Irish Institute of Korean Studies (IIKS)

About the Irish Institute of Korean Studies

The Irish Institute of Korean Studies is led by Dr Kevin N. Cawley, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies. He is the author of Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (2019) and is an editor for Stanford University's Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

The objectives of the Irish Institute of Korean Studies are: 

- To teach the language, history, economics, politics, and culture of Korea in Ireland.

- To promote mutual understanding between the peoples of Ireland and Korea.

- To contribute to the teaching and research capacity of the School of Asian Studies at UCC.

- To facilitate staff and student exchange between UCC and other Irish universities, and partner institutions in Korea.

- To encourage and develop research areas of mutual interest and benefit to Ireland and Korea.

- To increase awareness of Korean society and culture among the general public in Ireland.

- To develop adult continuous education courses in the Korean language and other Korea-related topics.

- To facilitate co-operation and contact between Korean and Irish business and commerce.

News

03 Mar 2023

Book Launch

Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Cawley and Dr. Julia Schneider on the successful launch of their co-edited volume 'Transnational East Asian Studies' published by Liverpool University Press. The launch was hosted by the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at UCC and this volume contains several chapters related to Korea.  
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24 May 2022

Korean Studies UCC- University of Bologna Joint Conference

CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing students from Korean Studies at UCC who participated at a 2-day joint conference with the amazing students from Università di Bologna, Italy. The conference was fully funded by an award from the Academy of Korean Studies and hosted in Bologna by Professor Marco Milani, and co-organised by Dr Kevin Cawley, UCC.  Please find the program overview below which highlights the vast array of papers presented by the students, dealing with topics such as gender, technomorphism, feminism, religion, the Korean War, North Korea and reunification. The papers presented by the students were insightful and professional - everyone involved was extremely impressed! On behalf of our UCC students, Dr Cawley would like to extend a huge 'Grazie' to Professor Milani for this great event, and another 'Grazie' to Dr Mary Lou Emberti Gialloreti for all her help co-ordinating things for us all in Bologna.
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19 Dec 2021

Why South Korea is a soft power superstar

The UCC Senior Lecturer talks about the meteoric rise of Korean culture, mastering the Korean language, some Korean dishes and singers that you should get to know and what, if anything, will change with how the world deals with North Korea. https://www.buzz.ie/culture/buzz-qa-kevin-cawley-south-25718925
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06 Dec 2021

Review of 'Short Vacation'

Short Vacation (종착역 – literally means ‘terminus station’) by debut directors Kwon Min-pyo and Seo Hanseol is showing at the Irish Film Institute, as part of the EAFFI Discoveries strand. review-short-vacation
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  • Book Launch

    03 Mar 2023
    Book Launch
    Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Cawley and Dr. Julia Schneider on the successful launch of their co-edited volume 'Transnational East Asian Studies' published by Liverpool University Press. The launch was hosted by the Irish Institute of Korean Studies at UCC and this volume contains several chapters related to Korea.

     

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Department of Asian Studies

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