166 search results for “korean cinema” in the Staff website
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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
b.c.a.walraven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Shirley AlexanderFaculty of Humanities
s.l.alexander@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
g.n.cain@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
a.r.nam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6415
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
j.h.park@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5755
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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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Korean delegation from Ministry of Government Legislation visits IIASL
On 31 August 2022, a delegation from the Korean Ministry of Government Legislation visited the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University as part of their official visit to the Netherlands. The delegation’s visit was aimed at exchanging knowledge and experience on interaction…
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
c.k.green@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272327
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2921
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Open-air cinema, exhibitions, and more: Arts Committee of Leiden Law School
The KOG has more to offer than just the transfer of knowledge. The Arts Committee of Leiden Law School organises activities in and around the faculty to stimulate our senses in other ways. They kicked off the new academic year with an open-air cinema evening and an exhibition of photos and haikus.
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Miguel MiraFaculty of Humanities
m.mira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Speaking Korean contest: ‘Actually, I don't dare to do this at all’
In a well-filled Telders Auditorium, university learners of Korean competed with each other to see who speaks Korean the best.
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Asia Academy #04: The Korean Wave
Lecture
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Why do Japanese and South Korean women falter on their way to the top?
In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of women in leadership positions is still lagging behind. PhD candidate Yorum Beekman investigated why this is.
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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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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
a.m.van.de.pol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Chinese Cinema Meets Digital Humanities
Lecture
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Korean - Dutch Literature Night
Reading & Panel Discussion
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved into the effect of film on the Kurdish identity. She will obtain her PhD on 4 May.
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Colonial Korean Print Shops through Computer Vision
Lecture
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Late Ottoman Istanbul Meets Cinema: Social Impacts of the First Encounter
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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NICA Mini Symposium 'Fernand Deligny on Cinema and the Image'
Conference
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Aida GholamiFaculty of Humanities
a.gholami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Wonkyung ChoiFaculty of Humanities
w.choi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276272
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Mirae KimFaculty of Humanities
m.kim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Steven DenneyFaculty of Humanities
s.c.denney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275918
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Aleydis Nissen on K-pop popularity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on oil, may open up new opportunities for Korea. Spearheading the way is Hallyu — the Korean wave, led by K-pop and dramas as a soft power to open new business opportunities in the Middle East, especially…
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Colours and symbols to support dyslexic students
In the very first Korean class that teacher Eun-ju Kim taught, there were already students with dyslexia. With a background in special education and clinical developmental psychology, she developed a new method to help them, partly based on teaching methods from Dutch first language education.
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Memories of Cinema-Going in Postwar Japan: An Ethno-history
Lecture
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Christopher Green on ABC Australia about COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea
Assistant Professor Christopher Green was interviewed on ABC Australia about the recent COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea. Green says that the statistics the isolated country has given are ‘essentially nonsense’.
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Daniel LeeFaculty of Humanities
d.lee@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Open-air cinema in front of the Kamerlingh Onnes Building
Film
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Dongwan Kim
Faculty of Humanities
d.kim.11@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jiyoung Kim
Faculty of Humanities
j.kim.15@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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“Dizzy with Wonder:” Early Cinema and the Birth of Movie-Fandom in Egypt, 1896-1935
Lecture
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Intertopian Mode in the Depiction of Turkey-originated Migrants in European Cinema
PhD defence
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From Coup to Classroom: Viewing the South Korean film "12.12: The Day (Sŏul-ui pom)"
Film screening
- Fireside Peace Chats: The Zainichi Korean community, the division, and peace movement
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Bonnie TillandFaculty of Humanities
b.r.tilland@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2191
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Agnieszka Smiatacz
Faculty of Humanities
a.a.smiatacz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rahel PlassenFaculty of Humanities
r.plassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Helena Hanhikangas
Faculty of Humanities
h.h.hanhikangas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Flora SmitFaculty of Humanities
f.a.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Asia Academy #20: 75 Years of Korean War: The Long Shadow
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy