Korean Studies
Young Hoon Kim 김영훈
- Position
Professor
- Alma Mater
Ph.D. University of Southern California
- Research Interests
Cultural Anthropology, Korean Studies, Visual anthropology
- Major Fields
Korean Studies, Korean cultural studies
- Office and office hours
Humanities Building #508 02-3277-3335 Office hours 월 10-11시, 수 10-13시
- Homepage
http://www.ewha.ac.kr/ewhaen/academics/gsis_prof.do?mode=view&pId=FrGydvrInXUXbCULHWiG%2Bw%3D%3D
Detail Info
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KIM Young Hoon is Professor and Chair of Department of Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies and the Director of the Research Institute of Korean Culture at Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Korea). KIM Young Hoon is a cultural anthropologist, conducting research in the visual representation of Korea, Korean Aesthetics, and various issues in Contemporary Korean culture. He received his Ph.D in anthropology from University Southern California(USC). With unique combination of academic backgrounds of cultural and visual anthropology, he has been carrying out both writing and producing visual works on the various issues of Korean culture.. Before joining Ewha Womans University, he worked at the National Research Institute of Cultural Properties and was responsible for the documentary series on Korean Intangible Cultural Properties from 1997 to 1999. His own film works includes Vegas Bliss (1996), Yong Su Han, A North Korean Defector (1997), and others. He is the author of From Dolmen Tombs to Heaven’s Gate (2013) Culture and Image (2002) and has published articles in the areas of Korean cultural studies, visual studies, and Korean aesthetics.