East Asian Languages & Cultures at the University of Kansas

With an EALC B.A., students can pursue a wide range of careers in business, government, education, nonprofit organizations, to name a few, or continue on to graduate study in East Asian languages and cultures. Many students pair an EALC major or minor with a second major to widen their skill-set and increase their competitiveness as they enter the global marketplace. Some students choose EALC related courses to connect with their heritage or to fulfill personal interests.

Join us for "Post-border Poetics: North Korean Refugees and Politics of Narratives," on Feb 5th from 5-6:30pm via Zoom. Dr. Eun Ah Cho, assistant professor of Korean language and culture in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Kansas, will examine how North Korean female refugees’ narratives against the established images and stereotypical stories that have shaped their representation. She juxtaposes autobiographical accounts—both written and spoken—by well-known North Korean female refugees with recently published short stories and works of science fiction written by North Korean female defector authors. Through this comparison, Cho discusses how these fictional counter-narratives perform a kind of literary vengeance on the solidified imagination of readers. Register for the event via the link below and select "virtual link".