Cultural Meaning and Power of Starbucks in South Korea
A review of Building an Empire One Cup at a Time: Cultural Meaning and Power of Starbucks Korea, by Jee-eun…
A review of the Busan Metropolitan Simin Municipal Library
A review of the Busan Metropolitan Simin Municipal Library (부산광역시시립시민도서관) (Busan, South Korea) Despite Busan’s status as South Korea’s second…
The Fieldwork Visceral
The Fieldwork Visceral Fieldwork. Those of us who have done it—or are in it—all remember the panicked emails we sent…
Chinese Images in Late Chosŏn Art
A review of Connecting Across Boundaries: The Use of Chinese Images in Late Chosŏn Court Art from Transcultural and Interdisciplinary…
Gender and Stem Cell Research in South Korea
A review of Science, Nation, and Women’s Bodies: Economies of Reproductive Tissues and Stem Cell Research in South Korea, by…
The Civilizing Project in Medieval Korea
A review of The Civilizing Project in Medieval Korea: Neo-Classicism, Nativism, and Figurations of Power by Javier Cha. This ambitious…
Supply Lines in Choson Korea
A review of Provisions and Profits in a Wartime Borderland: Supply Lines and Society in the Border Region between China…
Marriage Migration in Asia
A review of Transnational Marriage, Gendered Migration and the Wellbeing of Asian Women Migrants: A Mixed-Methods Comparative Study of Taiwan…
The National Library of Korea
A review of the National Library of Korea. The National Library of Korea (국립중앙도서관) hosts a sprawling collection of historical…
Musical Encounters in Korean Christianity
A review of Musical Encounters in Korean Christianity: A Trans-Pacific Narrative, by Hyun Kyong Chang. Hyun Kyong Chang’s dissertation, Musical…