DC talk on transpacific homophobia and queer activism
Recently at the George Washington University in Washington DC, I had the privilege of presenting a paper alongside three of… more
Korean Studies
The politics of homophobia in South Korea – EAFQ
A short primer on my ongoing/upcoming work on queer geopolitics in East Asia Forum Quarterly, published by the Australian National University. I highlighted the Christian Liberal Party (CLP), military conscription system, HIV/AIDS, and Islamophobia on the rise.… more →
[CFP] Vietnam and Korea as “Longue Durée” Subjects (Hanoi in March 2017)
Organized by Asia Centre (Seoul National University), Vietnam National University (Hanoi), Leiden University (Leiden), and École des Hautes Études en… more →
Queer geopolitics talk in Seoul on June 8
I’m giving a talk on queer & evangelical geopolitics next week in Seoul. It’s my first time giving a public academic-y… more →
[CFP] Intersections of Science, Language, and Literature in Modern and Premodern Korea
Very interesting workshop CFP, due July 1, 2016. Submissions will be considered for publication in a 2018 special issue of the Journal of Korean Studies. The workshop “proposes to examine the intersection of science, language, and literature and expand this inquiry across periods, disciplines, and media, examining representations of science and scientific data in materials including but not limited to premodern archival materials, science textbooks, literature, popular science journals, general interest periodicals, and science fiction.”… more →
In Toronto 4/15: The Politics of Aesthetics with filmmaker Heung-Soon Im
I’ll be interpreting tomorrow for artist and filmmaker Heung-Soon Lim whose documentary film Factory Complex 위로공단 (2004) won the prestigious Silver… more →
March 4 talk at Binghamton University and homophobia
Here’s the poster for a talk I recently gave at Binghamton University (March 4). It was essentially the same talk I gave at UC San Diego in February, but reorganized & improved in focus and clarity. I hope, at least.… more →
Lecture at UCSD on Feb 18: “How Pink Turned Red”
I returned a few days ago from giving a talk in the Program in Transnational Korean Studies at the University of California,… more →
[Job] Lecturer in Korean Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Monash University in Australia is looking for a lecturer in Korean studies, especially with research/teaching expertise in contemporary popular culture. As the program already has linguistics expertise​,​ they’re particularly keen on anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Closing date is March 20, 2016.… more →
[CFP] Session honoring Nancy Abelmann at AAA 2016 meeting
CALL FOR PAPERS (Invited Session) 2016 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting (Minneapolis, MN; November 16-20, 2016) Panel Title: Â The Serendipitous,… more →