Asian studies

Associate Professor Stephen Epstein gave the Korean Studies Association of Australasia Regional Keynote Speech at the ASAA’s 25th Biennial Conference which was held at Curtin University from 1 to 4 July 2024. This post is a summary of the regional keynote speech given at the conference. South Korea has long been a crucible of social

Dr Se-Woong Koo was the keynote speaker at the ASAA’s 25th Biennial Conference held at Curtin University from 1 to 4 July 2024. This post is a shorter version of the keynote speech given at the conference.   On June 12, 2018, North Korea and the United States held their historic first-ever summit, bringing the

In this post, I take the opportunity to reflect upon the work and achievements of the ASAA Council over the past two years (2023-24). It has been an exciting term on Council with lots of activity and new developments. In 2023, we welcomed not one but two postgraduate representatives to the Council to affirm our