Graeme Reynolds

Graeme Reynolds serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures within the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California. His academic appointments and recent publications indicate active engagement in teaching and research focused on Korea's historical textual traditions.

Reynolds earned his academic credentials from prestigious institutions:

• Ph.D. from Harvard University (2021)
• M.A. from Academy of Korean Studies (2013)
• B.A. from University of British Columbia (2008)

His research specializes in premodern Korean history and literature with particular focus on the history of the book, printing technology, historiography, and archival practices. Reynolds examines how knowledge was produced, disseminated, and preserved during critical transitions in Korean history, especially the Koryŏ-Chosŏn period. His work bridges traditional historical scholarship with material studies of texts and printing technologies.

Analysis of Reynolds' recent publications reveals a consistent trajectory examining how historical sources were created, preserved, and reproduced across different Korean historical periods. His scholarship demonstrates particular expertise in the material aspects of historical documentation, from medieval archival practices to colonial-era reproduction of historical texts. This approach combines traditional historical methodology with book history and material culture studies.

Reynolds has contributed significantly to biographical scholarship through the Korean Alumni Biographies Project at Harvard's Korea Institute, where he authored entries on pioneering Korean scholars and activists including Kyung Durk Har and Pyeng Koo Yoon. These works demonstrate his interest in early Korean engagement with Western academic institutions and the diaspora's role in Korean history.