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"The Fog" by Kang Shin-jae

2020-03-10

March Special “Women in Literature”Episode 2 “The Fog” by Kang Shin-jaeKang Shin-jae’s “The Fog” ...

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Swallows

2020-03-04

March, the month when spring officially starts. It is that time of the year when people are usually filled with new expectations. Students start ...

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"Mountain Road" by Ji Ha-ryun

2020-03-03

March Special “Women in Literature”Episode 1 “Mountain Road” by Ji Ha-ryun“Mountain Road,” published ...

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Music for shamanistic rituals

2020-02-26

Ghut굿, a blanket term for Korean shamanistic rituals, was once suppressed as a superstitious practice that should be eradicated. But now, it’s ...

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"Spring, Spring" by Kim Yu-jeong

2020-02-25

Kim Yu-jeong’s “Spring, Spring,” published in 1935, is an amusing short story about a conflict between a simple, innocent ...

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Music for shamanistic rituals

2020-02-19

Ghut굿, a blanket term for Korean shamanistic rituals, was once suppressed as a superstitious practice that should be eradicated. But now, it’s ...

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"Goodbye, Harley" by Bae Sang-min

2020-02-18

Mothers living in the main character’s apartment complex generally want their children to go to top universities and get jobs in big corporations. Around ...

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Regional characteristics in music

2020-02-12

Just as each region in Korea has its own distinct dialect, music also has regional characteristics that indicate where it originated. For instance, ...

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"Beautiful Face" by Song Ki-won

2020-02-11

Interview by literature critic Jeon So-yeongThe face is not only a part of the body, but also a vessel that shows a person’s identity. The main ...

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Spring Rituals

2020-02-05

Yesterday was Ipchun(입춘) in Korea, the beginning of spring. However, the temperatures around Ipchun(입춘) belie the seasonal title, since it’s ...

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