Ji-Hyun Ahn
@jihyunahn.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Global Media Studies @ U. of Washington Tacoma | Author of Mixed-Race Politics and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in South Korean Media (2018) | Currently writing a book about anti-Korean sentiment in postcolonial East Asia | she/her
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some of these do contain some kind of analysis of Orientalism & imperialism, using some vocabulary from critical theory, only to feed misogynistic and racialized anxieties of postcolonial nationalism. it's a general trend in digital narratives I've been fascinated by
there's apparently this new conspiracy theory circulating on Chinese internet, which isn't completely uninfluential, with so much going on in terms of gender/race/geopolitical imagination. it's called "East Asia emasculating project" 东亚去雄计划. the theory is that there's a Western/US conspiracy to
December 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
some of these do contain some kind of analysis of Orientalism & imperialism, using some vocabulary from critical theory, only to feed misogynistic and racialized anxieties of postcolonial nationalism. it's a general trend in digital narratives I've been fascinated by
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of documents obtained from the Yale Police Department show how the campus police closely surveilled pro-Palestine protestors, in collaboration with the FBI and counterterrorism forces.
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Inside the Yale Police Department’s War on Student Protesters
Exclusive documents reveal the YPD’s use of counterterrorism tactics in suppressing pro-Palestine activism.
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December 20, 2024 at 3:58 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of documents obtained from the Yale Police Department show how the campus police closely surveilled pro-Palestine protestors, in collaboration with the FBI and counterterrorism forces.
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Consider signing this Open Letter to NYU Leadership for their shameful treatment of faculty protesting the genocide in Gaza.
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Open Letter to NYU Leadership
On December 12, the NYU administration invited the NYPD to arrest two faculty members who were supporting students involved in a nonviolent protest at the main library. The university also designated...
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December 18, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Consider signing this Open Letter to NYU Leadership for their shameful treatment of faculty protesting the genocide in Gaza.
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The UW Jackson School of International Studies now offers a new Taiwanese Studies track in the M.A. program. How exciting! Please see the post below and follow the link to learn more about the program.
We are proud to announce a new Taiwan Studies track of the East Asia MA degree at the University of Washington. This would be the first graduate program in Taiwan Studies in North America and the second in the world. Apply by Jan 31 for fall 2025 admission: jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/acade...
Academic Programs - Taiwan Studies Program
Taiwan Track in East Asia Studies The Jackson School graduate degree programs in East Asia are being reviewed to be updated into a new degree program: M.A. in East Asia Studies. This new M.A. degree is in the final approval stage and should be granted in the new year in which applicants will choose from various
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December 19, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The UW Jackson School of International Studies now offers a new Taiwanese Studies track in the M.A. program. How exciting! Please see the post below and follow the link to learn more about the program.
Despite all the political turbulence in S. Korea, I’m glad to have successfully submitted all my grades, officially marking the end of this quarter. I also received a lovely thank-you card from a former student, which was a wonderful surprise.❤️ Now, I can fully enjoy the start of my winter break!😊
December 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Despite all the political turbulence in S. Korea, I’m glad to have successfully submitted all my grades, officially marking the end of this quarter. I also received a lovely thank-you card from a former student, which was a wonderful surprise.❤️ Now, I can fully enjoy the start of my winter break!😊
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In "Emergent Genders," Michelle H. S. Ho traces the genders manifesting alongside Japanese pop culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the consumption of anime, manga, and games. Read the introduction for free on our website now. #AsianStudies
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December 17, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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케이팝을 틀고 응원봉을 흔드는 집회 문화에 대한 생경함과 놀라움에 대한 언론 보도가 연일 이어지고 있는데, 그 배경에 있어서 잘 가시화되지 않은 점은 성소수자 운동이 이미 오랫동안 케이팝을 집회의 레퍼토리로 활용해왔다는 점이다.
December 15, 2024 at 9:33 AM
케이팝을 틀고 응원봉을 흔드는 집회 문화에 대한 생경함과 놀라움에 대한 언론 보도가 연일 이어지고 있는데, 그 배경에 있어서 잘 가시화되지 않은 점은 성소수자 운동이 이미 오랫동안 케이팝을 집회의 레퍼토리로 활용해왔다는 점이다.
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The Korean version of my essay, “Queer Theory Impossible” is reprinted in Munhakdongne’s 30th-anniversary anthology. It critiques the US-centric construction of queer theory and its failure when translated globally, highlighting its entrenchment in privileged institutions of the US.
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
The Korean version of my essay, “Queer Theory Impossible” is reprinted in Munhakdongne’s 30th-anniversary anthology. It critiques the US-centric construction of queer theory and its failure when translated globally, highlighting its entrenchment in privileged institutions of the US.
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At yesterday’s DKSC emergency roundtable, we explored feminist/queer perspectives on protests, the politics of remembering/forgetting, and the positionality of US-based Korean scholars, rethinking democracy beyond US-centric Cold War frameworks while interrogating heteropatriarchal nationalism.
December 14, 2024 at 5:40 PM
At yesterday’s DKSC emergency roundtable, we explored feminist/queer perspectives on protests, the politics of remembering/forgetting, and the positionality of US-based Korean scholars, rethinking democracy beyond US-centric Cold War frameworks while interrogating heteropatriarchal nationalism.
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Looking to receive feedback on a book in progress? You might wish to provide readers with these questions. I wrote them up for manuscript workshop and they inspired some great, constructive feedback. #academicsky
December 14, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Looking to receive feedback on a book in progress? You might wish to provide readers with these questions. I wrote them up for manuscript workshop and they inspired some great, constructive feedback. #academicsky
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The CFA for 2025-2026 CARGC Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open: bit.ly/cargcpostdoc2025 ! Please share with your networks and send us applications by February 1, 2025.
December 13, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The CFA for 2025-2026 CARGC Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open: bit.ly/cargcpostdoc2025 ! Please share with your networks and send us applications by February 1, 2025.
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하수상한 시국이지만, 그래도 좋은 일은 있습니다. 제 파트너의 단편이 수록된 소설집이 따끈따끈 출간되었습니다. 미국 동부 어드메의 “만한 Manhan”이라는 너무나 작은 도…시(?)에 사는 선윤은 오랜 이민생활을 마치고 한국으로 돌아가게 되었는데, 마을 도서관의 영어 수업에서 예스니아라는 엘살바도르 출신 이민자를 만나게 됩니다. 떠나는 사람, 떠나지 못하는 마음, 머무르는 사람, 머무르지 못하는 마음에 대한 아름답고 안타까운 이야기예요. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다.
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December 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
하수상한 시국이지만, 그래도 좋은 일은 있습니다. 제 파트너의 단편이 수록된 소설집이 따끈따끈 출간되었습니다. 미국 동부 어드메의 “만한 Manhan”이라는 너무나 작은 도…시(?)에 사는 선윤은 오랜 이민생활을 마치고 한국으로 돌아가게 되었는데, 마을 도서관의 영어 수업에서 예스니아라는 엘살바도르 출신 이민자를 만나게 됩니다. 떠나는 사람, 떠나지 못하는 마음, 머무르는 사람, 머무르지 못하는 마음에 대한 아름답고 안타까운 이야기예요. 많은 관심 부탁드립니다.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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Too many books that I want to read, too little time to actually read
I will say this one on semiconductors and tv production in East Asia is pretty eye opening to value chains and supply chains, and who owns the tech being made where
I will say this one on semiconductors and tv production in East Asia is pretty eye opening to value chains and supply chains, and who owns the tech being made where
December 8, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Too many books that I want to read, too little time to actually read
I will say this one on semiconductors and tv production in East Asia is pretty eye opening to value chains and supply chains, and who owns the tech being made where
I will say this one on semiconductors and tv production in East Asia is pretty eye opening to value chains and supply chains, and who owns the tech being made where
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Join us for an emergency roundtable on “K-democracy.” We’ll critically examine the heteronationalist and exceptionalist narratives of Korean democracy, the varied experiences of national “crisis” across communities, and the linkages between Korean exceptionalism and US empire. bit.ly/DKSCEmergency
December 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Join us for an emergency roundtable on “K-democracy.” We’ll critically examine the heteronationalist and exceptionalist narratives of Korean democracy, the varied experiences of national “crisis” across communities, and the linkages between Korean exceptionalism and US empire. bit.ly/DKSCEmergency
Such a beautiful, poetic, painfully truthful yet profoundly hopeful speech by Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 was awarded to Han Kang "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life"
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December 7, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Such a beautiful, poetic, painfully truthful yet profoundly hopeful speech by Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Wrong headline, NYT. Should read: Impeachment Vote Foiled by Boycott from Yoon's Allies.
Ruling party refused to hold the President accountable for what most South Koreans believe was an act of treason. That's the ruling party's failure -- not the opposition's.
Ruling party refused to hold the President accountable for what most South Koreans believe was an act of treason. That's the ruling party's failure -- not the opposition's.
December 7, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Wrong headline, NYT. Should read: Impeachment Vote Foiled by Boycott from Yoon's Allies.
Ruling party refused to hold the President accountable for what most South Koreans believe was an act of treason. That's the ruling party's failure -- not the opposition's.
Ruling party refused to hold the President accountable for what most South Koreans believe was an act of treason. That's the ruling party's failure -- not the opposition's.
Just in: The impeachment vote against President Yoon has failed, as 105 of 108 PPP (ruling party) lawmakers boycotted, leaving the National Assembly short of the required votes. The Democratic Party may reintroduce the impeachment motion as early as next week, but it's going to be a long fight..😡
The impeachment vote is currently underway, but it appears futile—without the necessary numbers to pass, as members of the ruling party have walked out of Parliament in opposition. Their blatant disregard for Korean citizen's demand for justice infuriates me.
December 7, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Just in: The impeachment vote against President Yoon has failed, as 105 of 108 PPP (ruling party) lawmakers boycotted, leaving the National Assembly short of the required votes. The Democratic Party may reintroduce the impeachment motion as early as next week, but it's going to be a long fight..😡
Sleepless nights continue as Korea’s political situation shifts hour by hour. Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in front of the National Assembly and across the nation, demanding President Yoon’s impeachment after his reckless decision to impose martial law earlier this week.
December 7, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Sleepless nights continue as Korea’s political situation shifts hour by hour. Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in front of the National Assembly and across the nation, demanding President Yoon’s impeachment after his reckless decision to impose martial law earlier this week.
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"South Korea’s overnight struggle has reminded the world of a stark truth: democracy is not self-sustaining. It demands vigilance. It requires collective action."
An updated version of my piece has been published on Zeteo.com. Thank you @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for sharing. #SouthKorea #Democracy
An updated version of my piece has been published on Zeteo.com. Thank you @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for sharing. #SouthKorea #Democracy
"South Korea: The Deeper Story Behind the Unrest"
UMass Amherst's Heesoo Jang writes for Zeteo about how President Yoon's surprise martial law declaration was a culmination of longstanding tensions – and offers lessons on democracy to the rest of the world.
UMass Amherst's Heesoo Jang writes for Zeteo about how President Yoon's surprise martial law declaration was a culmination of longstanding tensions – and offers lessons on democracy to the rest of the world.
South Korea: The Deeper Story Behind the Unrest
President Yoon's surprise martial law declaration is a culmination of longstanding tensions – and offers lessons to the world.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:43 PM
"South Korea’s overnight struggle has reminded the world of a stark truth: democracy is not self-sustaining. It demands vigilance. It requires collective action."
An updated version of my piece has been published on Zeteo.com. Thank you @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for sharing. #SouthKorea #Democracy
An updated version of my piece has been published on Zeteo.com. Thank you @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for sharing. #SouthKorea #Democracy
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Excited to talk about my book and be part of this New Books in Asian and Asian Diaspora Dance Studies Virtual Series on Thursday, December 19! With Emily Wilcox and Soo Ryon Yoon, and Rui Xu!
December 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Excited to talk about my book and be part of this New Books in Asian and Asian Diaspora Dance Studies Virtual Series on Thursday, December 19! With Emily Wilcox and Soo Ryon Yoon, and Rui Xu!
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시국 선언문 - 북미 대학원생/연구자
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시국 선언문 - 북미 대학원생/연구자
지난 12월 3일 밤 10시 23분 윤석열 대통령은 돌연 긴급 기자회견을 열고 비상 계엄령을 선포하였다. 이후 2시간 반 만에 국회에서 비상 계엄령 해제 요구 결의안이 통과되었고, 오전 4시 20분 대통령의 대국민담화를 통해 비상계엄의 해제가 공식화...
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December 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Yoon must resign or be impeached for actions that have caused great harm to the nation. Yet the impeachment process remains stalled, blocked by the ruling party. It’s infuriating that the Korean people endure all this pain and immense social costs of one president's incompetence and wrong decisions.
As lawmakers move to impeach South Korean President Yoon, what happens next?
Calls are growing for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster after he declared then rescinded martial law. Here’s how an impeachment would work.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Yoon must resign or be impeached for actions that have caused great harm to the nation. Yet the impeachment process remains stalled, blocked by the ruling party. It’s infuriating that the Korean people endure all this pain and immense social costs of one president's incompetence and wrong decisions.
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📣 JOB POSTING REMINDER 📣 Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is hiring for an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies! Application review begins Dec 10!! Learn more here:
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NYU Asst Professor, Media, Culture, and Communication | Indigenous Studies
New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development invites applications for an entry-level tenure-track Assistant Professorship to begin in September 2025.
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December 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
📣 JOB POSTING REMINDER 📣 Department of Media, Culture, and Communication is hiring for an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies! Application review begins Dec 10!! Learn more here:
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