In October, Professor Samuel Perry from Brown University gave a talk on The Melancholia of Queer Korea: Toward a New Anthology of Korean Literature. As the title of the lecture suggests, he is currently working on compiling and translating an anthology of Korean literature. He has graciously shared some of his slides.
This week, there is another queer-related lecture at UCSD looking at the disappearance of a "Lesbian Park" in Seoul. The flyer below gives you enough information.
Martin Weiser will be presenting a lecture on Saturday November 15th through The RAS Colloquium in Korean Studies titled Discourse on Homosexuality in Korean History: Facts and Fantasies.
The Transnational Korean Studies Program at University of California San Diego (my current grad school!) is hosting an international symposium, film festival and exhibition titled Remember Queer Korea. Acting Director of the Transnational Korean Studies Program, Todd Henry, is a scholar of modern Korea, currently working on a book on modern queer Korea, and organized the event. There is so much going on during Remembering Queer Korea and if you are in the San Diego area, I highly recommend going.
On the 16th and 17th of February, the NGO Solidarity for Human Rights Korea (동성애자인권연대) will host a series of lectures and talks about queer issues in Korea. Topics will include domestic violence within same-sex relations, transgender issues, HIV/AIDS activism and more. It looks quite interesting, but I imagine your level of Korean would have to be close to fluency to understand. TKQ is not quite there yet...
