Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim In brief Date - 11 February 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University)Title - Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture About the speakerTaeyoung Kim is a Seoul-born Lecturer in Communication and Media. Drawing on the traditions of political economy of communication, he studies the creative industries, cultural policies, and global media, with an emphasis on how platform technologies have transformed global-local dynamics in cultural production and on how stakeholders respond to these changes.His research has been published in several journals, including Media, Culture & Society, the International Journal of Communication, and Television & New Media.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Feb 11 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim An in-person seminar by Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University), titled 'Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim In brief Date - 11 February 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University)Title - Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture About the speakerTaeyoung Kim is a Seoul-born Lecturer in Communication and Media. Drawing on the traditions of political economy of communication, he studies the creative industries, cultural policies, and global media, with an emphasis on how platform technologies have transformed global-local dynamics in cultural production and on how stakeholders respond to these changes.His research has been published in several journals, including Media, Culture & Society, the International Journal of Communication, and Television & New Media.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Feb 11 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim An in-person seminar by Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University), titled 'Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Feb 11 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Taeyoung Kim An in-person seminar by Dr Taeyoung Kim (Loughborough University), titled 'Cultural Policies in the Era of the Korean Wave: The South Korean Government's Instrumentalisation of Popular Culture'.
