CV
Last modified on November 30, 2011
Ju Hui Judy Han
Academic Positions
(Starting in July 2012)
Assistant Professor in Geography, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Assistant Professor in Geography, University of Toronto, Scarborough
2010 – 2012
Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography, University of British Columbia (supervisor: Dr. Geraldine Pratt)
Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography, University of British Columbia (supervisor: Dr. Geraldine Pratt)
2009 – 2010
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (supervisor: Dr. Ross King)
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (supervisor: Dr. Ross King)
Education
2002 – 2009
PhD in Geography, University of California, Berkeley
PhD in Geography, University of California, Berkeley
1995
BA in Women’s Studies (honors) and English, University of California, Berkeley
BA in Women’s Studies (honors) and English, University of California, Berkeley
Research and Teaching Interests
Geography of religion, social/cultural/political geography, Korean studies, empire and diaspora, transnational feminist studies, critical development studies, global social movements, mobility & tourism studies, qualitative research methods (ethnography), contemporary Asia and Asian America
Selected Publications
Han, J. 2011. “Vacant warehouses as placeholders of fortune.” In Korean: “재산증식의 자리맡기” (Korean translation by Kwon Insook). Temporary Storages: Joo Hwang, Seoul, Korea: mediabus.
Han, J. 2011. “If You Don’t Work, You Don’t Eat”: Evangelizing Development in Africa. In New Millennium South Korea: Neoliberal Capital and Transnational Movements, ed. Jesook Song. London: Routledge. [PDF]
Han, J. 2010. Neither friends nor foes: Thoughts on ethnographic distance. Geoforum 41 (1): 11 – 14. [PDF]
Han, J. 2010. Reaching the Unreached in the 10/40 Window: The Missionary Geoscience of Race, Difference and Distance. In Mapping the End Times: American Evangelical Geopolitics and Apocalyptic Visions, ed. Jason Dittmer and Tristan Sturm. Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing. [PDF]
Han, J. 2008. Missionary. Aether: the Journal of Media Geography 3: 58 – 83. [PDF]
Han, J. 2005. Missionary Destinations and Diasporic Destiny: Spatiality of Korean/American Evangelism and the Cell Church. Institute for the Study of Social Change. ISSC Fellows Working Papers. [Online]
Han, J. 2000. Organizing Korean Americans against Homophobia. Sojourner: The Women’s Forum 25, June issue. [PDF]
Han, J. 1998. Incidents of Travel. In Q&A: Queer in Asian America, ed. David L. Eng and Alice Y. Hom, 398 – 404. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. [PDF]
Selected Presentations – Academic Conferences & Invited Lectures (*Upcoming)
*Feb 2012
Association of American Geographers annual meeting, New York.
Association of American Geographers annual meeting, New York.
Nov 2011
Paper. “Cold War Christianity and the Gospel of Prosperity.” American Anthropological Association, Montreal.
Paper. “Cold War Christianity and the Gospel of Prosperity.” American Anthropological Association, Montreal.
Oct 2011
Invited Workshop. Transnational Religion, Missionization, and Refugee Migrants in Comparative Perspective. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen, Germany.
Invited Workshop. Transnational Religion, Missionization, and Refugee Migrants in Comparative Perspective. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Gottingen, Germany.
June 2011
Invited Workshop. Teach Korea Corp. East Rock Institute, New Haven, Connecticut.
Invited Workshop. Teach Korea Corp. East Rock Institute, New Haven, Connecticut.
Apr 2011
Invited Workshop. Wenner-Gren conference on Ethnographies of US Empire. New York City.
Invited Workshop. Wenner-Gren conference on Ethnographies of US Empire. New York City.
Feb 2011
Invited Colloquium. Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia.
Invited Colloquium. Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia.
Nov 2010
Invited Colloquium. Geography Department, University of British Columbia.
Invited Colloquium. Geography Department, University of British Columbia.
Nov 2010
Invited Lecture. Center for Korean Studies, University of Washington.
Invited Lecture. Center for Korean Studies, University of Washington.
Oct 2010
Invited Lecture. Rutgers University.
Invited Lecture. Rutgers University.
Oct 2010
Invited Presentation. Barnard Center for Research on Women.
Invited Presentation. Barnard Center for Research on Women.
May 2010
Invited Presentation. Korean diaspora studies symposium, UC Berkeley.
Invited Presentation. Korean diaspora studies symposium, UC Berkeley.
Apr 2010
Paper. “From Everywhere to Everywhere? Circuits of Global Missions and Postcolonial Promises,” Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Paper. “From Everywhere to Everywhere? Circuits of Global Missions and Postcolonial Promises,” Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Feb 2010
Invited Paper. “The Intimacy of the Global: Contemporary Korean Mission Encounters,” Negotiating the Global with the Local: Translating Christianity in Modern East Asia conference at Claremont McKenna College, California.
Invited Paper. “The Intimacy of the Global: Contemporary Korean Mission Encounters,” Negotiating the Global with the Local: Translating Christianity in Modern East Asia conference at Claremont McKenna College, California.
Nov 2009
Invited Lecture. “Evangelizing Development: Korean/American Missions and Capitalist Deliverance,” Centre for Korean Research, University of British Columbia.
Invited Lecture. “Evangelizing Development: Korean/American Missions and Capitalist Deliverance,” Centre for Korean Research, University of British Columbia.
Apr 2009
Invited Paper. “Alliances and Affinities in Afghanistan.” Im Conference of Korean Christianity, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.
Invited Paper. “Alliances and Affinities in Afghanistan.” Im Conference of Korean Christianity, Center for Korean Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.
Nov 2008
Colloquium. “Evangelizing Development: Korean Missions and Capitalist Deliverance in East Africa.” Department of Geography, UC Berkeley.
Colloquium. “Evangelizing Development: Korean Missions and Capitalist Deliverance in East Africa.” Department of Geography, UC Berkeley.
Nov 2008
Invited Lecture. “ ‘Just like Korea, Fifty Years Ago’: Korean Evangelical Missions and Capitalist Deliverance in East Africa.” Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Munk Centre for International Studies.
Invited Lecture. “ ‘Just like Korea, Fifty Years Ago’: Korean Evangelical Missions and Capitalist Deliverance in East Africa.” Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Munk Centre for International Studies.
Nov 2008
Paper, “Evangelizing Development: Korean Missions in Tanzania and Uganda.” Part of “Distilling Korea: Matters of Purity” session. American Anthropological Association, San Francisco.
Paper, “Evangelizing Development: Korean Missions in Tanzania and Uganda.” Part of “Distilling Korea: Matters of Purity” session. American Anthropological Association, San Francisco.
Apr 2008
Paper, “The Neighbor and the Unreached: Spatio-temporal Politics of Korean “Short-term Missions.” Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Chicago.
Paper, “The Neighbor and the Unreached: Spatio-temporal Politics of Korean “Short-term Missions.” Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Chicago.
Mar 2008
Invited Lecture, “Missions without Missionaries? Politics of Secularity in the Case of Korean Evangelicals in Afghanistan.” Sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Korean Studies, and the Asian Cultural Studies Working Group at UC Berkeley.
Invited Lecture, “Missions without Missionaries? Politics of Secularity in the Case of Korean Evangelicals in Afghanistan.” Sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Center for Korean Studies, and the Asian Cultural Studies Working Group at UC Berkeley.
Selected Fellowships, Grants & Other Honors
2011
Co-Researcher, “Urban Aspirations in Seoul: Religion and Megacities in Comparative Studies,” Academy of Korean Studies
Co-Researcher, “Urban Aspirations in Seoul: Religion and Megacities in Comparative Studies,” Academy of Korean Studies
2010
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in geography, University of British Columbia
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in geography, University of British Columbia
2009
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian studies, University of British Columbia
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian studies, University of British Columbia
2008
Korea Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies
Korea Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies
2006
Simpson Memorial Research Fellowship, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Simpson Memorial Research Fellowship, Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
2006
Center for Korean Studies Graduate Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Center for Korean Studies Graduate Fellowship, UC Berkeley
2006
Human Rights Center Summer Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Human Rights Center Summer Fellowship, UC Berkeley
2005
The Society of Woman Geographers National Dissertation Fellowship
The Society of Woman Geographers National Dissertation Fellowship
2003 – 2005
Institute for the Study of Social Change fellowship, UC Berkeley
Institute for the Study of Social Change fellowship, UC Berkeley
2002 – 2004
University of California Regents-Intern Fellowship
University of California Regents-Intern Fellowship
Selected Work Experience
1996–
Information design and technology consultant
for nonprofit and social justice organizations
Information design and technology consultant
for nonprofit and social justice organizations
2003 – 2006
Founding member, Korea Solidarity Committee, Oakland, California
Founding member, Korea Solidarity Committee, Oakland, California
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