Officially starting today as Lecturer and Korean Studies Major Coordinator at Curtin's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. Excited for the year ahead!

Surfacing briefly from the sea of work to say how excited I am for 성장 (Blossom). It also feels really good to see almost everyone back together. That World Tour better be a 'World' tour.

Officially submitted what is likely to be one of the most important books I'll ever make. "Becoming a Linguist" is coming this fall, and the list of contributors will blow your mind!

Another feel-good, healing single from Kyungsoo Honestly, the only person who can make the word 'popcorn' sound soulful. The video is great - giving me 'Be Positive' Hwandong vibes, which is also some of my favorite acting by Kyungsoo. Can't wait for the album #도경수_성장

Was going through the album, and was coming to the end thinking what a feel good set of songs it is. And then 'About Time' hit me like a ton of bricks. Hands down one of my favorite releases ever! The voice, the lyrics, the production 10/10 #DOHKYUNGSOO_MARS

Well if I needed any other sign that my new car and I were meant to be, here's the song choice in the user manual.

Are you a sociolinguist working on language in the post-Yugoslav space? Consider contributing to a special issue on "Bordering in translingual space, languaging in bordered space: re-framing ‘languages’ in the post-Yugoslav space" (title + abstract 30 June)

First look at the volume we've worked so much on! 'Becoming a Linguist' is available for pre-orders now. I recommend taking a look at the table of contents to see our incredible lineup! Ana Tankosic routledge.com/Becoming-a-Lin…

Congrats to Eldin Milak & Ana Tankosic for breaking the ground! From Chomsky, Labov to suresh canagarajah, Pennycook … Pre-order below! A must read! CurtinEducation Curtin University Library routledge.com/Becoming-a-Lin…

Excited to teach KORE3002 Korean Pop Culture at Curtin in Semester 2, with Jo Elfving-Hwang! If you have availabilities in your study plan, come and learn more about the behind the scenes of a range of industries and the making of K-everything!

KSSA newsletter #9 (July 2024) is out! koreanstudiesaa.wordpress.com/newsletters/

Interested in research on TikTok and Korea? In partnership with KRC, the TikTok Cultures Research Network is organizing a one-day symposium on ‘TikTok Cultures in Korea’. Contributions from under/postgrads and junior scholars welcome! Apply by August 12 tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-culture…

Welcome to the official TikTok Cultures in Korea live-tweet thread! @krcwa will be tweeting throughout the day, starting at 9AM (Perth time). Join us with the hashtag #TikTokCultures. More info, full programme, speakers & abstracts can be found here: tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-culture…

KRCWA researcher and Curtin University lecturer, Dr Alica Kizeková, will deliver a webinar on a comparative study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean strategic approaches in the Indo-Pacific on Oct 17, 2024, 11:00 AM (Perth time). Register here: cengage.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

KRCWA will hold its Curtin Korea Day on 10 October 2024, Thursday. Join us from 10AM – 2PM at the Atkinson Form Upper. Please share widely, especially to those who want to learn more about the Korean Studies Major and Specialisation at Curtin!

New publication alert! Curtin Korean Studies Lecturer Dr. Eldin Milak and KRCWA Researcher Dr. Ana Tankosic’s 'Becoming a Linguist' volume is finally out! Learn more about the book here: becomingalinguist.com

Huge congratulations to Han Kang! Can't wait to see how some members of the current Korean administration will deal with the cognitive dissonance of the first Korean Literature Nobelist (a longstanding national dream) being a wonderful, outspoken, history-focused, female writer.

Wonderful to see some of the stars of Korean studies in Australia! They're at a @Monash_arts conference, but are also authors in our latest special edition! Eldin Milak Min Jung Jee, Mi Yung Park Lucien Brown @DrNicoFrasco Daniel Pieper, Ji Young Kim, & Sin Ji Jung.

Check out Dr Eldin Milak’s book review of Jaran Shin's "Expanding Ecological Approaches to Language, Culture and Identity" in Melbourne Asia Review. This is a must-read for those interested in identity and multiculturalism in Korea. melbourneasiareview.edu.au/expanding-ecol…

Wild night in Korea. All friends and fam doing good, just understandably shocked. I knew Yoon was unpredictable, but this one I didn't see coming.