), Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (Bldg. 103)
November 5–6: Large Conference Room (Room 444) and Small Conference Room (Room 453), Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies
November 7: Room 302, Shinyang Hall II (Bldg. 4), Seoul National University
3. Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lectures:
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Opening Remarks: Geung Sik Jung (Director, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies)
Moderator: Song Chong Lee (Director, International Center for Korean Studies, Kyujanggak)
Keynote Lecture 2: Jin Y. Park (American University), “Marginality”
4. Special Sessions:
① SNU 80th Anniversary Special Session
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 1:30–3:30 PM
Theme: Korean Studies at 80: Knowledge, Culture, and the Future of a Field
Moderator: Olga Fedorenko (Seoul National University)
Presenters: Jisoo M. Kim (George Washington University), Nicholas Harkness (Harvard University), Jesook Song (University of Toronto)
② Kyujanggak 250th Anniversary Special Session
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 4, 4:00–6:00 PM
Theme: Scholarly Institutions and the World of Knowledge in the 18th Century
Moderator: Hyun Soon Park (Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies)
Presenters: Nicolas Schapira (Université Paris Nanterre), Wataru Ichinohe (Keio University Shidō Bunko), Xuan Xiang (Renmin University of China), Boram Kim (Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies)
