Institute for Korean Studies

IKS hosted the second annual GW-IU Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference online with the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies on May 13, 2020. While we couldn't meet in person, it was a great opportunity for the students to share their research. Five students from IU and five students from GW worked with faculty throughout the academic year to produce a research paper and presentation on a Korea-related topic.

The presentations and discussions can be found on IKS's YouTube page. Click the links below to see them:

Panel 1:

Toby Huter (Indiana University): The Transformative Effect of Hallyu on Korean History

Shea Savage (George Washington University): "Our Only Weapon is the Truth": An Analysis of Protest, Patriotism, and Justice in Post-1987 South Korean Cinema

Panel 2:

Yuchen Dai (George Washington University): Divided Memories on Park Chung Hee and Chiang Kai Shek: Root Causes and Legacies on Post-authoritarian Society Today

Summer Snyder (Indiana University): The Developmental State of North Korea and Its Reluctant Marketization

Panel 3:

Caitlyn Ranieri (Indiana University): A Shift in Reunification Sentiment

Mark Thomas-Patterson (George Washington University): A Republican View of Rhee: The Chicago Tribune’s coverage of Syngman Rhee between 1945-1950

Panel 4:

Jeniffer Tse (George Washington University): Evolution of Konglish Based on the Current Prevalence and South Korean Public Attitude Towards Konglish

Callie Rhoades (Indiana University): Perfectly Imperfect Koreans: The Return of Superman’s Park family and Multicultural Representations in South Korean Media

Panel 5:

Yvonne Thomason (Indiana University): The Sampo Generation: Socioeconomic Contributions and Repercussions

Sarah Moon (George Washington University): Analyzing Japan-South Korea Relations: The Impact of Sociocultural Interactions on Public Attitudes