The Interdisciplinary Program in East Asian Comparative Humanities and the Institute of East Asian Cultural Studies are pleased to invite you to an upcoming joint event.

On Friday, April 11 at 4:00 PM, we will be hosting the
5th Book Talk of the Institute of East Asian Cultural Studies: Comparative Literature in East Asia.
We welcome the interest and participation of all members of our academic community.

5th Book Talk: Comparative Literature in East Asia
Hosted by the Institute of East Asian Cultural Studies

The book Comparative Literature in East Asia explores modern literary works from the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean linguistic spheres. It captures the drama of modern subject formation as expressed in East Asian literature. The work examines the emotional expressions of East Asian individuals as they confronted modernity, a disruptive force from the outside.

• Date & Time: Friday, April 11, 2025, 16:00–18:00 (KST)

• Venue: Room 308, Building 7, College of Humanities, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul

• Author: Prof. Seo Young-chae (Professor of the Comparative Literature Program, Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, SNU)

• Discussants:

  • Prof. Chen Zhen (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, SNU)

  • Jonghyun Yoo (Comparative Literature Program, SNU)

  • Jaewoo Kim (Department of Anthropology / East Asian Comparative Humanities, SNU)

  • Hyoeun Lee (Department of Korean Language and Literature / Comparative Literature Program, SNU)

• Moderator: Prof. Shin Hyeong-cheol (Department of English Language and Literature / Comparative Literature Program, SNU)