Graeme R. Reynolds

Graeme R. Reynolds is an Instructor in History at the University of Chicago’s Department of History. He holds a Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University (2021), alongside an M.A. in Korean History from the Academy of Korean Studies and a B.A. in Asian Area Studies from the University of British Columbia. His work focuses on early modern Korean cultural and intellectual history, particularly the material and textual histories of knowledge production.

Education

• B.A. in Asian Area Studies, University of British Columbia
• M.A. in Korean History, Academy of Korean Studies
• Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages, Harvard University

His research explores the production, circulation, and reception of historical texts, such as his book manuscript on the material historiography of Koryŏ court histories. He also investigates Chosŏn Korea’s publishing economy and book distribution practices. His articles analyze colonial-era printing technologies and archival transitions between dynasties. Reynolds was a Korea Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Yale University prior to joining Chicago.

His work bridges material bibliography, media studies, and intellectual history, emphasizing how physical forms of texts shape scholarly practices and historiography.