ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2019 Assistant Professor of Sociology, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York
2018-2019 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
2017-2018 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
2016-2017 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College
EDUCATION
2016 Ph.D. Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Dissertation: “Branding Korea or Marketing Ethnicity:
Manhattan’s Koreatown as a “Transclave” in the Global Economy”
Committee: Sharon Zukin (chair), Richard Alba, Philip Kasinitz, and Margaret Chin
2012 M.Phil, Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Exams: Urban Sociology, Sociology of Consumption, and Immigration
2007 M.A, Sociology, Seoul National University, South Korea
2005 B.A, Urban Sociology, University of Seoul, South Korea (with Honors)
AREAS OF INTEREST
Urban Sociology; Globalization and Transnationalism; Race and Ethnicity; Sociology of Consumption; Immigration; Asian American Studies; Qualitative Research Method.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
Books
Kim, Jinwon, and Soo Mee Kim, Suh, Stephen, Forthcoming. Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics, Politics, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formation (Edited volume; ISBN/9781498584524; Expected in June, 2020)
An editor and (co)author of two chapters, “Introduction” and “Transnational Entrepreneurship in Manhattan’s Koreatown”
Journal Articles
Kim, Jinwon. 2018. “Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave: the emergence of a new ethnic enclave in a global city,” City & Community 17(1): 276-295.
Kim, Jinwon and Meebae Lee. 2018. “Nation Branding or Marketization?: K-Classic and Korean Classical Musicians in an Era of Globalization,” The International Journal of Cultural Policy 24(6): 756-772
Chung, Angie Y., Jinwon Kim (equal co-author), and Injeong Hwang. 2016. “Consuming Gangnam Style: A Comparison on Nation-Branding in Koreatown, LA/ NY.” CUNY Forum 4(1): 90-99
Book Chapters
Kim, Jinwon. 2018. “Hallyu and Korean America: Transnational Connections through Cultural Consumption.” Companion to Korean American Studies. Edited by Rachael Joo and Shelley Lee. Brill Publishers. Netherland: 207-231
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Journal Articles
Not available for the public.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Books in Preparation
Kim, Jinwon, The Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Marketing Ethnicity in the Global Economy (Manuscript in progress)
Kim, Jinwon, Creative Industry, Innovative Destruction: Urban Transformation in Downtown Brooklyn (A long-term project; preliminary research in progress)
Articles in Preparation
Kim, Jinwon, “New trend, old racism: how k-pop perpetuates American ethnoracial hierarchies” (Research in progress)
Kim, Jinwon, and Meebae Lee, “Branding locality globally in Korea: classical music festivals in an era of K-Classic,” and “Gender disparity: how classical musicians are marketed in the neoliberal market.” (Research in progress: data collection)
OTHER PUBLICATION
Book Reviews
Jinwon Kim. 2019. “Book Review: Contested Embrace.” Sociological Forum. 34(2): 531-534
Op-ed
Kim, Jinwon and Jaehyung Kim. 2020. “”We’ve observed how South Korea and the US have handled coronavirus — and the differences are clear: The Korean government brought in no lockdowns but has done aggressive testing and pursued a strategy of high transparency.” The Independent, March 19, 2020
Encyclopedia
Kim, Jinwon. 2014. “Korean Language Schools” and “Karaoke/No Re Bang.” In Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
COURSES DESIGNED AND TAUGHT
Consumer society and consumer culture, Urban Sociology, Global Cities, Sociology of Asian Americans, Ghettos and Ethnic Enclaves, Immmigration, Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Communities, Sociology of Art and Culture, Research Method 1: Qualitative Sociology, Social Statistics 1, and Introduction to Sociology.
TEACHING POSITIONS
2018- 2019, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College
2017- 2018, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
2016-2017, Visiting Assistant Professor, Oberlin College
2013-2016, Adjunct Instructor, Behavioral Sciences and Human Services, Kingsborough Community College-CUNY
2015 Adjunct Instructor, Behavioral Sciences (Sociology), York College- CUNY
2014 – 2015 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Brooklyn College-CUNY
2013, 2011- 2012 Adjunct Instructor, Education and Language Acquisition, LaGuardia Community College-CUNY
2011- 2012 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Queens College-CUNY
2008-2011 Graduate Teaching Fellow (Instructor), Sociology, Queens College-CUNY
FELLOWSHIP AND GRANTS
2020 PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 51), CUNY Research Foundation
2020 Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship, New York City College of Technology, CUNY
2019 Conference Travel Grant, Hamilton College
2018 Conference Travel Grant, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
2017 Conference Travel Grant, Oberlin College
2016 H.H. Powers Grant, Oberlin College (International research funding)
2016 Research Grant, Chonbuk National University (with Dr. Meebae Lee)
2016 Quantitative Reasoning Fellowship, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
2015 PSC/CUNY Adjunct Professional Development Grants
2014 SSRC Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop Fellowship
2014, 2011 Conference Presentation Support Fund, CUNY Graduate Center
2011-2012 Writing Fellowship, Lehman College-CUNY
2011 The Presidential Research Fund, CUNY Graduate Center
2009 Doctoral Student Research Grant Program, CUNY Graduate Center
2007-2012 Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (five-year fellowship and stipend, including Writing Fellowship and GTF)
2007-2008 International Student Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center
2005-2007 Full Scholarship, Seoul National University, South Korea
2004-2005 University Scholarship, University of Seoul, South Korea
2002-2003 Full Scholarship, Korea Research Foundation, South Korea (Full tuition covered)
2000-2001 University Scholarship, University of Seoul, South Korea
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Journal Reviewer
Ethnicities; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; International Journal of Cultural Policy; Asian Ethnicity
Book Reviewer
Lexington Books
