Taking it Slow as Fast as Possible: The Irony of Korea’s “Slow” Consumption
A country home on a summer’s day. Birds are chirping, and a dog twists his ears toward the sound. A flowering tree branch sways in […]
Culture
Season 2, Episode 2: Reacting to the US 2020 Election
NOVAsia: This was recorded on 2020/11/06, the USA President had not been announced at the time of recording. Season 2, Episode 2 features Yonsei GSIS […]
Season 2, Episode 1: Talking with a Tibetan Exile
NOVAsia is back this 2020 Fall semester with a new season of podcasts/ interviews. Season 2, Episode 1 features Yonsei GSIS international student Ngawang Hardy. […]
Racism in India: Why are Northeast Indians Discriminated Against?
Recently in India, the brutal rape of a Dalit woman in the village of Hathras by some upper caste-men has shaken the whole country and brought […]
K-pop and Black Lives Matter: A Movement by the Fans or the Famous?
BTS’s chart dominance and various K-pop groups’ increasing visits to American talk shows have raised K-pop’s visibility in US media. Even so, many still see […]
[Spotlight Interview] “I want to live a SEXY life.” Sexy Life 101 with Byung-hyun Lee (2) Fuels for Passion
In the first part of the interview, we mainly focused on Byung-hyun Lee’s current work and explored the new concept of ‘sharing economy’ in modern […]
[Spotlight Interview] “I want to live a SEXY life.” Sexy Life 101 with Byung-hyun Lee (1) Work Adventures
Sports player, President, K-pop star, scientist, lawyer and now Youtuber. We seem to have lost a long list of dreams that we used to have […]
Will We be Hired? (우리가 취업할 수 있을까?)
지난 1년 동안 교내의 일명 ODAR (Office of Development and Alumni Relations)에서 사무조교로 일하면서 어떤 동문을 학교로 초대할 것인지는 나의 가장 큰 관심사였다. 초대할 동문을 […]
Move over K-Pop, Korea is Hot to Trot
Becoming an idol star’s fan is not just for teenagers. Parents can have idol biases too. This all started because of an unlikely music genre; […]
The Quest for Perfection : Women and the Beauty Myth
In 1990 Naomi Wolf published “The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women” to a polarized reception. The author argued that the […]