Korean studies

Korean studies is an academic discipline, focusing on the study of Korea. Areas commonly included under this rubric include Korean history, Korean literature, Korean art, Korean music, Korean language, Korean sociology, Korean political science, Korean economics, Korean folklore, and Korean ethnomusicology. It may be compared to other area studies disciplines, such as American studies and Canadian Studies. Korean studies is sometimes included within a broader regional area of focus including: "East Asian studies", "Far East Studies", "Oriental Studies", or "Asian studies."

The term first began to be used in the 1940s, but did not attain widespread currency until South Korea rose to economic prominence in the 1970s. In 1991, the South Korean government established the Korea Foundation to promote Korean studies around the world.^[1]

Notable foreign centers of Korean studies

Korea Research Hub - Korean Research Hub, UK
University of California, Berkeley — Center for Korean Studies
University of California, Los Angeles — Center for Korean Studies
University of Chicago — Center for East Asian Studies
Columbia University — Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Harvard University — Korea Institute
University of Hawaii — Center for Korean Studies
Indiana University - East Asian Studies Center
Indiana University_Bloomington - Center for Korean Studies
University of London School of Oriental and African Studies — Centre of Korean Studies
University of Pennsylvania — Center for East Asian Studies
University of Sheffield — School of East Asian Studies
University of Washington - Korea Studies Program, East Asia Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Yale University — East Rock Institute
University of British Columbia - Centre for Korean Studies

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^ "Introduction". Korean Foundation website. Retrieved 2006-01-12.

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