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Jisoo M. Kim is the Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University. She holds leadership roles as Founding Director of the GW Institute for Korean Studies (2017–present) and Founding Co-Director of the East Asia National Resource Center (2018–present). She also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Korean Studies . Her work focuses on gender, sexuality, law, emotions, and affect in Korean history, with expertise in legal culture, forensic medicine, and rights-claiming in East Asia. Dr. Kim earned her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. She teaches courses such as Gender, Power, and Sexuality in East Asia and History of Korea , emphasizing intersectional approaches to Asian studies. Her research explores legal performance, emotional dimensions of justice, and the role of women’s voices in historical legal contexts. Notable works include The Emotions of Justice: Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Chosŏn Korea (2016), awarded the 2017 James B. Palais Prize, and co-edited volumes like The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation (2016). Her publications span legal history, comparative frameworks between Korea and Europe, and the evolution of legal systems under colonialism. Current projects include Criminalizing Intimacy: Marriage, Concubinage, and Adultery Law in Korea, 1469–2015 . Kim’s academic contributions bridge historical analysis with contemporary debates on law, gender, and identity, supported by leadership in interdisciplinary research centers and scholarly journals.

• Korean History
• Legal History
• Gender Studies
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Małgorzata K. Citko-DuPlantis is an Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at the University of Tennessee’s Department of World Languages and Cultures, within the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, alongside M.A. and B.A. degrees from Polish institutions (Collegium Civitas and University of Warsaw). Her research interrogates the instability of premodern knowledge systems, focusing on the Man’yōshū’s evolving cultural significance across medieval and modern eras. She challenges the canonical fixation on a single manuscript of this foundational poetry collection, arguing its role as a malleable cultural construct. Her work spans interdisciplinary areas including digital humanities, medieval Japanese poetry reception, and contemporary pop-media depictions of premodern Japan. Citko-DuPlantis has authored/co-authored monographs and peer-reviewed articles in English, Polish, and Japanese, with notable works like Clashes of Dragons and Dragonflies (2012) and her forthcoming monograph Embracing Instability: Imagining “Man’yoshū” in Medieval and Modern Japan . She has been awarded grants from the Japan Foundation, Fulbright, and MEXT, and has presented at major conferences such as the Association for Asian Studies and MLA. Her research awards reflect sustained scholarly impact, complemented by multilingual competence in languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Citko-DuPlantis actively engages with both academic and public spheres, bridging historical textual analysis with modern cultural phenomena.

• Japanese Literature and Culture
• Premodern Cultural Studies
• Digital Humanities
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Ayendy Bonifacio is a Dominican American scholar, writer, and poet currently serving as Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toledo's College of Arts and Letters. Born in Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and raised in East New York, Brooklyn, he earned his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and has established himself as a significant voice in American literature, Latine studies, and diaspora studies. His research focuses on the intersections of memory, migration, race, and colonial legacies in the Americas, with particular attention to nineteenth-century to contemporary print culture. Bonifacio's scholarly work bridges academic and public discourse, appearing in venues ranging from American Periodicals and ASAP/Journal to The New York Times and Slate . He explores how literary forms negotiate cultural identity across borders, with special emphasis on Dominican and Latinx experiences. Bonifacio's publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining transnational literary connections, particularly between Anglophone and Hispanophone traditions. His work frequently addresses anti-Blackness within Latinx communities, diasporic identity formation, and the material history of print culture. The 2024 monograph Paratextuality in Anglophone and Hispanophone Poems in the U.S. Press, 1855–1901 represents a significant contribution to understanding how multilingual poetry circulated in nineteenth-century American periodicals. Top ten best non-fiction books of 2017 (The Latino Author for Dique Dominican ) Bonifacio's writing has received support from prestigious organizations including the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Digital Media and Composition Institute (DMAC), the Ohio Arts Council, and the Society for Nineteenth-Century Americanists. His creative work spans multiple genres, including the memoir Dique Dominican (2017), poetry collection To the River, We Are Migrants (2020), and the forthcoming novel Bless Me, Papi (2025). He maintains an active presence in public intellectual discourse through contributions to major media outlets where he addresses contemporary issues of race, immigration, and academic labor.

• American Literature
• Latine Studies
• Diaspora Studies
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Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist & Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He holds a PhD from the University of Virginia (1982). His research focuses on Indian Mahayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, and the European intellectual encounter with Buddhism. He is affiliated with multiple centers, including the Center for Chinese Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. His work bridges historical scholarship and contemporary debates, such as the compatibility of Buddhism with modern science. Recent projects include translations of Tibetan and Jesuit texts, studies of the Lotus Sutra's influence, and collaborative research on medieval Christian-Buddhist narratives like Barlaam and Josaphat . Recipient of distinguished professorships, Lopez advises graduate students in Tibetan Buddhist studies and has authored seminal works such as The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography (2011) and Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed (2008). His interdisciplinary approach reflects engagement with global religious history and textual analysis.

• Buddhism
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Indian Mahayana Buddhism
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Dr. Jessica Nakamura is an Associate Professor in the Theater Dance department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on Japanese and Transpacific theater/performance, with emphases on performance historiography, ethics of spectatorship, and global performance theories. She authored Transgenerational Remembrance (2020) and co-edited Realisms in East Asian Performance (2023). Ph.D., Theater and Performance Studies, Stanford University M.F.A., Asian Theater Directing, University of Hawaii at Manoa B.A., Theater, Swarthmore College Current research explores domestic representations in Japanese theater (1945-present). Her work appears in journals like Modern Drama and Performance Research . She directs productions of East Asian works and occasionally serves as dramaturg. Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants and advising: No specific grants or student advisees listed. Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations at UCSB's Theater & Dance program.

• Asian Theater and Performance
• Performance Art and Visual Culture
• Performance Historiography
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Chisu Teresa Ko is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Modern Languages at Ursinus College. She holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and teaches Spanish language courses at all levels alongside Latin American Studies courses in English, including SPAN 201 (Conversation and Composition), SPAN 340 (Racial Discourses in Argentina), LAS 200 (Introduction to Latin American Studies), and interdisciplinary offerings like CIE 200 (Common Intellectual Experience). Her research specializes in 19th- and 20th-century Latin American literary and cultural studies, with emphases on: Race, ethnicity, and multicultural identity formation Historical and contemporary racial discourses in Argentina Asian diaspora communities in Latin America Afro-Argentine cultural production Criollo Popular Theater traditions Her scholarship—including the forthcoming book Argentina: Race in a Raceless Nation —consistently examines intersections of national identity, racial representation, and transnational connections, with recent work expanding into Afro-Argentine historical documentation and Korean-Argentine cinematic narratives. Awards and fellowships include: 2020 ACLS Fellowship (American Council of Learned Societies) 2021 UMBC Inclusion Imperative Visiting Faculty Fellowship

• Latin American Studies
• Race and Ethnicity
• Cultural Studies
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Sujin Eom serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages at Dartmouth College. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies, complemented by advanced degrees in Architecture from Seoul National University. Ph.D in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley M.S. in Architecture, Seoul National University B. Arch (Bachelor of Architecture), Seoul National University Eom's research program centers on the intersection of race, migration, and the built environment through historical inquiry. Her work interrogates colonial architecture and urbanism, empire studies, migration and diaspora, race and racism, Asian/American architecture, infrastructures, and archives. She approaches race and empire as inherent in contemporary global urbanism, situating East Asia's colonial space within global circuits of urban ideas and forms that circulate race and racism across continents. Her scholarship examines transnational connections of ideas and things that have received little scholarly attention in architectural and urban history. Eom's publications reveal consistent engagement with transnational urban phenomena, particularly focusing on Chinatowns as material and imaginative spaces that connect Asia and the Americas through histories of empire, labor migration, and violence. Her work demonstrates how architectural forms travel across regions while acquiring new meanings, with particular attention to how race shapes urban space. Her articles collectively trace the movement of people and ideas across port cities, treaty ports, shophouses, elevated highways, cemeteries, and mosques as sites where racial imaginings are both reflected and transmitted. Korean Literature Association Article Prize (2025) Alice Ross Carey Fellowship from UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Society of Architectural Historians IDEAS Research Fellowship Academy of Korean Studies Fellowship International Planning History Society Best Postgraduate Paper Award Eom actively contributes to expanding postcolonial urban studies through her work with the Society of Architectural Historians and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum on the project "Rediscovering Asian American and Pacific Islander Architects & Designers." Her teaching portfolio at Dartmouth College includes courses on Urban Asia, Travel and Migration in the Transpacific Asias, and Asian American Art and Architecture, where she examines how Asian American and diasporic artists define identity and imagine their place in the world through case studies including Japanese internment camps, Chinatown, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Her ongoing research projects include the book manuscript "Traveling Chinatowns: Migration, Proximity, and Violence across the Pacific" which situates Chinatown within the global history of empire and anti-migrant violence, and "Asian American Midcentury Modern," a monograph foregrounding race and racism in modernist discourse by centering American architects of Asian descent in midcentury architecture history.

• colonial architecture and urbanism
• migration and diaspora
• race and racism
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Daniel Y. Kim is a Professor of English and American Studies at Brown University. His work bridges post-1945 U.S. literature, Asian American and African American traditions, and critical analyses of Cold War-era cultural memory. Education: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (1997) BA, University of Michigan (1988) Korean War historical trauma and affect theory are central to his scholarship, alongside explorations of racialized masculinity, identity politics, and U.S. imperial narratives. His research spans literary analysis, cultural studies, and transnational perspectives. Kim's recent publications analyze relationality in Asian American/East Asian studies, translations of Han Kang's novels, and nationalist technologies in Korean War memory. These works engage affect theory, trauma studies, and postcolonial critique. Scientific Awards & Honors: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend (2013) Presidential Faculty Research Fellowship, Pembroke Center (2017-18) Henry Merritt Wriston Faculty Fellowship (2000-01) Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities (1989) A dedicated advisor, Kim has received teaching awards and held graduate mentorship roles. His affiliations include the Modern Language Association, Association for Asian American Studies, and American Studies Association.

• post-1945 U.S. Literature
• Asian American Studies
• African American Studies
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Steven Heine is Professor of Religious Studies and History at Florida International University , where he also directs the Institute for Asian Studies and serves as interim director of the Institute for Judaic and Near Eastern Studies . Additionally, he is associate director of the Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies . His research and teaching focus on Japanese religions—especially Zen Buddhism and the thought of Dōgen (1200-1253), founder of the Sōtō sect—as well as broader East Asian literature and comparative religion. Education Japanese Religions Comparative Religious Thought Religion and the Social Sciences Research Interests Professor Heine’s scholarship centres on Japanese religions , with particular emphasis on Zen Buddhism and the thought of Dōgen . He explores East Asian literature from classical through modern times, employing comparative perspectives that connect Japanese culture with wider global contexts. His work also addresses worldwide mysticism , folk religions , religion and psychology , and the impact of modernization on religious traditions. Publications & Trends Across more than two decades, Heine has produced a steady stream of monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles that illuminate Zen philosophy , koan literature , and the textual history of the Shōbōgenzō . His recent output (2019-2025) reveals intensified attention to Dōgen’s poetics , Chan/Zen hermeneutics , and the transmission of Chinese Chan texts to medieval Japan . Book-length studies such as Readings of Dōgen’s Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (2020) and Dōgen: Textual and Historical Studies (2012) are widely regarded as foundational resources in the field. Grants & Fellowships National Endowment for the Humanities research fellowship (Spring–Fall 2001) for the project The Role of Zen Buddhist Koan Literature in Medieval China and Japan Institutes & Programmes Heine currently directs the Institute for Asian Studies , which oversees FIU’s new Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies and coordinates interdisciplinary faculty working on globalization and Asia’s historical and contemporary impact. He is also interim director of the Institute for Judaic and Near Eastern Studies and associate director of the Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies , fostering collaborative research across departments and colleges.

• Japanese religions
• Zen Buddhism
• Dōgen studies
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Jina Eleanor Kim is an Associate Professor of Korean Literature & Culture at the University of Oregon, affiliated with the School of Global Studies and Languages and the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. Her research spans modern Korean literature, sound studies, transmedia storytelling, and Korean diasporic cultures. Email: jinak@uoregon.edu Office: 403 Friendly Hall, University of Oregon Research Focus: Professor Kim explores intersections of colonial modernity, sound media technologies, and transnational cultural production. Her current projects examine auditory texts in colonial Korea and global Korean literature through digital humanities methods. Teaching Interests: Courses integrate theories of modernism, transnationalism, and postcolonialism, covering topics like diaspora, imperialism, gender, and media convergence. She offers undergraduate and graduate classes on Korean popular culture, transmedia history, and literary prizes. Publications Trend: Recent work emphasizes radio dramas, sonic aesthetics, and intermedial approaches to Korean studies. She investigates how sound technologies shaped cultural narratives in colonial Korea and contemporary diasporic literature.

• Modern Korean literature
• Comparative literature
• Sound studies
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Dr. John Ahn is an Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD). He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University, and advanced degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and New York University. His research focuses on historical and social reconstructions of 6th-5th century BCE Judah/Israel, employing ANE languages, paleoclimatology, and social theories like cultural memory and forced migration studies. He leads academic guilds including the 'Return Migrations in Biblical Literature' (SBL) and chairs the Journal of Black Religious Thought. Education: PhD in Religious Studies (Yale University) STM (Yale Divinity School, Class Marshal) MDiv (Princeton Theological Seminary, Seminary Fellow) BA in Linguistics & Religious Studies (NYU, Phi Beta Kappa) Research Interests: Dr. Ahn investigates forced migration narratives (e.g., exile/return), ancient Judah’s socio-historical contexts, and intertextual traditions. He bridges ancient texts with contemporary societal issues through methodologies like trauma studies and generational consciousness. His work emphasizes canonical consciousness and ethical actualizations in modern contexts. Publications Highlight: His 15+ monographs include Exile as Forced Migrations (2010) and Landscapes of Korean Biblical Interpretation (2019). Recent articles explore diaspora politics, memory studies, and ethical hermeneutics. Awards: Recognized for academic excellence (Phi Beta Kappa, NYU’s highest GPA citation) and leadership in biblical guilds. Served as Mid-Atlantic SBL President and Korean Biblical Colloquium leader. Advising & Grants: As PI of the Lilly-funded Pathways Grant at Howard, he develops programs integrating biblical studies with social justice. He mentors students through NGO projects in Africa, Ukraine, and beyond. Ministry & Beyond: Ordained in the Korean Presbyterian Church, he has four senior pastorships spanning 30+ years. Former NCAA volleyball athlete, married with three children.

• Ancient Near Eastern Studies
• Religious Studies
• Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
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Ki-Eun Jang is an Assistant Professor of Bible in Global Cultures at Fordham University, specializing in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Middle Eastern Studies. Her work bridges ancient textual analysis with modern discourses on race, ethnicity, migration, and postcolonial criticism. Education: Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Studies from New York University, M.A. from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, B.A. from Korea University. Her research focuses on literary-historical approaches to the Hebrew Bible, exploring identity politics through terms like 'Gentilics' and examining how ancient classifications intersect with modern racial and ethnic theories. She also investigates the role of religious and 'scientific' ideas in shaping early modern Korean intellectual projects. Recent publications highlight her expertise in Ugaritic and Babylonian mythological parallels, scribal culture, and the ethical implications of biblical migration debates. Her work has been supported by grants from the Catholic Biblical Association of America, Louisville Institute, and Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Scientific Awards: Catholic Biblical Association of America, Louisville Institute, Wabash Center, Tantur Ecumenical Institute, PANAAWTM.

• Hebrew Bible
• Ancient Middle Eastern Studies
• Postcolonial Criticism
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Ethan Waddell is an Assistant Professor of Korean and Undergraduate Faculty Advisor (Korean) at the University of Colorado. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago (2024) and an MA in English from Yonsei University. His research focuses on modern/contemporary Korean literature, popular music, print culture, transmedial aesthetics, translation, and diasporic writing. He is currently preparing a book manuscript and co-translating Kee Hyung Han's Colonial Spheres of Writing . Recent work includes projects enhancing access to primary materials like the North Korean Stamp Collection and Bibliography of East Asian Periodicals (Colonial Korea 1900-1945). Education: PhD, University of Chicago (2024); MA, Yonsei University His research examines intersections of literature and popular culture, particularly how music shapes Korean prose during Cold War-era turbulence. Awards include recognition from the Korean Research Network and Franke Institute for the Humanities. He actively engages in collaborative projects to preserve and disseminate Korean studies resources. Awards: KoRN Dissertation Workshop, Franke Institute Fellowship Teaching emphasizes critical analysis of transnational Korean narratives and cultural production. Office hours: Wednesdays 3-5pm or by appointment.

• Modern and contemporary Korean literature
• Popular music and culture
• Print culture
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Dafna Zur is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures , with a courtesy appointment in Comparative Literature. She has served as Director of the Center for East Asian Studies (2019-2025) and Director of Undergraduate Studies (2017-present), while teaching courses on Korean literature, cinema, and popular culture. Education: Ph.D. in Asian Studies (2011), M.A. in Asian Studies (2002), B.A. in Asian Studies and General Studies (1998) Her research examines Korean children's literature and postcolonial cultural identity , with a focus on moral education in science fiction, cinematic childhood representations, and K-pop's transnational influence. She explores intersections of science and literature in East Asia, analyzing youth magazines and state-sponsored translation projects. Recent publications include work on North Korea's Anne Frank translation and Hebrew K-pop fan practices. She supervises graduate students and advises the Stanford Ethics Program (2013-2014). Awards include the Korea Times Translation Award and multiple Korea Foundation scholarships. Scientific Awards: Korea Foundation Fellowships (1998-2010) 35th Korea Times Translation Award (2004) New Translator Award, KLTI (2004) Outstanding Paper, Worldwide Consortium for Korean Studies (2009)

• Korean Literature
• Children's Literature
• Postcolonial Studies
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Sunyoung Park is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California, affiliated with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Korean literature and culture, postcolonial studies, transnational anarchism and Marxism, feminism, and the cultural intersections of technoscience and science fiction. Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2006) M.A. in English Literature from SUNY at Buffalo (1998) B.A. in Korean Language and Literature from Seoul National University (1995) Her work bridges literary analysis with broader cultural and political discourses, particularly examining science fiction's role in democratization, postcolonial themes, and leftist movements in Korea. Her publications span critical studies of Korean science fiction, feminist literature, and colonial-era narratives. Her recent academic contributions include co-developing courses like 'Science Fiction in East Asia' and 'Advanced Gender Theory,' alongside editing and translating award-winning works such as Readymade Bodhisattva and The Proletarian Wave . Her articles emphasize historical contexts, gender dynamics, and technoscientific themes. Uplifter Award (IAFA, 2024) Most Accessible Work Accolade (International Convention of Asian Scholars, 2017) Translation Grant (Korean Literature Translation Institute, 2015-2017) USC Mellon Graduate Mentoring Award (2015-2016) Park has held administrative roles such as Director of the Korean Studies Institute (2024–2027) and President of the Korean Literature Association (2023–2025), underscoring her leadership in academic communities.

• Modern and contemporary Korean literature and culture
• Postcolonial studies
• Transnational anarchism and Marxism
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