Fellows and Scholars

  • So-Rim Lee

Visiting Scholar, September 2020 – August 2021

Ms. Lee’s research investigates the intersections of embodiment, everyday performance, and visual culture in contemporary Korea.

  • Olga Fedorenko
    Visiting Scholar, September 2019- December 2019

    Ms. Fedorenko’s research interests include: media and society, advertising, popular culture, new media
    Assistant Professor, Seoul National University
     
  • Hye Eun Choi
    Visiting Scholar, September 2019 – August 2020

    Ms. Choi is conducting research on the making of the recording industry in colonial Korea, 1910-1945.
  • Hye Eun Choi
    Visiting Scholar, September 2018 – August 2019
    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Korean Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Ms. Choi is conducting research on the making of the recording industry in colonial Korea, 1910-1945.
     
  • So-Rim Lee
    CKR-AKS Postdoctoral Fellow
    September 2018 – August 2019
  • Hyaeweol Choi
    Visiting Scholar, August 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
    Professor of Korean Studies, Australian National University
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes

    Research Interests: Preparation of a book manuscript tentatively entitled Beyond Domestic Borders: Transnational Mobility in the Making of Modern Korea, 1920 – 1939 and lay the groundwork for a future collaborative research project tentatively entitled “Between the Sacred and the Secular: Religion as Lived Experience in Modern Korea”
     
  • Soo Jin Hong
    Professional Associate, January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
    Reporter, Korea Broadcasting System (KBS)

    Research Interests: How to Report on North Korea
     
  • Ruth Barraclough
    Visiting Scholar, August 26 – October 8, 2017
    Senior Lecturer, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
    Institute Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes

    Research Interests:  labour history, capitalism, gender studies, Korean literature and literary translation, and biography
     
  • Mi Jung Park
    Professional Associate, September 28, 2016 – September 27, 2017
    Deputy Director, The Chosun Ilbo
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interest: Comparative Study on Media in South Korea and the United States
  • Jeong Yon Kim
    Professional Associate, September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017
    Director, Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interests: The Contribution of the Korean Methodist Church and Institute to the Korean Independence Movement in the U.S. during Japanese Colonial Rule
  • Boyun Choi
    Professional Associate, September 1, 2015-August 31, 2016
    Staff Writer, Chosun Ilbo
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interest: Analysis of Cognition and Evaluation on the Leadership of the Korean President Park Geun-hye regarding reunification of the Korean Peninsula
     
  • Bong-Ki Jeon 
    Professional Associate, September 1, 2015- August 31, 2016
    Chief Health & Welfare Reporter, MBC News
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interest: The Influence of Kim Jong-Un’s Leadership on North Korean Policies
     
  • Sunghoon Kim
    Professional Associate, September 1, 2015- December 31, 2015
    Government Officer, Republic of Korea
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interest: The Effect of the Relationship between North Korea and the U.S. on the Situation of Northeast Asia & The Role of the U.S. and South Korea’s Counterplan for a Unified Korea
     
  • Young Lan Kim
    January 2016 – December 2016
    Professor, Department of Social Psychology, Sookmyung Women’s University (SWU)
    Ms. Kim is conducting research on “Asian Values and Cultural Diversity in East Asia.”
    Contact Information:  [email protected]
    Institute Faculty Sponsor:  Theodore Hughes
     
  • Nam Geun Kwon 
    Professional Associate, August 1, 2015- July 31, 2016
    Team Leader, Investigative Reporting Team, The Herald Business
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Research Interest: The Current State of and Development Prospects for Data Journalism through the Intense Case Study of Media in Advanced Nations Including the U.S.
     
  • Jung-Shim Lee
    September 2015 – September 2016
    Post-Doctoral Researcher, Leiden University

    Dr. Lee is conducting research on “Buddhist Writers in Colonial Korea:  Rethinking Korean Literature, Religion, and History during the Colonial Period, 1910 – 1945.”
    Contact Information: [email protected]
    Institute Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
     
  • Hyun Ok Park
    September 2015 – September 2016
    Associate Professor, York University

    Professor Park is conducting research on “Interpreting the Present:  The Return of Universal Politics and World Historical Time in and beyond South Korea.”
    Contact Information: [email protected]
    Institute Faculty Sponsor: Jungwon Kim
  • Dima Mironenko
    Korea Foundation Postdoc Fellow, August 2014 to June 2015
    Harvard University
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Dima Mironenko received his Ph.D. in Korean History from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University in 2014. His dissertation, “A Jester with Chameleon Faces: Laughter and Comedy in North Korea, 1953-1969,” is a study of the DPRK’s cultural, social, and film histories during the formative post-Korean War decades. Building on Michel de Certeau’s concept of the everyday, his work examines the emergence of a laughing subject in the North Korean context and the state’s efforts to discipline him through cinema. Dima was born in the former Soviet Union and received his B.A. in International Relations from MGIMO University in Moscow in 2005. He spent a semester as an exchange student at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang in 2000. While on the Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dima will revise and expand his dissertation, while pursuing a couple of new projects on North Korean cinema and the history of gender.
     
  • Jiyoung Shin
    Visiting Scholar, March 2014 to March 2015
    Full-time Researcher, Department of Comparative Society and Culture
    Institute of Korean Studies (Kookhakwon), Yonsei University
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Shin Ji Young received her Ph.D. in Korean Literature from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, and is now a researcher at the Institute for the Research of Comparative Societies and Cultures in the Department of Korean Studies at Yonsei University. Her dissertation focused on the formation, changes, and eventualities of discursive spaces during the colonial period in Korea. It was published in Korea under the title, “The Age of Ab-sense: A Study of Speeches and Round-table Talks in Modern Enlightenment and Colonial Korea.” It will be published in Japanese this year.

    Ji Young has also completed coursework for a second doctoral degree in Sociolinguistics at the Graduate School of Language and Society at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. From 2010 to 2011, she was a post-doctoral fellow at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea. She has now extended her area of study from colonial Korea to East Asia, focusing on the relationships between colonized intellectuals, especially from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. She is interested in the colonial encounters and contact between racial, ethnic and social groups from the end of the colonial period to the immediate post-war period.
  • Sun Hui Yi
    Visiting Scholar, September 2012 to September 2014
    Researcher, Jangseogak Institute, The Academy of Korean Studies
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Dr. Yi is conducting research on “A Comparative Study on City’s Spatial Expansion and Administrative Changes during the 18th and 19th Century, Focusing on Joseon Hanseongbu and New York.”
     
  • Ruth Barraclough
    August 2013 to July 2014
    Lecturer, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
    Institute Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Dr. Barraclough is conducting research on Korea’s early communist women.
     
  • Yunseong Kim
    Visiting Scholar, February 2013 to January 2014
    Associate Professor, Dept. of Religion & Culture, Hanshin University
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Prof. Kim is conducting research on the role of religions in the formation of modern masculinity in Korea.
     
  • Kwangsoo Kim
    Professional Associate, January 2013 – December 2013
    Chief Producer of Entertainment Department, Korea Broadcasting System
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Mr. Kim will study the relationship between television and new media
  • Hyungjoon Jo
    Professional Associate, January 2012 – December 2013
    Editor in Chief, Saemulgyul Publishing House
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Mr. Jo is interested in the future of the publishing industry in the digital transformation.
     
  • Jia Hong
    Visiting Scholar, September 2012 – June 2013
    Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Communication, Kyung Hee University
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Ms. Hong is conducting research on “The Identity Negotiation Process of Current Korean Migrant youths in the U.S.
  • Hyungjoon Jo
    Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
    Editor in Chief, Saemulgyul Publishing House
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Mr. Jo is interested in the future of the publishing industry in the digital transformation.
     
  • Wong-Jang Kim
    Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
    Reporter, Korea Broadcasting System
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Mr. Kim will research the impact of the financial deregulation analysis.
     
  • Hoekyung Yoo|
    Institute Associate, January 2012 – December 2012
    Reporter, Munhwa Ilbo
    Faculty Sponsor: Theodore Hughes
    Contact Information: [email protected]

    Mr. Yoo is studying the trends of US and Korean news services.
  • Jeong, Eunseung (Institute Associate, WEAI)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

    Research Interest: new media strategies
     
  • Jeong, Yong Sil (Professional Fellows, WEAI)
    January 2010 to January 2011
    Senior Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

    Research Interest: modern Korean Literature
     
  • Jun, Yongwoo (Professional Fellow, WEAI)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    TV Reporter of Korea New Network (KNN)

    Research Interests: political Communication, Voting and Electorate
     
  • Kang, Yoonhee (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Associate Professor of International Studies, Kookmin University

    Research Interest: Studies of civic organizations in Korea: their role in the recent political mobilization
     
  • Kim, Jiyeon (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

    Research Interest: Art and Social Network in Late Choson, Korea
     
  • Kim, Tae-Ho (Visiting Scholar,WEAI)
    September 2010 to June 2011
    Dr. Kim Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies, Seoul National University, 2009)

    Research Interests: science, technology and mass mobilization in South Korea in the 1970s
     
  • Kim, Young-ha (Visiting Scholar, EALAC)
    September 2010 to June 2011
    Fiction Writer

    Research Interests: Immigration History
     
  • Kwon, Sun-hong (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    February 2010 to February 2011
    Professor of International Relations, Pusan University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

    Research Interest: East Asian International relations
     
  • Lee, Byung Ryul (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Professor of Creative Writing, MyungJi University, South Korea

    Research Interest: modern Korean poetry
     
  • Nam, Jin Woo (Visiting Scholar, EALAC)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Professor of Public Administration in a Culture and Society,Wooksuk University, South Korea

    Research Interest: East Asia’s present and future views of Americans
     
  • Park Enna (Institute Associate, WEAI)
    March 2010 to February 2011
    Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to UN

    Research Interest: the current trends in Chinese foreign policy
     
  • Shin, Kyung Sook (Visiting Scholar, EALAC)
    September 2010 to August 2011
    Novelist

    Research Interest: modern Korean literature
     
  • Yuk, Eun Joo (Institute Associate, WEAI)
    January 2010 to December 2010
    General Manager, Samsung Engineering

    Research Interest: Korea’s political leadership in the East Asian region
  • Han, Man-soo (VisitingScholar, EALAC)
    September 2009 to June 2010
    Professor of Modern Korean Literature, Dongguk University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Modern Korean Literature
     
  • Kim, Borim (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    March 2009 to February 2010
    Professor of Korean History, Chongshin University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean History and Education
     
  • Lee, Doo Won (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    September 2009 to August 2010
    Professor, School of Economics, Yonsei University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
     
  • Lee, Kang-Kook (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    August 2008 to August 2010
    Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University

    Research Interests: East Asian Economics
     
  • Nagata, Akifumi (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    March 2009 to March 2010
    Assistant Professor, Department of History, Sophia University

    Research Interests: Korean Politics
     
  • Nah, Jeong Won (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    February 2008 to February 2010
    Professor of Political Science, Kang Won National University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
  • Goma Pinilla, Daniel
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2007 to August 2009
    Assistant Professor of History, University of Barcelona

    Research Interests: China-North Korean Relations
     
  • Hong, Changsoo
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, January 2008 to December 2008
    Associate Professor, Department of Creative Writing, Korea University

    Research Interests: Korean Literature
     
  • Joung, Bo Youn
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2008 to July 2009
    Head of Social Enterprise Team, Dobong Citizen’s Association, South Korea

    Research Interests: Grassroots Movements and Social Change in South Korea
     
  • Lee, S.R.
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2008 to August 2009
    Professor, Department of Economics, Dongguk University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
     
  • Lee, Shin-Wha
    Visiting Professor, WEAI
    Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University

    Research Interests: Korean Politics
     
  • Lee, Taeho
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2008 to July 2009
    Deputy Secretary General, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, South Korea

    Research Interests: Comparative Study of Civilian Control in American vs. Korean Security Policy
     
  • Nah, Jeong Won
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, February 2008 to February 2010
    Professor of Political Science, Kang Won National University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
     
  • Shin, Yongdo
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, December 2007 to December 2008
    Head of Security Strategy Division, RINSA, KNDU

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
  • Baik, Il
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, August 2007 to August 2008
    Assistant Professor of Distribution and Management, Ulsan College

    Research Interests: Korean Economics and Reunification
     
  • Kang, Sungbong
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2007 to July 2008
    Secretariat General, The Educational Foundation for Koreans Abroad
     
  • Park, Heesun
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2007 to July 2008
    Civil Solidarity for Open Society
  • Ha, Seung Chang
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2006 to July 2007
    Hankyoreh Foundation for Reunification and Culture
     
  • Kim, Bogeun
    POSCO Fellow, CKR, August 2006 to July 2007
    Citizens’ Action Network
     
  • Lim, Chol
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, October 2006 to March 2007
    Professor, International and Cultural Studies, Tsuda College

    Research Interests: North/South Korea Relations
  • Choi, Young-Ae
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, March 2005 to February 2006
    Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Yonsei University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Chinese and Korean Phonology
     
  • Gelezeau, Valerie
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2005 to December 2006
    Associate Professor, Marne-la-Valle University, France

    Research Interests: Urban, Cultural, and Regional Geography of Korea
     
  • Hong, Sook Ja
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2005 to August 2006
    Associate Professor, Health & Social Welfare Department, Woosung University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Development of Life Education Programs in Korea
     
  • Lee, Dong Ryul
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, August 2005 to September 2006
    Associate Professor, Dongduk Women’s University, South Korea

    Research Interests: Chinese Foreign Policy
     
  • Paik, Won Dam
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2005 to August 2006
     
  • Yoo, Yoon-Ha (Visiting Scholar, WEAI)
    September 2005 to August 2006
    Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea

    Research Interests: Korean Economics
  • Choi, Kyoo-Sik
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, January 2005 to December 2005
    Staff Reporter, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

    Research Interests: UN and relationship with NGOs
     
  • Chong, Daham
    Visiting Scholar, WEAI, September 2004 to August 2005
    Ph.D. Candidate, Korea University

    Research Interests: Early Choson Korea and its Cultural Practices
     
  • Hwang, Soo-Kyung
    Professional Fellow, WEAI, September 2004 to September 2005
    Announcer, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

    Research Interests: Influence of the Media in US-Korean Relations
     
  • Park, Jung-Sook
    Professional Fellow, WEAI, September 2004 to August 2005
    Announcer, Munwha Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Adjunct Professor, Seoul Women’s University

    Research Interests: International Media and Communications