Events at KCCs abroad

2025 K-POP Symposium x Uppsala University

K-POP Symposium

Koreanskt Kulturcenter, Uppsala University


June 8-9, 2025
Humanistiska Teatern, Uppsala University

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▪ Date: June 8-9, 2025

▪ Location: Humanistiska Teatern (Thunbergsvägen 3C, 75238 Uppsala)

▪ Full Details & Registration: https://www.uu.se/en/department/musicology/research/conferences/k-pop-symposium


As part of the 2025 K-pop Nordics Festival (KNF 2025), Koreanskt Kulturcenter is proud to co-host K-POP TODAY: Industry, Creativity, Resistance—the first academic symposium on K-pop in Europe, in collaboration with Uppsala University.

This international Symposium will gather nearly 12 leading and emerging scholars from 11 countries to explore the rapidly evolving global phenomenon of K-pop from critical and interdisciplinary perspectives. Topics include: Gender, Politics, Fandom and Idol.

The symposium opening ceremony takes place on June 8th at the Humanities Theatre of Uppsala University. The following day, on June 9th, please find the full program above the link.

▪ Participating University

No.

Country

University

1

New Zealand

University of Auckland

2

Taiwan

National Chengchi University Taiwan

3

Canada

University of British Columbia

4

U.S.A

University of Arkansas

5

China

Peking University

6

Germany

Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History, Munich

7

Türkiye

Dokuz Eylül University

8

Republic of Korea

Korea University

9

Mexico

Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas

10

Philippines

Ateneo de Manila University

11

U.K

University of Birmingham