On October 25, the Institute for Korean Studies hosted an award ceremony for the 2019 GWIKS Korean Literature Essay Contest Award Ceremony. Participants and faculty were invited to celebrate the exceptional work of students and to share their thoughts on the book.
Prof. Immauel Kim, Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud Associate Professor of Korean Literature and Culture Studies at the George Washington University, started by giving an introductory remarks. He explained that this year’s book, “Recitation” by Bae Suah, was selected because the committee wanted to have students to have new reading experience as the book did not follow the conventional narrative.
The award ceremony took place at the end with Prof. Kim announcing the winners and presenting the award certificates and prizes. The third place winners, Skye Blanks and Kevin Omans, each received a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4; second place winner Jake Iannacone received a Samsung Galaxy S 10; and first place winner Patrick Hubbard received a Samsung Notebook 9. Other participants were presented $30 Amazon gift cards as honorable mention.
