I’m looking forward to hosting writer/artist/activist Sukjong Hong this week, as she will be visiting from New York as a guest speaker in my second-year “writing geography” class at UTSC. She will also lead a workshop on the St. George campus about comics and visual culture on Tuesday, Feb 9.… more
“The relatively unexplored category of misery suggests a similar need to make and to challenge distinctions between subjective, individual experiences on the one hand and social divisions on the other. […] Considering misery and resistance together encourages a raft of theoretical and methodological approaches, old and new.”… more
How might one explain the rise of the discourse of “chongbuk chwap’a†종ë¶ì¢ŒíŒŒ (a term commonly translated as “pro-North leftistsâ€) given South Korea’s recent history of the democratization movement and the transition from a series of authoritarian regimes to a parliamentary democracy? In what ways does this discourse differ from the anticommunism of the earlier period? What are some historical and political implications of the discourse in contemporary South Korea?… more
The Department of Human Geography and City Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough is seeking a detail-oriented and tech-savvy… more
I’m looking for two responsible and detail-oriented Summer Work Study research assistants for the “Urban Aspirations in Seoul” research lab. The assistants will help set up lab space on St. George campus, gather and organize research data, write analysis of news and current events, manage citations using Zotero, and provide general support for research projects on church growth and urban politics, religion and homophobia, and conscientious objection to military conscription. Apply soon!… more
The recent news of unethical and inexcusable misconduct by a BBC journalist in North Korea has prompted an important letter from UK-based scholars of North Korea. While some have dismissed the controversy as “fuss,” there are huge implications for both academic research and political engagement.… more
I’ve been working with amazing students at the University of Toronto in starting a new journal to feature undergraduate geography writings. We’re doing a (soft) launch event on April 4 with short readings and reception.
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University of Toronto – Scarborough, Center for Critical Development Studies Critical Development Studies/ Assistant Professor The Centre for Critical Development… more
DECEPTION: The 12th Annual East Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference, University of Toronto 10 March 2012 EXTENDED DEADLINE: JANUARY 20th… more
The Association for Asian Studies and the Social Science Research Council have announced plans for the first jointly organized AAS/SSRC… more