The June and July 2006 lists of new acquisitions on Korea in the Hamilton Library Asia Collection are available at http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/korea/acquisitions.htm.

The Center for Korean Studies, in cooperation with the University of Hawai‘i Academy for Creative Media, The Korean Film Council (KOFIC), and KBFD-TV, will present a public symposium on the Korean film industry Friday, September 8, 2006, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Korean Studies auditorium.

The 41st annual Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast conference will be held in Honolulu June 15-June 17, 2007. The conference organizers welcome proposals for papers in all areas of Asian studies related to the conference theme, “Looking at Asia: Changes, Continuities, and Consequences.”

The Center for Korean Studies fall 2006 colloquium series begins August 30 with a presentation by Dr. Sung-Yun Bak, a visiting scholar at the Center and professor of English and linguistics SungKyunKwan University.
The colloquium will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2006, in the Center for Korean Studies conference room.

Enrollment is still available in the UH Korean dance class for the fall semester. The class meets Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Students who have had prior experience in Korean dance can enroll in DNCE 405; students who have had no prior experience can enroll in DNCE 305. In either case, the course [...]

Call for Papers: Hybrid Media, Ambivalent Feelings: Media Co-Productions and Cultural Negotiation
Spectator, Volume 27, Issue 2 (Fall 2007)
This issue of Spectator seeks papers that explore diverse aspects of media co-productions and their significance in national, regional, or global contexts. Facing a new phase of active global media co-productions in both East and West, this issue [...]

The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks an associate director to join its staff in working on new projects such as an expanded Korean studies program and a new graduate-level certificate in East Asian studies. The associate director is a member of the university’s academic staff, and the position includes [...]

The University of Michigan invites applications for one or more tenure-track positions in Korean studies, beginning in September 2007. Appointment is possible at any rank.  Applicants from a wide variety of periods and fields within Korean Studies will be considered, including literature, cultural studies, art history, film studies, history, anthropology, sociology, and religious studies.  All [...]

The University of British Columbia Library seeks applicants for the position of Korean reference librarian in its Asian Library.
Overview of the position:
Provides reference, information services and collection development in support of Korean studies. Assumes responsibility for liaison with scholars working with Korean-language materials. Provides instruction and assistance in the use of information resources. [...]

Akita International University (AIU) is seeking qualified applicants for positions in its undergraduate degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences as full, associate, or assistant professors. Applicants should have a passion for and record of achievement in classroom teaching and research, with a Ph.D. or equivalent qualifications in specific or closely related [...]