K-Drama School
with CEAS and the WI Book Festival
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
Madison Central Library
Description
From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television—but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them?
Grace Jung, Visiting Assistant Professor in Korean Studies at UW-Madison, takes a deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television in this book talk.
Grace Jung, Visiting Assistant Professor in Korean Studies at UW-Madison, takes a deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television in this book talk.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email ldennis@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.