ROUTES, ROOTS, PLACE: APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF KOREAN DIASPORAS
KOREAN STUDIES RESEARCH HUB (KSRH)
ASIA INSTITUTE
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Thursday 3 June, online via Zoom
(Deadline for applications: Monday 22 March)

The Korean Studies Research Hub (KSRH) graduate workshop is designed to offer students the opportunity to network and share their Korea-related research with their peers and established academics. It aims to serve as an interdisciplinaryvenue for emerging scholars to discuss and receive constructive feedback on their work, to connect with researchers working in similar areas, and gain valuable insights into professional development.

The theme of the 2021 workshop is Routes, Roots, Place: Approaches to the Study of Korean Diasporas. A panel of established scholars will also provide guidance on navigating academic life for early career scholars. The KSRH warmly invites applications from graduate students in Korean and/or Asian studies, in the social sciences and humanities. To be eligible, students mustbe currently enrolled in a graduate (Masters or PhD) programme. The workshop willbe of interest to those who work on Korean diasporic communities in the Americas,Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Students who conduct research on Korean immigrants inLatin America, Central Asia, and/or Southeast Asia, are especially encouraged to apply. Participants will be asked to share their findings and methodologies, and will receive feedback from established scholars in the field.

Please send your CV, including details of your graduate programme, and a 300-word abstract outlining your data, methods, and brief findings, to Dr Ryan Gustafsson (gus@unimelb.edu.au). The deadline for applications is Monday 22 March 2021.

For more information about the KSRH and our members at the University of Melbourne, please see: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asia-institute/our-research/korean-studies-research-hub