UCLA Korean History and Culture Digital Museum

In premodern Korea, slaves were a considerable portion of the population. Although they were integral to the functioning of the early Chosŏn state and the economic livelihood of yangban elites, the…

Reading Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea

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Ksenia Chizhova's monograph, Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea: Between Genealogical Time and the Domestic Everyday, was published in 2021 by Columbia University Press. The book examines the…

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The UCLA Korean History and Culture Digital Museum bridges the widening gulf between public and academic knowledge. The on-going project features the work of UCLA students and faculty produced during their course of study. As students engage with the forefront of academic research in Korean history, they make their own contributions by communicating this research to a wider audience.

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The History of Soju: A Comic Strip Reflection

"An Advertisement for Soju"

How Women in Chosŏn Korea Legitimized Han'gul

The Role of Women in Korean Literature

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Birth and Merit for Chosŏn Korea’s Secondary Status Groups

The Diary of King Injo

Chinese Characters and Korean Names

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Women and Literacy in Chosŏn Korea

Slavery, Law, and Society

The Korean Alphabet

Reading Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea

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