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Korean Studies

Korea

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 Regina Song. Jee-eun Regina Song’s...
Asian Archaeology

DHAsia 2017 Call for Proposals

DHAsia, a pioneering Digital Humanities initiative at Stanford University, is seeking proposals for its 2017 short-term residency program focused on E...
Fresh from the Archives

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 sec...
Korea

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 to our advisors, the bits...
Asian Art

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 Perspectives, by...
Gender

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 Yeonbo Jeong. Feminist sc...
Korea

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 dissertation fo...
China

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 and Korea, 1592-1644, by Masat...
Diaspora/Migration

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 and Sout...
Fresh from the Archives

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 materials, relevant to s...
Cultural Anthropology

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 Encoun...
Asian Art

Buddhist Images and Rituals during the Chosŏn Dynasty

A review of Sabangbul During the Chosŏn Dynasty: Regional Development of Buddhist Images and Rituals, by Kim Jeong-Eun. Kim Jeong-Eun’s dissertation i...
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