Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about Iran’s crackdown on women, focusing on singer Parastoo Ahmadi’s 74-lash sentence and growing restrictions on women’s rights.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about student protests in France, what sparked the unrest, how school funding and government budget cuts have fueled anger, and why the demonstrations have become a wider political flashpoint.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about the first female prime minister of Morocco and the political system in the kingdom.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about how Chiikawa turns cuteness into a reflection of anxiety, precarious work, loneliness, and the pressures facing young people in Japan and beyond.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about Serbia’s political crisis, and what it means for the country’s future and the wider Balkans.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about the origins of Boys Love in Japan and how Thailand transformed it into a powerful cultural export across Asia and beyond.

Prof. David Tizzard of Korean Studies at both Seoul Women University and Hanyang University and a columnist for the Korea Times will talk about Mali’s independence anniversary amid a worsening security crisis, growing armed-group coordination, and struggles to control key territory and supply routes.