614 search results for “korean culture” in the Staff website
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Call for Papers: The 12th Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC) 2025 CFP
The annual Korean Screen Culture Conference (KSCC) is dedicated to exploring all aspects of Korean screen culture, including television, K-pop, internet, computer gaming, webtoons, and film from both North and South Korea.
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University lecturer Mirae Kim explains why these songs are so difficult to translate in the video series "The World of Korean Wave'.
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans
Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide their hair color. In the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', PhD candidate Flora Smit takes a closer look at this relationship.
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Peter Verstraten over het succes van Koreaanse films
What makes South Korean films successful? In the first part of the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', University Lecturer Peter Verstraten discusses the recent success of South Korean cinema.
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Boudewijn WalravenFaculty of Humanities
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Shirley AlexanderFaculty of Humanities
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
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Save the Date: Day of Languages and Cultures
Festival
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Koen de Ceuster on the NKNews Podcast about North Korean art
Koen de Ceuster, university lecturer for Korea Studies at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, was interviewed on the NKNews Podcast about art in North Korea. He speaks about the role of art in North Korean society, art ‘business’, and argues why it is not possible to separate propaganda…
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Bonnie TillandFaculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Thinley DemaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.
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Ali ShobeiriFaculty of Humanities
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Navigating a New Culture as a PhD candidate
Personal development, Study support
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Gül Aktürk HauserFaculty of Archaeology
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Chris FlintermanFaculty of Humanities
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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René van WalsemFaculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Jochem van den BoogertFaculty of Humanities
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Lydia van de FliertFaculty of Archaeology
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Carlos Roos MuñozFaculty of Humanities
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Mirae KimFaculty of Humanities
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Wonkyung ChoiFaculty of Humanities
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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Sander HölsgensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elsa CharletyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Andrea RagragioFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simay CetinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jiaxin SunFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities