Dr Jihye Kim

Lecturer in Korean Studies
School of Psychology and Humanities

Dr. Jihye Kim is Lecturer in Korean Studies at the School of Humanities, Language and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. A specialist in the migration and settlement experiences of diasporic Koreans, Dr Kim has published a number of articles on Korean migration to Argentina and Brazil. Her current research has expanded to include Korean migration to Latin America and Europe, in particular Korean migration to Germany and North Korean migration to the United Kingdom.

As a Korean Studies scholar, Dr Kim has taught both Korean language and social science courses. Currently, at UCLan she leads several major modules in Korean Studies.

Prior to joining UCLan in 2017, Dr Kim taught diverse courses in Korean and Asian Studies at several universities, such as Keimyoung University (2003), Catholic University of Peru (2004-2008), National University of Colombia (2009), and The University of Auckland (2012-2016).

She has published journal articles on a range of topics in migration and ethnic studies, such as ethnic/immigrant business, informality, inter-ethnic relationships and immigrant religious organisations, among other topics. Visit Clok to view her publications.

Dr Kim welcomes MA and PhD dissertations on topics in migration and ethnic studies for supervision.

Supported by external institutions, such as the Academy of Korean Studies, the Association of Korean Studies in Europe and the Korean Foundation, Dr Kim has been running various research and teaching projects as a principal investigator. Her main projects include:

Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the Argentine Garment Industry;
Role of Korean Religious Communities in Brazil;
Hallyu (Korean Wave) and Korean Restaurant Businesses in Germany; and
The European Program for the Exchange of Lecturers (EPEL) at UCLan.

In addition, she has participated in several team research projects on the Korean and Jewish communities in Buenos Aires, funded by the Argentine National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) as co-researcher.

Together with Dr Sunhee Koo (University of Auckland) she has coordinated as guest editor a special issue on “Unsettling Korean Migration: Multiple Trajectories and Experiences”, Korean Studies. Currently, also as guest editor, she is working with Prof Yonson Ahn (Goethe University of Frankfurt) on three special issues on Korean migration in Europe and the Global South.

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