Research Interests: Korean history; social and cultural history of Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910), including regional history of the northern part of Korea, regional identity, historical memory, everyday lives of people, law and society, and art history.
Research Interests: Korean literature and literary practices within the Sinographic cultural space; the human voice and vernacular writing, narratives in late Chosŏn Seoul; history and historiography of Korean literature.
Research Interests: Comparative literature, world literature, and the literatures and cultures of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan), as well as the Indian Ocean Rim (South and Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa).
Research Interests: Language and communication, music, and semiotics; urban anthropology; anthropology of religion; South Korea.
