International Symposium

International Symposium
Commemorating
the 1st Anniversary of
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize
in Literature

Schedule : Thu., Dec. 4, 2025,
13:00 PM – 18:10 PM

Venue : Grand Ballroom, Baekyangnuri,
Yonsei University

International Symposium Timeline

  • Schedule : Thu., Dec. 4, 2025, 13:00 PM – 18:10 PM
  • Venue : Grand Ballroom, Baekyangnuri, Yonsei University
Time Session Details
13:00–13:30 Registration Participant registration
13:30–14:00 Opening Ceremony Opening remarks
Welcome address
Congratulatory remarks
14:00–14:50 Keynote Address 1 Speaker : Kamel Daoud
Topic : Memorial: a path or a prison?
A rereading of Borges' short story "Funes the Memorious"
14:50–15:00 Break Networking and refreshments
15:00–15:50 Keynote Address 2 Speaker : Naja Marie Aidt
Topic : Solidarity and Healing:
An examination of grief and trauma in the literature
of Naja Marie Aidt, Hang Kang and Agota Kristof.
15:50–16:00 Break
16:00–16:50 Keynote Address 3 Speaker : Wai Yee CHAN
Topic : 在我的夢裡，我說的仍是廣東話
16:50–17:00 Break
17:00–17:50 Round Table Moderator : Joo Ill-Sun(Yonsei Univ.)
Panel discussion with three speakers
Audience Q&A
17:50–18:10 Closing Ceremony
& Group Photo		 Closing remarks (Chair of the Yonsei Nobel Week Organizing Committee)
Commemorative group photograph
  • 13:00–13:30
    Registration
  • 13:30–14:00
    Opening Ceremony
    • Opening remarks
    • Welcome address
    • Congratulatory remarks
  • 14:00–14:50
    Keynote Address 1
    • Speaker : Kamel Daoud
    • Memorial: a path or a prison?
      A rereading of Borges' short story "Funes the Memorious"
  • 14:50–15:00
    Break
    • Networking and refreshments
  • 15:00–15:50
    Keynote Address 2
    • Speaker : Naja Marie Aidt
    • Topic : Solidarity and Healing:
      An examination of grief and trauma in the literature
      of Naja Marie Aidt, Hang Kang and Agota Kristof.
  • 15:50–16:00
    Break
  • 16:00–16:50
    Keynote Address 3
    • Speaker : Wai Yee CHAN
    • Topic : 在我的夢裡，我說的仍是廣東話
  • 16:50–17:00
    Break
  • 17:00–17:50
    Round Table
    • Moderator : Joo Ill-Sun(Yonsei Univ.)
    • Panel discussion with three speakers
    • Audience Q&A
  • 17:50–18:10
    Closing Ceremony
    & Group Photo
    • Closing remarks (Chair of the Yonsei Nobel Week Organizing Committee)
    • Commemorative group photograph
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