Leighanne Kimberly Yuh

Woodang Hall #510 Korea University

Korea University Department of Korean History
Seoul 02841 Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu
South Korea Seoul 136-701
82-10-2650-1804 South Korea
[email protected] [email protected]

DEGREES

Doctor of Philosophy in East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California at

Los Angeles, September 2008
Specialization: Early modern Korean history (late Chosôn/Japanese colonial)
Additional Fields: Asian intellectual and educational history; foreign relations;
Chinese history; Japanese history; Race, ethnicity, and identity in East Asia;
Korean language and culture; Religion in East Asia
Dissertation: “Education, the Struggle for Power, and Identity Formation in Korea,
1876-1910” (challenges teleological historical narrative of modernization with a
model of education as an arena of diverse political and interest-group struggle)

Master of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, New York,
New York, 1995
Specialization: Korean History

Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies and Economics, Wellesley College, Wellesley,

Massachusetts, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2013-Present Associate Professor, Department of Korean History, Korea University

Associate Editor, International Journal of Korean History, Center for
Korean Studies, Korea University
Scopus Expert Content Selection & Advisory Committee-Korea, Humanities
Subject Chair
Faculty Advisor for the Annual Korean History Graduate Student Conference

2019-Present Visiting Professor, Yonsei University

2005- 2013 Executive Director and Instructor, Fordham – Sungkyunkwan University

Summer Institute in International Law in Seoul, Korea, Fordham
University School of Law

2011- 2012 Distinguished Researcher, The Korean History Research

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 Institute, Korea University
2009-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Korean History, Korea University

2003-2004: Instructor, Department of Humanities, Cooper Union

2000-2001: Instructor of English, Hansol, Seoul

2000: Lecturer, Department of Cultural Education, Korea University

1995-1999: Teaching Assistant, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures,

University of California at Los Angeles

1996-1999: Instructor, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles

1998-1999: Instructor, Los Angeles City College

1998: Instructor, UCLA for undergraduate seminar in early modern Korean history

1993: Instructor of English, Kumyang International, Company, Seoul

1993: Instructor of English, Korea University Hospital, Seoul

PUBLICATIONS

“Late Nineteenth Century Modern Education in Korea: The State, Ideology and Moral
Education” in Education, Language, and the Intellectual Underpinnings of Modern
Korea, 1875-1945. Brill Publishers: forthcoming.

“Korean Female Education, Social Status, and Early Transitions, 1898-1910.” Korea
Journal, Volume 62, Number 1 (Winter 2021): 271-305.

“Loyalty to the King and Love for Country: Confucian Traditions, Western-Style Learning,
and the Evolution of Early Modern Korean Education, 1895-1910.” Sungkyun Journal of
East Asian Studies, Volume 19, Number 2 (October 2019): 189-212.

“Style or Substance: A Reexamination of the Kabo Reforms from a US Perspective” in The

Journal of Asiatic Studies, Volume 62, Number 1 (April 2019): 51-82.

“Guns, Farms, and Foreign Languages: The Introduction of Western Learning and the First
Official Schools in Late Nineteenth Century Korea.” Pedagogica Historica, Volume 52,
Number 6 (December 2016): 580-595.

“Contradictions in Korean Colonial Education” in Education History in Manchuria and

Korea: An International Approach (Hanazono, 2016).

“Moral Education, Modernization Imperatives, and The People’s Elementary Reader

(1895): Accommodation in the Early History of Modern Education in Korea.” Acta

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Koreana, Volume 18, Number 2 (December 2015): 327-355.

“Philip Jaisohn, the Korean Independence Movement, and American Foreign Policy: 1919-
1927.” The Journal of Asiatic Studies, Volume 58, Number 2 (June 2015): 240-273.

“The Royal English Academy: Korea’s First Instance of American-Style Education and the
Making of Modern Korean Officials, 1886-1894.” Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies,
Volume 15, Number 1 (April 2015): 109-129.

“In Defense of the State: The Kabo Reforms, Education, and Legitimacy.” International
Journal of Korean History, Volume 18, Number 2 (August 2013): 81-98.

“Historiography of Korea in the United States.” International Journal of Korean History,

Volume 15, Number 2 (August 2010): 127-144.

“Contradictions in Korean Colonial Education.” International Journal of Korean History,

Volume 15 (February 2010): 117-145.

Rejection, Selection, and Acceptance: Early Modern Korean Education and Identity
(Re)Construction, 1895-1910 in Reform and Modernity in the Taehan Empire
(2006) (focuses on the role played by new schools and textbooks in constructing
“modern” Korean identities during the Taehan Empire from 1897 to 1910).

PRESENTED PAPERS

“Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn: The Man and the Myth,” at the Goun Choi Chi-Won International
Conference (고운 최치원 국제학술대회) held on September 23, 2020, at Kyungpook
National University Daegu Campus in Daegu, Korea.

“Loyalty to the King and Love for Country: Confucian Traditions, Western-Style
Learning, and the Evolution of Early Modern Korean Education, 1895-1910,” at the
2019 Keimyung International Conference on Korean Studies (KICKS) on the theme, "The
New Horizon of Korean Studies: Tradition, Modernity, and Hybridity" (한국학의
새로운 지평: 한국전통과 서구근대의 만남과 융합), held on November 1, 2019, at
Keimyung University's Seongseo Campus in Daegu, Korea.

“Korea, “The Hermit Kingdom”: The legacy of 19th century myth-making and redressing
misconceptions of Korean culture,” at the Seoul of a Leader Conference on September 27,
2019 at Seoul Foreign School.

Discussant for panel entitled, "Korean History: Politics and Society," at the Seventh
Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference in Seoul, South Korea on May 17,
2019.

Discussant for panel entitled, "The Life of Women: Class, Coloniality, and Gender," at the
Sixth Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference in Seoul, South Korea on
May 25, 2018.

Discussant for panel entitled, "Translating the Self - Articulation of Identities through

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Translations," at the Association for Asian Studies in Asia annual conference in Seoul,
South Korea on June 25, 2017.

“Late Nineteenth Century Modern Education in Korea: The State, Ideology and the
Refashioning of Bureaucrats and Intellectuals” at the “History of Education and
Language in Late Chosôn and Colonial Era Korea” at Redesigning Asia Pacific
Future Studies, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan, February 25, 2017.

“Strange Bedfellows? Confucian Traditions, Western-style Learning, and the

Evolution of Early Modern Korean Education, 1895-1910” at University of Hawaii on
February 15, 2017.

“Moral Education, Modernization, and The People’s Elementary Reader (1895)” at the
“History of Education and Language in Late Chosôn and Colonial Era Korea” at
Redesigning Asia Pacific Future Studies, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan, February
20, 2016.

“Style or Substance: A Reexamination of the Kabo Reforms from a US Perspective” at the

27th Annual AKSE Conference in Bochum, Germany, July 12, 2015.

“Reading, Writing, and Right and Wrong: Morals Training and the Politics of Language
Education in Late 19th Century Korea” at the 2014 annual meeting of the Association
for Asian Studies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 28, 2014. One of four presented
papers from Session 50: Turning the Page: Education and language policy in late
Chosŏn and early colonial Korea.

“Beyond the ‘Hermit Kingdom’: Pragmatism and Late Choson Dynasty Foreign Affairs”
presentation at the Kyushu Workshop sponsored by the BK21 Project and hosted by the
Department of Korean History at Korea University on November 22, 2013.

“Building Global Professionalism Through International Legal Education Programs” at the

Building Global Professionalism: Emerging Trends in International and Transnational
Legal Education symposium hosted by the Drexel Law Review and the Drexel International
Law and Human Rights Society at Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 2012.

“Philip Jaisohn: An American Amongst Korean Nationalists” presented at a special

international conference entitled, “Understanding the Collaborative Power of the
International Korean Society” at Korea University, September 23, 2011.

“In Defense of the State: The Kabo Reforms, Education, and Legitimacy” presented at the
Center for Korean Historical Research International Conference at Korea University,
July 9, 2011. The Asiatic Research Institute and Center for Korean Historical
Research co-sponsored a special conference entitled “A Historical Re-examination of
1894 Chosôn and Asia: The Kabo Reforms, The Sino-Japanese War, and the
Tonghak Uprising” at Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Discussant for panel entitled, “The Subject and the City: Tokyo Through the Eyes of Three
Colonial Korean Writers” at the Association for Asian Studies annual conference

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in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 1, 2011.

Discussant on “How Western Powers Viewed Japan’s Annexation of Korea as

Reported in Newspapers in the U.S. and the U.K., With the Focus on The Times and
The New York Times” at Korea University, October 30, 2010. The Asiatic Research
Institute sponsored a special conference entitled, “Re-examining the Japanese
Annexation of Korea in 1910: The International Context and Its Understanding” at
Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

“The Historiography of Korea in the United States” at the 44th ASAK (The American
Studies Association of Korea) International Conference at Seoul National University,
October 24, 2009.

“Education and the Struggle for Power in Korea, 1897-1910” at the Center for
Korean Studies at UCLA, June 26, 2004. Working conference for the future publication of a
compilation of papers on the Great Han Empire in collaboration with Yonsei University,
Seoul, Korea.

“The Question of Korean and Korean-American Identity Formation” at the 1998 annual
meeting of the Association for Korean Adoptees, Los Angeles, California, June 20, 1998
(argues that Korean and Korean-American identities are not fixed, but constantly shifting
in definition, and that the notion of Koreans as a homogeneous race is largely a myth).

“Japanese Education in Colonial Korea” at the 1997 annual UCLA Graduate Student
History Conference, UCLA, April 19, 1997 (uses education as a lens to examine the
discourses of empire that emerged and determined not only eligibility for citizenship, but
also the limitations and expectations on one's participation in the community).

“Education and the Construction of a Colonial Identity in 1920’s Korea” at the 1997
annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, Illinois, March 13, 1997
(critically examines colonial period textbooks and demonstrates the creation and
propagation of distinctions to justify colonial presence and hierarchy). One of four
papers from Session 8: The Construction of Japan's Colonial Empire: Economic and
Cultural Development in Taiwan and Korea.

“Problematizing Colonialism in Korea” for the faculty and graduate students of UCLA
at the Center for Korean Studies workshop, February 27, 1997 (examines the inter-
subjective, asymmetric construct of the “imperial subject” in colonial Japan and
Korea).

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2014: Award for “Best Teaching” based on student evaluations, Korea University

2011: Award for “Best Course” based on student evaluations, Korea University

2004: Korea Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Studies

2003: Wellesley College Graduate Fellowship

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2002: Asia Pacific Institute Graduate Fellowship, UCLA

2000-2001: Fulbright Fellowship for research abroad in Korean Studies

2000: Korea Foundation Fellowship for travel research in Korean Studies

1995-1999: Project 99 Fellowship, UCLA

1996: Mentorship/Research Assistant Fellowship, UCLA

1994: Korea Foundation Fellowship in Korean Studies, Columbia University

1993: Korea Foundation Fellowship in language study, Harvard University

SPECIAL LECTURES AND TOURS

YouTube lecture for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea entitled, “The Power of
Flags” on December 1, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTxvAOM3kY

YouTube lecture for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea entitled, “The History and
Tradition of Democratization in Korea” on September 29, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN8y7N9HYOg

YouTube lecture for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea entitled, “The History of
Korean Immigration to the United States” on April 13, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TNPFut-LWU

“Contradictions During the Colonial Period and Its Mixed Legacy,” at Seoul International
School on March 15, 2021.

“Korea and the West: A comparison of cultural and intellectual values from a historical
perspective,” at Yongsan International School of Seoul on October 23, 2020.

“From Aristocrats to Slaves: An Examination of Social Stratification from Traditional to

Modern Times in Korea” at the Australian Centre, the Australian Embassy on January 17,
2020.

“Education and Ideology: The Changing Status of Women in Korea” at the Australian
Centre, the Australian Embassy on May 16, 2019.

“Late Nineteenth Century Modern Education in Korea: The State, Moral Education, and
the Refashioning of Bureaucrats and Intellectuals" at the 76th Societas Koreana Lecture
Meeting at the Press Club of the Korea Press Foundation on October 24, 2018.

“South-North Korea Relations and Possibilities for Reunification." A special lecture given
to faculty and students of the Faculty of Arts and Letters from the University of Santo
Tomas, City of Manila, Philippines at Korea University on July 18, 2018.

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“Christianity, Imperialism and a New World Order: The History of Christianity in Korea
from the 18th to 20th Centuries.” A special lecture given to the faculty and students of the
Asian Studies Program at the University of Santo Tomas, City of Manila, Philippines on
February 12, 2018.

“South Korean Democracy and North Korean Communism: The Establishment of Separate
Governments.” A special lecture given to the Fifth Grade Students at Seoul Foreign School
on January 26, 2018.

“Korea, “The Hermit Kingdom”: The legacy of 19th century myth-making and redressing
misconceptions of Korean culture.” A special lecture given to the Departments of History,
Japanese Studies, and Korean Studies at Ateneo de Manila University on December 15,
2017.

“Korea, “The Hermit Kingdom”: Nineteenth Century Foreign Relations and Current
Implications.” A special lecture given to the Young Kiwi Leaders of the Asia New Zealand
Foundation on November 20, 2017.
“The Miracle on the Han: South Korean Economic Development and the Park Chunghee
Regime.” A special lecture given to MBA students from IIM Bangalore on August 16,
2017. “North Korea and Possibilities for Reunification.” A special lecture and group
exercise given to the Year 8 students at the Seoul Foreign British School on May 9,
2017.

“History of Korea’s Last Dynasty: The Chosŏn Dynasty.” A special guided tour of the Lotte
World Folk Museum for the First Grade students at Yongsan International School of Seoul
on April 21, 2017.

“Korean History and Architecture: A Guide To Kyŏngbok Palace.” A special lecture given
to the Third Grade students at Yongsan International School of Seoul on April 19, 2017.
“From Shamanism to Confucianism - The History of Intellectual Development in Korea as
seen through Art and Objects.” A special guided tour of the National Museum of Korea
on March 4, 2017 for the Seven Sisters Association in Seoul, Korea.

“Strange Bedfellows? Confucian Traditions, Western-Style Learning, and the

Evolution of Early Modern Korean Education, 1895-1910.” A special lecture given to
the History Department at the University of Hawaii, February 15, 2017.

“The Historical Background to the ‘Hell Joseon’ Phenomenon.” A special lecture given
to the Global Strategy Group at Samsung Electronics, January 6, 2017.

“Korea, “The Hermit Kingdom”: The legacy of 19th century myth-making and
redressing misconceptions of Korean culture.” A special lecture given to
ANZA/BASS at the British Embassy, April 21, 2016.

"Deoksugung: The East Meets West in late 19th century Korea." A walking tour of
Deoksu Palace for the Seven Sisters Association in Seoul, November 1, 2014.

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INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS

Interview for the Korea Now Podcast on November 7, 2020.

https://korea-now-podcast.libsyn.com/the-korea-now-podcast-95-leighanne-yuh-the-opening-
of-the-late-choson-dynasty-confucian-traditions-kabo-reforms-and-the-introduction-of-
western-style-learning

“The digital detectives searching for North Korea’s disappeared,” The Financial Times, May
14, 2021.

“Containing Coronavirus: Lessons From Asia,” The Financial Times, March 17, 2020.

“World Feared China Over Coronavirus. Now the Tables Are Turned,” The New York Times,
March 19, 2020.

LANGUAGES

Korean (fluent)

Japanese (seven semesters)

Classical Chinese (two semesters)

French (ten semesters)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Editorial Collaborator, TALA Kasaysayan: An Online Journal of History

Mentor, WIR Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Member, Association for Asian Studies

Member, American Historical Association

Member, Korea Society

Member, Seoul Wellesley Club

Friend, Alan Guttmacher Institute (New York, NY)

Volunteer, YWCA (Seoul, Korea)

COURSES TAUGHT

History:

Fall 21 Changes in Korean Society, Gender, and Gendered Historiographies

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 (HOK744_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Introduction to Korean Studies (IEE3103-01), Yonsei University

Traditional Korean Society and Modernization (IEE3121-01), Yonsei

University
Summer 21 Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (SPGE176), Korea University

Spring 21 Korean History: Corruption, Power, and “Organized Hypocrisy”

(HOK735_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University

The History of the Late Chosôn Dynasty (HOKA003_00), Korea University

Traditional Korean Society and Modernization (IEE3121-01), Yonsei

University

Introduction to Korean Studies (IEE3103-01), Yonsei

University

Winter 20 Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (SPGE176), Korea University

Fall 20 Korean History: Concepts of the Public and Private

(HOK742_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
The course highlights and problematizes, from the point of view of different
disciplines, the evolving concepts of “public” and “private” and the
significance of the emergence of the public and private spheres and spaces.
The contingent division between these spheres can be considered as one of the
fundamental factors in the development of core notions and distinctions
between rights and obligation, society and state, traditional kingship and
modern division of powers. The course traces different theories and contexts
for both conceptual and spatial distinction of the public, political, and private
spheres from ancient times into the present, when the political division
between the public and private is redrawn anew. We will examine the overall
theory on these subjects, and then narrow our focus on Korea and explore the
notions of 公 and 私.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Introduction to Korean Studies (HOKA438_00), Korea University

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 Traditional Korean Society and Modernization (IEE3121-01), Yonsei
University

Introduction to Korean Studies (IEE3103-01), Yonsei

University

Spring 20 POWER: Power, Identity, and Status in Korean History

(HOK741_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
Power is one of the most significant phenomena in history on multiple
levels. The pursuit and perpetuation of power, in all its forms, has shaped
the lives of individuals and historical trajectories of nations. This course will
examine the various sources of power, the differences between power,
influence, and hegemony, and the relationship between power and identity.
This course is relevant to graduate students of Korean history studying any
time period. I. This course is divided into four parts. The first portion
involves a preliminary specification and analysis of the concept of power.
We will begin with an effort to differentiate power from influence and
hegemony, from conformity and from socialization, after which we will
explore the various forms and sources of social power, relying
predominantly on descriptive empirical and historical studies of the ways
that power has been enacted in various relationships. II. The second portion
of the course focuses on questions about the sources and distribution of
power in Korean history. We will attempt to locate the sources and
dimensions of institutionalized power in early modern to modern history.
The eventual objective is to produce a more complex cultural and structural
understanding of power. III. The third section of the course returns to
empirical studies and examines the organization and distribution of power
on the individual, organizational, communal, national, and international
levels. Students will be required to go through and produce primary sources
as examples of different power relationships and identities, demonstrating
their understanding of complex structures of power as relevant to that
particular historical context. IV. In the final portion of the course, students
will write a short thought piece based on the primary materials they
researched in part 3.

Traditional Korean Society and Modernization (IEE3121-01), Yonsei

University

Winter 19 Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (SPGE176), Korea University

Fall 19 Gender, Class, and Inequality

(HOK642_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course explores theories on gender, class, and inequality from a
comparative perspective. Through an exploration of the impact of gender
roles, social structure, class, culture, race and age, we will examine
inequalities between men and women, among women, and between classes.
The ultimate goal of this course is to focus on the historical and

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 contemporary contributions of subordinate voices to human discourse in
order to uncover the larger framework of gender and class construction and
maintenance. In other words, how do the experiences of women and other
subordinated groups help us to understand gender norms, identity categories,
and sexuality? How does one analyze and challenge what has been
constructed as “normal” in contemporary western and non-western cultures?
Drawing upon scholarship from history, political science, linguistics, and
philosophy, we will examine the overall theory on these subjects, and then
narrow our focus on Korea.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Traditional Korean Society and Modernization (IEE3121-01), Yonsei

University

Spring 19 Discourse, Ideology, and Power

(HOK745_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course explores theories on discourse, ideology, and propaganda from a
comparative perspective. Drawing upon scholarship from history, political
science, linguistics, and philosophy, we will examine the overall theory on
these subjects, and then narrow our focus on Korea. In terms of theories on
discourse, we will explore the different ways in which language can be used
to mediate ideological representations and constructions of different social
categories (e.g., gender, race, class) in public discourses. Students will also
investigate Michel Foucault's theories of discourse and power and the
institutional contexts of the production and integration of knowledge. We
will then examine how we should understand the social processes of how
ideology is determined and the social consequences of ideology. Some
fundamental questions we will ask are: What is ideology? How does it
function within social relations? And why does it matter? Since discourse
and ideology are not only inextricably linked to each other but also to
structures of power, we will analyze how power operates in the processes
and constructions of discourse and ideology.

The History of the Late Chosôn Dynasty (HOKA003_00), Korea University

Fall 18 Corruption, Power, and “Organized Hypocrisy”

(HOK644_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
Corruption is a political, social, and economic problem found everywhere
and across all time periods. How do we define corruption? Do we know what
corruption is and is it measurable? Are there different types of corruption?
The course takes a comparative and historical approach to these questions,
and will examine how understandings and explanations of corruption has
evolved over time. This course also provides an overview of the comparative
literature on corruption, power asymmetries, and “organized hypocrisy”—the
gap between legal norms and behavior—and examines their wide-reaching
effects from the individual level to the behavior of nations in the international
community. After examining the overall theory on these subjects, we will

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 then narrow our focus on Korea.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Spring 18 Identity, Ethnicity, and Nationalism

(HOK645_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course explores the concepts of identity, ethnicity and nationalism from
a comparative perspective. Drawing upon theories from history, political
science, anthropology, sociology and economics, we will examine how
identity is defined and how societies use these constructions for, among other
things, nation-building, welfare distribution and economic development.
Theoretical readings will be supplemented with empirical studies from
developed and developing countries across different time periods. We will
examine the overall theory on these subjects, and then narrow our focus on
Korea.

Readings in Korean history: Korean Society, 1800-1945 (HOKA003), Korea

University
This course offers an undergraduate level introduction to the academic
literature on modern Korean social history from a comparative perspective. A
reading list of noteworthy monographs and edited volumes has been culled
from English, Japanese, and Korean scholarship. This course is intended to
help students map the critical questions and debates that have shaped the
field. The readings as a whole also represent key methodological
developments, including gender and transnational histories. The course
proceeds as a reading seminar, and the requirements include weekly response
papers and a final historiographical paper. This course is ideal for students
interested in studying history at the graduate school level. The main topics
we will cover include: modernization, nationalism, social status, gender, and
power.

Winter 17 Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (SPGE176), Korea University

Fall 17 Social Stratification and Class Analysis

(HOK744_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course will introduce the fields of social stratification and class
analysis to understand inequality and power in society. We will
consider questions such as: Why is it that some people enjoy great
material wealth, while others have very little? What are the structural
forces that allocate persons to these different positions in society? How
much does one's parents' status determine one's own future? How are
persons sorted into mating partnerships? How long do the effects of
previous generations last? Can states or trans-state entities do anything
to alter the pattern of inequality or reduce its impact? Most of these
issues are concerned with the development of public policy; the
functioning of economies and distribution of goods; the acquisition and
wielding of political power; the stock of philosophical, religious, and
ideological commitments; in short, the entire edifice of society and any

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 effort to forge a better world for future generations. We will examine
the overall theory on these subjects, and
then narrow our focus on Korea.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Spring 17 Bibliography, Theory, and Methodology in Korean History

(HOK735_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course is designed to acquaint you with a variety of approaches to the
past used by historians writing in the modern era. We will closely analyze
books that have all made significant contributions to their respective sub-
fields and have been selected to give as wide a coverage in both field and
methodology as possible. We will examine how historians conceive of their
object of study, their use primary sources, the structure of the narrative and
analytic discussion of their topic, and the advantages and disadvantages of
their various approaches.

Late Chosôn Dynasty Foreign Relations (HOKA003_00), Korea University

This course takes a comparative approach to the study of foreign relations in
late nineteenth century Chosôn by examining the foreign relations of China
and Japan, and the effects of Western imperialism on East Asia.

Fall 16 Korean Intellectual History: History, Historiography and

Methodology
(HOK742_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
Intellectuals and their ideas have shaped history and the world we live
in. This course will not only focus on various individuals and their
ideas, but will also examine the broader historical context. Rather than
treat ideas as reified objects, a contextualist approach is necessary to
understanding how ideas emerge and evolve over time. Through an
examination of primary and secondary sources, as well as theoretical
works, students will hone their critical analytical skills. Students will
also compare intellectual historiography in the United States, Japan, and
China. Since a significant portion of the course focuses on
historiography, it is designed for graduate students of any time period in
Korean history.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University

Spring 16 POWER: Power, Identity, and Status in Korean History

(HOK741_00), Graduate Seminar, Korea University
Power is one of the most significant phenomena in history on multiple
levels. The pursuit and perpetuation of power, in all its forms, has shaped
the lives of individuals and historical trajectories of nations. This course will
examine the various sources of power, the differences between power,
influence, and hegemony, and the relationship between power and identity.
This course is relevant to graduate students of Korean history studying any
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 time period. I. This course is divided into four parts. The first portion
involves a preliminary specification and analysis of the concept of power.
We will begin with an effort to differentiate power from influence and
hegemony, from conformity and from socialization, after which we will
explore the various forms and sources of social power, relying
predominantly on descriptive empirical and historical studies of the ways
that power has been enacted in various relationships. II. The second portion
of the course focuses on questions about the sources and distribution of
power in Korean history. We will attempt to locate the sources and
dimensions of institutionalized power in early modern to modern history.
The eventual objective is to produce a more complex cultural and structural
understanding of power. III. The third section of the course returns to
empirical studies and examines the organization and distribution of power
on the individual, organizational, communal, national, and international
levels. Students will be required to go through and produce primary sources
as examples of different power relationships and identities, demonstrating
their understanding of complex structures of power as relevant to that
particular historical context. IV. In the final portion of the course, students
will write a short thought piece based on the primary materials they
researched in part 3.

The History of the Late Chosôn Dynasty (HOKA003_00), Korea University

Fall 15 Reform, Intellectual History, and Transition during the

“Enlightenment Period/ 개화시대 (HOK646_00),
Graduate Seminar, Korea University
This course focuses on the dramatic and turbulent period of transition
during the “Enlightenment Period/개화시대.” More specifically, this
course will focus on the intellectual debates over the nature of reform,
and the impact of these on our interpretations of Korean history and
understanding of modern Korean state and society. We will examine the
nature of reform in the 1880‟s and 1890‟s in search of clarity in the
broader context of Korean history. Through an examination of primary
and secondary sources, as well as theoretical works, students will hone
their critical analytical skills.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00),

Korea University

Spring 15 The Kabo Reforms: Modernization, Westernization, Japanization,

or None of the Above? (HOK645_00), Korea University
This graduate seminar focuses on the controversial nature of the Kabo
Reforms in Korean historiography, and the implications for our
interpretations of Korean history and understanding of modern Korean
state and society. The Kabo Reforms are described in terms of success
and failure, modernization and tradition, and external (such as Japanese
or Western) and internal forces. Through an examination of primary and
secondary sources, as well as theoretical works, students will
hone their critical analytical skills.

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 Late Chosôn Dynasty Foreign Relations (HOKA003_00), Korea
University
This course takes a comparative approach to the study of foreign
relations in late nineteenth century Chosôn by examining the foreign
relations of China and Japan, and the effects of Western imperialism on
East Asia.

Fall 14 Advanced Topics in Korea History: History, Historiography, and Academic

Writing (HOK654_00), Korea University
This graduate seminar is one of a series of required courses for graduate
students. Students will conduct a close reading of recent works in the field of
Korean history, focusing on three areas: content, historiography, and style of
writing. Students are expected to critically analyze the readings, presenting
their own opinions and alternate interpretations when applicable.

Introduction to Korean and East Asian History (HOKA004_00), Korea

University
A general survey of the historical development of various aspects of Korean
civilization, including politics, society and economy, thought and religion,
and the arts. Half of the course will cover the main themes in Korean
history and their historical interpretations, from prehistoric times to the
modern period. It will also pay special attention to social systems, religion,
and culture, as well as the changing geopolitics of the region. The other
half of the course will take a comparative approach by examining
contemporaneous China and Japan, identifying similarities and differences
between the three countries. Through this course, students will have a
better understanding of the challenges Korea faced in the late nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, and the historical processes through which Korea,
China, and Japan developed.

Spring 14 Advanced Topics in Korea History, Historiography, and Academic

Writing (HOK641_00), Korea University
This graduate seminar is one of a series of required courses for graduate
students. Students will conduct a close reading of recent works in the field
of Korean history, focusing on three areas: content, historiography, and
style of writing. Students are expected to critically analyze the readings,
presenting their own opinions and alternate interpretations when applicable.

The History of the Late Chosôn Dynasty (HOKA003_00), Korea

University
This course will introduce and familiarize students with the historical
events and issues of the late Chosôn dynasty, and relate these to current
political, economic, social, and cultural processes in Korea. During the
latter half of the dynasty, Chosôn experienced a wave of changes that
exercised a profound influence at the time of its opening to Western trade
in 1876. This course will examine these changes in an attempt to provide
historical explanations for the Korean responses to Western-style
diplomacy, trade, religion, imperialism, and thought. The course is
divided into three areas: political history, the society and economy, and

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 thought and culture. However, due to the integrated nature of East Asian
history, the course will incorporate comparisons with China and Japan
during the same time period.

Fall 13 Advanced Topics in Korean History, Historiography, and Academic

Writing (HOK654_00), Korea University
This graduate seminar is one of a series of required courses in English for
graduate students. Students will conduct a close reading of recent works in
the field of Korean history, focusing on three areas: content, historiography,
and style of writing. Students are expected to critically analyze the
readings, presenting their own opinions and alternate interpretations when
applicable.

Late Chosôn Dynasty Foreign Relations (HOKA438_00), Korea University

This course takes a comparative approach to the study of foreign relations in
late nineteenth century Chosôn by examining the foreign relations of China
and Japan, and the effects of Western imperialism on East Asia.

Spring 11 Education, Nationalism, and Modernization in Early

Modern Korea (HOK645_00), Korea University
A graduate seminar analyzing education’s role in the construction of
Korean nationalism and the modernization of early modern Korea,
from the late Chosôn dynasty and through the colonial period. This
course draws on theory and scholarship from the fields of history,
political science, and philosophy.

Late Nineteenth Century International Relations in Korea

(HOKA437_00), Korea University
This course examines the evolution of international relations in Korea at
the end of the 19th century from the late Chosôn dynasty, Korea’s first
contacts with the West, the “Enlightenment” period, and ending with
the Japanese colonization of Korea. This course focuses on how Korea
handled its diplomatic relations with China, Japan, the United States,
and other European countries. Students will analyze the historiography
using English language source materials, and readings will be drawn
from international relations theory, political science, and history.

Fall 10 Nationalism and Patriotism in Late Nineteenth Century Korea

(HOK654_00), Korea University
A graduate seminar examining the differences between nationalism and
patriotism, utilizing theoretical works from the fields of history,
sociology, political psychology, and political science. This course also
considers the relevance of patriotism and the origins of modern
nationalism in late Chosôn Korea.

The History of Late Chosôn Korea (HOKA438_00), Korea University

An upper division undergraduate course for Korean history majors
concentrating on the political, social, economic, intellectual, and
cultural developments of the late Chosôn dynasty. In addition, this

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 course includes discussions to compare the responses in China, Korea,
and Japan to encounters with Western countries.

Fall 09 The Construction of Korean Identity (HOK750_00), Korea University

A graduate seminar examining six major areas of Korean identity
construction: historical, cultural, social/class, racial, religious, and national.

Controversies in Modern Korean History (HOKA456_00), Korea University

An undergraduate lecture class examining the evolution of Korean culture
and society within the context of political and institutional history. This
course considered such topics as the development of political institutions,
foreign relations, society and economy, Confucianism, and the change in
women's status.

Spring 09 Advanced Topics in Korean History (HOKA437_00), Korea University

An undergraduate seminar focusing on major historiographical issues of
the open port period, including Orientalism, modernization, and
nationalism.

Issues in Understanding Modern Korean History (GEHI035_00), Korea

University An undergraduate general elective lecture class of 70 students
that highlighted major historical themes from the opening of Korea in
1876 to establishment of separate North and South Korean regimes.

Fall 03 Introduction to East Asian History, Cooper Union

Created and taught a course on East Asian history that focuses on the
introduction and expansion of Christianity in China, Korea, and Japan. This
course pays special attention to the role of women in the acceptance and
diffusion of Christianity in East Asia.
25 students

Spring 00 Introduction to Korean History, Korea University

Designed and taught an introductory course to Korean
history. 45 heritage and non-heritage students

Spring 98 Korean 197B, UCLA

Designed and taught a course dealing with issues regarding the opening
of Korea in the late nineteenth century under the supervision of Dr.
John Duncan.
Responsible for conducting and leading classroom discussion, advising
students of paper topics, and grading all work including final papers.
8 students

Fall 97 Korean 50, UCLA

In charge of four discussion sections for an introductory course in
Korean history.
Teaching assistant responsibilities included leading discussion,
advising students, and grading all materials including quizzes, mid-
terms, and finals.

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 100 students

Fall 96 Korean 50, UCLA

Responsible for three discussion sections for an introductory Korean
history course.
100 students

Language:

2005-2018 Introduction to Korean Language and Culture, Fordham-SKKU

Summer Institute in International Law, Seoul, Korea
Teach elementary Korean language and culture to help familiarize students
with culturally sensitive matters and equip students with fundamental verbal
skills.

1996-1999 Elementary Korean, Korean Cultural Center

Taught beginning Korean and introduced aspects of Korean culture and
history.
Created the course and was involved in development of the Korean
language program at the Cultural Center.

1998-1999 Elementary Korean, Los Angeles City College

Designed and taught course in Korean language to students of varying levels
of ability.
Gained experience in handling classes where students were at different
levels.

Summer 98 Elementary Korean, Los Angeles City College

Intensive course in first year Korean language.

1997 Elementary Korean, UCLA

Responsible for two sections of drill and supplementary grammar
explanation. 30 non-heritage students

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Spring 2001: Graduate Seminar, Social and Economic Developments in the

Enlightenment Period in Korea, 1876-1910, Yonsei University
History Department
Fall 2000: Graduate Seminar, Intellectual History of the Enlightenment Period
in Korea, 1876-1910, Yonsei University History Department
Fall 1998: History 201L.1 Graduate Seminar, Confucianism and Intellectual
Change in China, 1000-1900
Spring 1998: Korean 295B Graduate Seminar, part 2 of a two-quarter seminar,
Topics in Traditional Korean Cultural History
Winter 1998: Korean 295A Graduate Seminar, part 1 of a two-quarter seminar,
Topics in Traditional Korean Cultural History
Fall 1997: History 187B Early Modern Japanese History
Spring 1997: History 201M Graduate Seminar, part 2 of a two-quarter seminar, Modern

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 Japanese History
Sociology 274 Graduate Seminar, Social Change in Korea
Korean 210 Graduate Seminar, Thought and Society in Traditional Korea
Winter 1997: History 201M Graduate Seminar, part 1 of a two-quarter seminar, Modern
Japanese History
Fall 1996: Korean 200 Graduate Seminar, Bibliography and Research
Methods East Asian 210 Graduate Seminar, Cultural and
Comparative Studies: Historiography and Theory
Spring 1996: Korean 211 Graduate Seminar, Thought and Society in Modern Korea
History 201M Graduate Seminar, The Japanese Ideology of Empire
Winter 1996: Korean 296B Graduate Seminar, part 2 of a two-quarter seminar,
Topics in Modern Korean Cultural History
History 201M Graduate Seminar, Japanese Modernity
Chinese 110B Classical Chinese
Fall 1995: Korean 296A Graduate Seminar, part 1 of a two-quarter seminar,
Topics in Modern Korean Cultural History
Chinese 110A Classical Chinese
Spring 1995: History/Korean G8840 Graduate Seminar, Research in Modern Korean
History
Korean W4006 Advanced Korean Language, part 2
Fall 1994: Anthropology G4155 Graduate Seminar, Korean Society
History/Korean W4031 The History of Korea to 1636
Korean W4005 Advanced Korean Language, part 1
Spring 1994: East Asian W4103 Seminar, Historiography of East Asia
History/Korean W4033 The History of Modern Korea
Korean W1202 Intermediate Korean, part 2

WEBSITE

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www.cooper.edu/~yuh
www.law.fordham.edu/korea/

COMPUTER SKILLS

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Highly proficient with Everlec
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