
The East Asian Studies Area of the Department of Historical Sciences of the University of Malaga organizes the XII Edition of the Korea Week, “Celebrating Korean Culture”.
We present a varied program between November 21 and 24 a diverse program of events and activities focused on the dissemination and academic research on Korea. Cinema, theater, performances and lectures are some of the activities that will make up this cultural week.
*All activities are free admission until full capacity is reached.
You can see the complete program of the XII Korea Week here:
Tuesday I November 21 I Inauguration of a new classroom
Place: Aula 1.07N | Faculty of Social and Labor Studies (University of Malaga)
13:30 – 14:00 Inauguration of the Korean Performing Arts Classroom
Wednesday I November 22 I Evening of poetry and Korean cinema
Venue: Ateneo, Malaga
18:00 – 18:05 Welcome and presentation of the project Window on Korea
18:05 – 18:20 Reading of poems about gisaeng by the students of GEAOR
18:20 – 20:20 Film screening “The Man with No Past” (아저씨) by director Lee Jeong-Beom
Thursday I November 23 I Conference
Place: Salón de Grados, Faculty of Social and Labor Studies (University of Malaga)
13:00 – 14:00 Conference “North Korea and the United States during the Trump and Biden administrations: continuity and change”, José Luis León Manríquez. Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico.

Thursday I November 23 I Conference
Place: Salón de Grados, Faculty of Social and Labor Studies (University of Malaga)
13:00 – 14:00 Conference “North Korea and the United States during the Trump and Biden administrations: continuity and change”, José Luis León Manríquez. Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico.
Friday I November 24 I Lecture
Venue: Aula 2.16, Faculty of Social and Labor Studies (University of Málaga)
11:30 – 12:30 Lecture “K-Journalism: Drama vs Real”, Sung Seung Hwan. Journalist of Yonhap news (연합뉴스). South Korea
Friday I November 24 I Night of Korean Culture
Venue: Contenedor Cultural (University of Malaga)
18:30 – 19:00 Performance of the popular novel “The Song of Chung-hiang” (춘향전).
19:00 – 19:30 Delivery of JEONG AWARDS of the University of Malaga, to the best TFG and TFM in “Inclusion, marginality and equality in Korea”.
19:30 – 21:00 Gala performances of Korean music and dance. By 4th year students of the Degree in East Asian Studies and South Korean exchange students at UMA.
