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Wednesday:

On 12 November at 6 p.m. the Palau Macaya in Barcelona will present the K-Lab platform in an event entitled The Rise of Popular Korean Culture as a Global Phenomenon. This platform brings together articles, dissemination contents and activities related to South Korea, promoted by the Casa Àsia and the UAB research group GREGAL, with the aim of contributing to the creation of a dynamic and rigorous space for information. It will offer specialised knowledge and analysis of the relations between Spain and South Korea in different sectors: public diplomacy, culture and language, society, economics and technology.

Jang Hyuncheol, Minister and General Consul of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and Javier Parrondo, Director General of Casa Àsia, will inaugurate the event, in which several specialists in the areas of communication, East Asian studies, and the economy will speak on the Korean phenomenon and relations with South Korea. To attend please sign up here.

Place: Palau Macaya, Barcelona (Passeig de Sant Joan 108)

Date: Tuesday 12, November de 2024 - 18:00h

Wednesday:

The UAB Theatre Hall offers a new edition of the "Veus" conference series with the aim of sharing trangressive and inspiring knowledge generated by the UAB with the general public.

Seven speakers will participate in the series, with talks on a variety of subjects such as transforming Co₂ into a useful resource with which to create sustainable bioplastics, disinformation and disconnection between public debate and research, the standardisation of working regulations, and communication in healthcare centres between doctors and patients who do not speak Catalan or Spanish.

Those interested can sign up to attend here.

Place: UAB Theatre Hall

Date: Thursday 14, November de 2024 - 15:00h

Wednesday:

Eduard Márquez,author of the book 1969 (L'Altra Editorial / Navona Editorial), will dedicate a session to discuss his work. The event will take place on 19 November at 4 p.m. in the board room of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities of the UAB. The seminar is organised by the Contemporary Catalan Literature Study Group (GELCC), the Literary Exile Group (GEXEL-CEDID), and the Research Group on Dictatorships and Democracies (GReDD-CEDID). Márquez has written several poetry books, children's stories and novels such as El silenci dels arbres and La decisió de Brandes. The event can also be followed by streaming.

Place: Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Board Room)

Date: Tuesday 19, November de 2024 - 16:00h