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- Taliaferro Hall
The Department of African American and Africana Studies presents "Seoul of Black Folk: Navigating Race in the Korean Wave," by Dr. Chinyere Osuji.
In May 2026, Dr. Chinyere Osuji did a two-week intensive language course in Seoul, South Korea. In this talk, she will discuss feasibility concerns surrounding doing qualitative field research in Seoul along lines of nationality, race, gender, and dis/ability. She has published several popular pieces about the rise in Korean dramas and is currently writing a book about the meaning of blackness in the “Korean Wave.”
Please RSVP at go.umd.edu/SeoulofBlackFolk.
The Zoom link provded after RSVP.
Location
Taliaferro Hall
1102
Hybrid Event - Zoom link provide after RSVP.
Contact
Naia Lee-Hendricks
For access needs, accommodations, and questions, please contact Natalie Rivera at nrivera2@umd.edu