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Call for Papers
18th Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies
November 6-8, 2025

  • The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University has hosted the Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies annually since 2008, providing a venue for scholarly exchange and dialogue among Korean Studies researchers from around the world. Now in its 18th year, the symposium is scheduled for November to commemorate the founding of the Kyujanggak during the reign of King Jeongjo. Through this event, the Institute seeks to further its dual mission: advancing Korean Studies and fostering the research and management of its archival collections. The 2025 Kyujanggak International Symposium on Korean Studies will be held over three days from Thursday, November 6 to Saturday, November 8. The presentations being recruited through this call will take place over two days, on Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7.
  • The 2025 symposium will be held entirely in person and will feature up to ten sessions and two keynote speeches, organized around broad themes in Korean Studies. We invite both panel and individual presentation proposals from domestic and international scholars. Presentations may be given in either Korean or English.
  • We particularly welcome innovative, cross-disciplinary, or comparative proposals that explore pressing issues in Korean Studies, including the current state and future of the field. Submissions incorporating broader East Asian or global perspectives (including China and Japan) are also encouraged.
  • Preference will be given to research that has not yet been contracted for publication, and selected papers may be considered for publication in one of the Institute’s academic journals, such as the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SCOPUS/ESCI), Hanguk Munhwa (KCI), or Kyujanggak (KCI).
  • Additionally, the International Center for Korean Studies (ICKS) annually selects outstanding papers from the symposium, along with contributions from prominent international scholars whose research aligns with the symposium’s theme, for inclusion in an English-language edited volume, published in collaboration with an international academic publisher. 2020 Vol. 1: Transnationalism, Migration, Historiography, and Organization (Co-editors: Joanne Cho, Lee Roberts, and Sang Hwan Seong), based on papers from the 2020 symposium, was published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis) in November 2023. 2020 Vol. 2: Korean Culture in the Global Age: K-Literature, K-Film, and K-Pop, also based on the 2020 symposium, is scheduled for publication in June 2025. In addition, publication of 2021 Vol. 1: Korea as Other, based on the 2021 symposium, is currently in progress.
  • Domestic presenters will receive an honorarium of KRW 300,000, and moderators/discussants will receive KRW 200,000. International presenters may be reimbursed up to KRW 1,500,000 for travel and accommodation. (This does not apply to moderators or discussants.) Those seeking travel support will be asked to submit an unpublished draft (at least 10 pages, 12pt font) for further evaluation.
    For application, please use the online application form on the ICKS website (https://icks.snu.ac.kr) Online Application → Event Application. The application is due by July 31, 2025 (23:50 KST). The requirements are as follows:

  • [Panel]
    • Names, affiliation/title and contact information of all speakers (one moderator, four to five presenters, discussants up to two)
    • Abstracts with titles (500 words each)
    • CV of all participants
  • [Individual]
    • Name, affiliation/title and contact information
    • Abstract with title (500 words)
    • CV
  • The notifications for accepted individual and panel presenters will be sent by August 18, 2025 (subject to change). The conference will take place on November 6-8, 2025 (Thu-Sat) at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies.
  • For further information regarding the Symposium, please contact icks@snu.ac.kr (Tel. +82-2-880-9378).
  • Director of Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies Dr. Geung Sik Jung
  • Director of International Center of Korean Studies (ICKS) at Kyujanggak Dr. Sang-Hwan Seong