“Our teachers deserve better”; Yonsei KLI Teacher Protests
On the day of Yonsei’s 137th anniversary celebration, I went to a protest. It was organized by Yonsei’s Korean Language Institute (KLI) and the theme […]
Society
S5;E3: Is Our News Really Neutral?
Season 5, Episode 3: Yonsei students Imme van Oudheusden and Hsu Chia Yu (Via) discuss news sources from traditional media to TikTok influencers and whether […]
Dwindling Corporate Governance in South Korea : A Call for Change
The world today views South Korea as the ‘mecca’ of technological advancement, modernity and holistic development. The miracle of the Han River is metaphoric to […]
New Women: The Rise & Fall of the first Korean Feminists
More properly, we may speak of it (her status) as her want of position; for the principle is, in Korea, hardly more than a negation, […]
Translating Veganism into a Korean Context
One day as I was leaving the cafe I worked at in Illinois, my Korean boss was blending nuts. It was a noisy affair and […]
El Amor for Latin Dance in South Korea
El Amor for Latin Dance in South Korea Time away from home, as one of South Korea’s overwhelming winters engulfed my tropical soul, it left […]
The Queers Are Here
“When social discourse claims that one does not exist, or in other words, when one is coerced into remaining a non-social entity, how does one […]
S5;E1: What’s Worth Carrying Overseas?
Season 5, Episode 1: Yonsei students Irene Martinez, Imme van Oudheusden, and Xiaoxiao Wang discuss the most important item they packed in their suitcase […]
The Meaning Of Flowers
One of the first things I noticed in Seoul was the flowers. When I left quarantine, I was thrilled that a bakery had mini bouquets […]
“Dark Sight Rises”: The Growing Lust for Dystopian Media & Fiction
Dystopian fiction is often superficially interpreted as antithetical to ‘Utopian’ grade of perfection, however it consists of multiple facets. It involves depiction of suffering, injustice, […]