Chonnam National University Museum Hosts Cultural Lecture on Nobel Literature Prize Works

Course Registration Opens on March 4
Program Runs Through June

Jeonnam National University campus.

Chonnam National University Museum announced on the 25th that it will offer a cultural lecture series this semester focused on exploring Nobel Prize in Literature-winning works.

Under the theme "Literature That Reads the Times: Revisiting the Works of Nobel Laureates," the lecture series will be held every Wednesday for 12 weeks from March 19 to June 4 at the Yongji Hall Convention Center at Chonnam National University.

This program was organized to reflect the heightened interest following author Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature win in 2024, aiming to reexamine the spirit of the times and literary values through Nobel-winning works. Renowned literary scholars from Korea and abroad will provide in-depth commentary on each author and their works throughout the semester.

Each session will feature invited professors specializing in the field, making it easy to understand both the authors and their works. After each lecture, a related film will be screened for free.

The program begins on March 4. The registration fee is 120,000 KRW for the general public and 100,000 KRW for those aged 65 or older as well as Chonnam National University faculty, staff, and their families.

A representative from Chonnam National University Museum stated, "Nobel Prize in Literature-winning works are significant literary legacies that reflect the history and culture of each era. We hope this lecture series will provide an opportunity for profound reflection on the flow of the times and the nature of human existence."

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