Korea Beyond Korea In series
A look into the landscape of Korean studies around the world

Korea Beyond Korea In series
A look into the landscape of Korean studies around the world
Early Koreanists ‘on verge of extinction overseas’
US-based archaeologist studying Mahan calls for Korean academic community‘s support of overseas research Compared to the ancient and medieval history and archaeology of China and Japan, those of Korea have been substantially understudied overseas, with only a small number of scholars interested in t
Sept. 25, 2023 - 14:52:52‘Funding drought jeopardizes interest in ancient Korea studies in US’
Only a few scholars remain in the field after termination of ‘Early Korea Project’ at Harvard in 2018 While a growing number of college students abroad want to learn about Korea thanks to the country’s popular culture, most universities around the world still lack faculty, courses and textbooks for
Sept. 18, 2023 - 15:02:25Early Korean history remains virtually unknown abroad
In addition to lack of ancient and medieval Korean history professors teaching overseas, political problems at home cloud future of Korean history studies Over 70 million Koreans in both South and North Korea learn in school that Gojoseon, founded in 2,333 BC by Dangun, was the first kingdom on the
Sept. 18, 2023 - 14:11:23