In 2021 the UN Conference on Trade and Development upgraded South Korea’s economy from “developing” to “developed.” Some call it the miracle on the Han River. But what really happened to cause such a transformation? Learn about the immense political, social, and economic turmoil Korea experienced throughout the 20th century—from the fall of its last dynasty 1910 and the 35 years of Japanese rule that followed to the division into North and South after liberation and the breakout of the Korean War in 1950. Discover how along the way South Korea grew from one of the world’s poorest countries to an economic and cultural powerhouse.
Sunglim Kim, associate professor, Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages, Dartmouth College
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
See "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/hallyu-the-korean-wave