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Kyung Moon HwangAssociate Professor of HistoryContact Information E-mail: khwang@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-1672 Office: SOS 279 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Biographical Sketch |
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| My research traces the transformation, especially into the modern era, of long-term historical patterns in Korea. Questions of modernity, comparative history, and historical memory interest me in particular. I always attempt to situate the significance of specific events and phenomena in the larger scope of historical development. I am currently completing a monographical study of the origins, meaning, and concept of the modern state in Korea from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. My book for the college classroom and general audiences, A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. The Korean translation of this book was published by 21st Century Books [21 Segi Bukseu] in 2011. My teaching spans the entirety of Korean history, with courses ranging from a general survey to specialized upper-level courses focusing on specific themes. I also teach courses occasionally in East Asian and world history. | |
Education |
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 Ph.D. East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, 11/1997
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M.A. Program in Regional Studies, East Asia, Harvard University, 6/1992
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B.A. European History, Oberlin College, 5/1990
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Postdoctoral Training |
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Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Korean Studies, University of California at Berkeley, 1997-1998
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Southern California, 05/01/2004-
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Visiting Associate Professor, Department of History, Yale University, 08/01/2005-06/01/2006
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Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Southern California, 07/01/1998-04/30/2004
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Hwang's scholarship examines the modern transformation of the structures of socio-political authority and hierarchy in Korea. | |
Research Specialties |
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| Modern transformation of Korea. | |
Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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""Citizenship Education and State Making in Early 20th Century Korea"", Talk/Oral Presentation, Abstract, The Ohio State University, Institute for Korean Studies, Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Developmentalism and the Korean State in the Early 20th Century"", Symposium on Modern Korean History, Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, University of California at Berkeley, Center for Korean Studies, Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Revelations about the Colonial State from the Ônyang Household Registers"", "The Modern Transformation of a Korean Locality", Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, USC, Korean Studies Institute, Invited,
Spring
2010
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"On the Genealogies of Morality: The Chokpo in Korean History", Second Annual Conference of the International Genealogical Society of Korea, Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, Salt Lake City, UT, Genealogy Society of Utah, Brigham Young Universit, Invited,
Fall
2009
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Publications |
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Book |
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Hwang, K. M. Institution and Ideology: The Modern State in Korea, 1894-1945.
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 Hwang, K. M.
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Maengnak euro ilgneun saeroun Han'guksa [A Contextual History of Korea]. Seoul: 21 Segi Bukseu [21st Century Books].
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 Hwang, K. M.
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A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative. Palgrave Macmillan.
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 Hwang, K. M.
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Beyond Birth: Social Status in the Emergence of Modern Korea. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Asia Center, Harvard University Press.
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 Hwang, K. M., Shin, G.
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Contentious Kwangju: The May 18th Uprising in Korea's Past and Present. Rowman & Littlefield.
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Journal Article |
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Hwang, K. M.
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Nation, State, and the Modern Transformation of Korean Social Structure in the Early Twentieth Century. History Compass/Blackwell.
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Hwang, K. M.
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Citizenship, Social Equality, and Government Reform: Changes in the Household Registration System in Korea, 1894-1910. Modern Asian Studies/Cambridge University Press. pp. p. 355-87.
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Other |
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Hwang, K. M. From the Dirt to Heaven: Northern Koreans in the Chosôn and Early Modern Eras, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 62.1, June 2002
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Honors and Awards |
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USC Innovative Teaching Award, 2009-2010
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Advanced Research Grant, Korea Foundation, 2007-2008
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Korea Foundation Fellowship, 2002
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Junior Reserach Fellowship, Academy of Korean Studies, 2001
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USC Innovative Teaching Award, USC Center for Excellence in Teaching Innovative Teaching Grant, 2000
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Service to the University |
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Other Service to the University |
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Faculty Master, Parkside Arts and Humanities Residential College, 07/2007-06/2011
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