Through the Center for Korean Research, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts year-round public events and scholarly workshops about Korean history, politics, economics, and culture. Additionally, the Institute supports undergraduate and graduate research as well as publications about the region. Through its MARSEA program, the Institute also provides graduate students the opportunity to take courses on a wide variety of topics concerning North and South Korea.
Faculty Regional Specialists
Keung Yoon “Becky” Bae Center for Korean Research Academy of Korean Studies Postdoctoral Research Scholar, EALAC E-mail: kb2603@columbia.edu BIO PUBLICATIONS NEWS Research Interests: Korean film and media, new media, industry studies, media archaeology, video […]
Kornel Chang Research Scholar.
Research Interests: History of race, labor, migration, and borders in the Americas, and the history of the United States in the Asia-Pacific world.
Theodore Q. Hughes The Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Director, Center for Korean Research
Research Interests: Modern and contemporary Korean literature and film
Laurel Kendall Senior Research Scholar
Research Interests: Korean History focusing on Shamans; Korean and Vietnam regional comparisons
Jungwon Kim King Sejong Assistant Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Research Interests: Gender, family, and legal history of Choson Korea
Seong Uk Kim Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.
Research Interests: Korean Buddhism, Religion and Politics
Stephen Noerper Research Scholar
Research Interests: Korean politics, international relations, East Asian politics.
Joel S. Wit Senior Research Scholar
Research Interests: U.S.-North Korea relations and foreign policy