Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series: Yikyung Kim

In brief

Guest Speaker - Dr Yikyung Kim (Sungkyunkwan University)

Title - Economic Solidarity and  the Early Formation of the Cooperative Movement in Korea Under Japanese Colonial Rule  

Series - Scottish Centre for Korean Studies Distinguished Lecture Series 2022-23

About the event

We are delighted to welcome Dr Yikyung Kim to the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies to examine the formation process of the Korean cooperative movement under Japanese colonial rule from the perspective of economic solidarity. 

About the speaker

Dr Yikyung Kim is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University. Her primary research focuses on the history of the East Asian cooperative movement and the culture of reciprocity and solidarity, with a long-term historical perspective.

She also published several books, 100 years of the Korean Co-operative Movement, Conversation of Cooperation, etc. with the fellow researchers.

About the Distinguished Lecture series

Each year, the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies welcomes a fantastic range of guest speakers to give a free public lecture. They cover a range of topics, from literature and poetry to international relations.

Often, speakers will present on recent publications, and audiences have the opportunity to participate in question and answer sessions after presentations.

Selected lectures have been recorded and uploaded to the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies’ YouTube channel and Facebook page.

How to join

Lectures are free and everyone is welcome. No registration required.

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