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In Korean

김희경 교수(인문대학 고고인류학과)

Education

o (2000) B.A., Public Health education & Social Welfare, Ewha Womans University
o (2003) M.A. Anthropology, Seoul National University
o (2015) Ph.D. Anthropology, Seoul National University

Professional Experience

o (2024~Present) Visiting Scholar, Institute for Korean Studies, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington
o (2023~Present) Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
o (2022~2024) Chair, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
o (2018~2023) Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Kyungpook National University , Daegu
o (2015~2018) Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Anthropology, BrainKorea 21 team, Seoul National University, Seoul
o (2009~2011) Visiting Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo
o (2007~2008) Visiting Fulbright Researcher, University of Texas at Austin, Texas
o (2004~2006) Researcher, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Seoul

Research Interests

Medical Anthropology, Japan, South Korea, Old Age, Population of Aging, Regional Community, Local Proxemics, Community Care, Anthropocene, Bureaucracy, Health and Welfare Policy, Pandemic, Chronic Disease, Modernization

Major Research Achievements

2023.“Everyday Rehearsal of Death and the Dilemmas of Dying in Super-Ageing Japan,” Modern Asian Studies, 57(1): 32-52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X21000445
2022. “Halma-Shock: The Shadow of Korean Familism and the Sociocultural Construction of Grandmother-Motherhood,” Korean Anthropology Review, 6: 1-32. (in English)
http://www.kanthroreview.com/past/view.asp?a_key=3935377&flg=1
2020. “When I Die: Biopolitics and the Ethics of Dying in Japans Super-aged Society,” Seoul Journal of Japanese Studies, 6(1): 95-118. htps://ijs.snu.ac.kr/publications/seoul_journal_of_japanese_studies?mode=view&bookidx=138
2020. “Place and Placelessness of Old Age: The Politics of Aging in Place in Rural Japan,” Korean Anthropology Review, 4: 149-175.
Korean Anthropology Review (kanthroreview.com)
2017. “Underground Strongman: “Silver” Seats, Fare-Exempt Status, and the Struggles for Recognition on the Seoul Subway” Korea Journal, 57(4) 145-171.
https://kj.accesson.kr/v.57/4/145/8438

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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