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Nan Kim is an Associate Professor of History and Affiliated Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), within the College of Letters & Science. She directs the Public History program and co-directs the Museum Studies initiative. Her roles include leading the Science & Technology Studies Working Group at UWM's Center for 21st Century Studies and serving on editorial boards for Critical Asian Studies and the Society for East Asian Anthropology.
Education: PhD (200X) and MA (200X) in Sociocultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley, and an AB in English (magna cum laude) from Princeton University, winning the Edwin H. Tumin Memorial Prize for senior thesis.
Research focuses on historical trauma, protest memory, nuclear Anthropocene, and political ecology. Recent work includes analyses of South Korea's nuclear energy policies and transnational activism against radioactive waste.
Teaching spans courses like HIST 841: Contested Science and Digital Publics, ANTH 720: History of Museums, and global history topics. Her engaged scholarship includes museum consulting and community-based projects in Korea, the US, and UK.
Key awards: Scott Bills Memorial Prize (2019) for her book Memory, Reconciliation, and Reunions in South Korea, and recognition for doctoral research from the Society for Economic Anthropology.
