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ACLU @aclu.org · 09/10/2026

We released a new report in partnership with @amnesty-usa.bsky.social that analyzes how colleges and universities unconstitutionally targeted pro-Palestinian protestors from 2023 to today, and provides recommendation on ways to protect academic freedom.

Cream graphic titled "How Colleges and Universities Can Protect Free Speech on Campus". The first bullet reads "Protect Free Speech of All Students and ensure that campus policies on political speech are viewpoint neutral." The second bullet reads "Refuse demands from the government that undermine academic freedom". The third bullet reads "Don’t adopt vague or overly broad policies against discrimination or harassment that chill political speech". The last bullet reads "Avoid deploying law enforcement and crowd control weapons during peaceful campus protests". At the bottom there are protest signs reading "Protect Free Speech" and logos for the ACLU and Amnesty International.

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

About three months ago Tavia Nyong’o & I conceived of a collection of essays on The Epstein Class and the University meant to consider the ubiquity is sexual violence in the university & the fundamental fact that access to young women has long been a side perk of university employment & attendance.

A photograph of an art exhibit from the Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein library showing a shelf of redacted Epstein files

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Julian Go @juliango.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Latest news: 2 of my sociology colleagues, John Levi Martin & Geoff Wodtke & I each wrote separate reviews of the Vanderbilt-Wash U Report on Sociology by A. Rubin. For my brief opinion and links to all 3 reviews, see this blogpost: scatter.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/g...

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guest post: scholarly malpractice and the vanderbilt-washington university report on sociology

The following is a guest post by Julian Go. By now readers of scatterplot will be aware of the Sociology portion of the Vanderbilt-Washington University Report (VWUR) by Ashley Rubin. Part of the “…

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Gala Rexer @galarexer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Sociology in the Times of Genocide" is out now, co-edited with @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social & Karis Campion for @thesociologicalreview.org. Articles on sociology’s limits & potential to deal with genocide, campus protests, transnational Palestine solidarity &more journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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BSA Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions Study Group @bsa-asmr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Call for Abstracts for BSA 2027 @britsoci.bsky.social Due: 11/09/2026 Submit your ASMR-related abstracts under the THEORY stream as we are organising our panels under THEORY in 2027. Any methodological, theoretical, or empirical work on ASMR welcome! See cfp below. Submit: tinyurl.com/3v9derb3

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Just received a review invite from Frontiers in Sociology that seems to be AI-generated and cites papers I never wrote. The paper abstract also seems clearly AI-generated. The journal has a few hundred associate editors, but I’m not sure if any actual humans are involved in the editorial process.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you’re working on LGBTQ+ movements or rights and thinking about ASA submissions tonight, I’m organizing two connected panels on queer/trans movements and LGBTQ+ rights in times of crisis and backlash. Submissions are due tonight at 9PM (EST). Thanks for considering!

• Sociology of LGBTQ+ Rights in Times of Crisis
This panel invites sociological scholarship examining how LGBTQ+ rights are shaped by, and respond to, contemporary crises. From rising authoritarianism and humanitarian crises due to wars and genocides to climate emergencies, crises fundamentally reshape the terrain on which LGBTQ+ rights are envisioned, enacted, and contested. This panel seeks papers (or extended abstracts) that analyze the complex relationship between crisis and LGBTQ+ experiences, communities, and mobilizations. What discourses, strategies, and technologies of "human rights" do LGBTQ+ as well as anti-LGBTQ+ movements deploy under conditions of crisis? How do LGBTQ+ communities, at the intersection of other minoritized communities, become targets of political scapegoating during periods of multiple crises? How do crises exacerbate existing vulnerabilities while potentially opening spaces for mobilization, coalition, and more? The panel is open to highlighting diverse political and cultural contexts as well as theoretical and methodological approaches.

Global Queer/Trans Movements
This panel examines contemporary queer and trans movements across diverse global contexts, analyzing how activists mobilize for rights, recognition, and belonging amid an intensifying global wave of anti-LGBTQ backlash. As LGBTQ rights become increasingly contested in political and cultural discourse worldwide (particularly with the rise of illiberal and authoritarian regimes), this panel explores the discourses, strategies, and coalitions that queer and trans movements deploy to resist state homophobia and transphobia, repressive legislation, and anti-LGBTQ mobilization. How do queer and trans movements organize and build coalitions in times of backlash and scapegoating? How do intersections of gender, class, race, and empire become central or marginalized in movement formations? What roles do transnational networks (including global funding flows, transnational advocacy networks, and anti-rights mobilization) play in these processes? How do movement strategies and meanings vary across geographic contexts, and how are they connected to one another? This panel welcomes papers and extended abstracts that advance critical understanding of how queer and trans movements navigate increasingly hostile political climates across different parts of the world.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This event features Mounia Bennani-Chraïbi (U Lausanne), Alex Hanna (DAIR) @alexhanna.bsky.social, Yatun Sastramidjaja (U Amsterdam) @yatunsastra.bsky.social, Jay Ulfelder (Independent Researcher), and will be moderated by Didem Türkoğlu (Kadir Has) @didem-turkoglu.bsky.social

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

How are young people around the world organizing amid a global polycrisis—democratic backsliding, rising fascism, war/genocide & climate catastrophe? Join the ASA CBSM @asa-cbsm.bsky.social virtual conversation on Global Youth Mobilization! 📅 Dec 8, 2025, 11AM (Chicago Time) RSVP: bit.ly/3K1ZUIi

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Join us for a workshop on publishing books in Korean studies (broadly defined). Speakers will tackle questions like: How long from idea to contract? How to pitch to editors? What goes in the book vs. articles? How to stay authentic? 🗓 Nov 12 (Wed), 3:30-5PM EST 🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/dkscbookwork...

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion. 📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

A new article out: “Flexible Masculinities: Negotiating Gender, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Global Asia.” I introduce the concept of “flexible masculinities” to understand how people navigate shifting gender norms across different cultural and geographic contexts. doi.org/10.1177/0011...

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Flexible masculinities: Negotiating gender, sexuality, and ethnicity in global Asia - Minwoo Jung, 2025

How do individuals navigate various forms of hegemonic masculinity as they traverse different geographic and cultural boundaries? This article introduces the co...

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Please spread the word! 📢 My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families. If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 klucpatel@gmail.com

Share your Story: Research on Immigrant Family Businesses

Did you grow up working in your family's motel, gas station, store, or other business?
This study explores how those early experiences shape the lives and careers of children of Gujarati immigrant business owners.

Who can participate?
• Adults who identify as children of Gujarati immigrant business owners

What's involved?
• A 1-2 hour confidential intervew over Zoom
• Receive a $10 Amazon gift card

Why join?
• Your story matters, help highlight the unique experiences of our South Asian community

Interested? Have questions?
Contact: Kajal Patel, Ph.D. Candidate
Email: klucpatel@gmail.com

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’ll be visiting Budapest as a Junior Fellow at the IAS-CEU @iasceu.bsky.social during Fall 2025. I look forward to engaging with other fellows, visiting scholars, and artists in residence. Friends and colleagues passing through Eastern Europe are most welcome to connect.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

We’ll ask: How has feminist/queer scholarship in Korean Studies changed (or not) since then? How do institutional barriers shape feminist/queer scholarship, activism and collaboration across Korea and the US? How do global circulations of Korean culture shape these debates? Where do we go from here?

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I’ll be giving talks both in Taipei and Seoul later this month. If anybody’s around, please feel free to come by and connect.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

For Korean readers, I’m also sharing a full Korean translation of the article. 그동안의 작업들 가운데 한국 퀴어 운동의 사례를 직접 다룬 첫 논문이라, 관심 있으실 분들을 위해 한국어 번역본을 함께 공유합니다.

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JUNG (BJS 2025) Korean Translation.pdf

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

My new open-access article in the British Journal of Sociology explores how Korean queer activists envision and enact social change by rethinking “the global”—shifting from UN human rights frameworks to regional solidarities across Asia.

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Decolonizing the Global: Contested Cosmopolitanisms in Global Queer Activism

In the last decade, the “decolonial turn” has gained prominence across academic disciplines, challenging inherent Eurocentric knowledge paradigms. Extending these conversations, this paper critically....

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Eighty years ago today in 1945, Korea was freed after 35 years under Japanese colonial rule—a day we remember as “the day the light returned (광복절).” On this anniversary, many Koreans hold in hearts the hope of liberation for other occupied lands and colonized peoples.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Amazing! Big congratulations! Can’t wait to read and learn more!

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The Migrant Workers Solidarity for Equality condemned the company and government, demanding urgent heatwave policies to protect vulnerable migrant workers. They stated, “In climate disasters, vulnerable groups suffer most. Migrant workers did not come to Korea to die. Migrant workers’ lives matter.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Labor unions condemned the negligence, discrimination, and lack of protection for migrant workers during the heatwave. They called for stronger enforcement of safety laws and an end to unfair treatment on worksites where migrant workers face harsh conditions.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

At his funeral, only Vietnamese friends came. Neither the company nor officials paid respects. A few Buddhist monks visited and prayed for Long’s peaceful rebirth. His Vietnamese friends expressed deep fear that the same could happen to them.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

How ironic that the deeply homophobic government of my home country, South Korea, is sponsoring an international screening of a queer film—Love in the Big City (2024), based on Sang Young Park’s bestselling novel—as a representation of K-culture abroad. 🤷‍♂️

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Another activist stated: “The time of Palestinian queer people is linked with Korean LGBTQ community, rooftop protest workers, disabled comrades, migrants, refugees, sex workers, those exposed to danger and exploitation, and those opposing martial law and rebellion, yearning for equality and peace.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The executive director of Rainbow Action spoke: “The rainbow flag doesn’t belong to LGBTQ people alone. It’s a symbol of resistance against oppression and a beacon of hope for solidarity and liberation. Now we raise this flag in solidarity with the suffering and struggle for Palestinian liberation.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This is one of the most striking reads of the day. Thanks for sharing.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

For over 400 days, activists have held a one-person daily protest outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul, urging an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Korean arms sales. They also hold biweekly marches and this month launched a “No Pride in Genocide” campaign in solidarity with queer Palestinians.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Teacher Ji Hye-bok has protested over 500 days for reinstatement after being dismissed for exposing sexual violence at her school. Her legal battle to invalidate her unfair transfer has now begun. Her stand highlights systemic failures protecting students and whistleblowers.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

In Gumi, worker Park Jeong-hye has protested on a factory rooftop for over 500 days, demanding fair employment after Japanese-owned Korea Optical High Tech laid off workers but kept production elsewhere. She leads a national petition calling for a parliamentary hearing on layoffs and job security.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

As South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung pledges to rebuild democracy, revive the economy, and foster a just and safe society, several long-running grassroots protests across the country highlight challenges ahead and call on the government to turn promises into meaningful action.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

That sounds amazing and meaningful!

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Amazing news! Big big congratulations and wish you a smooth transition to Boston!

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

“Can the past help the present? Can the dead save the living?” (Han Kang)

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

It seems that the essay is available as open access, but if anyone needs a PDF copy, please feel free to DM or email me (I reposted this thread due to a typo!).

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I discuss the importance of considering multiple forms of empire and subimperial powers (e.g., South Korea) in shaping the current global order, the global connections among right-wing projects, and the potential transnational resonance in exploring feminist/queer joy in resistance and solidarity.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We explore how empire, race, and sexuality intersect with historical and contemporary state violence, occupation, and technological hegemony. We emphasize how the global South has been used as a laboratory of empire and how struggles and resistance can be reimagined outside of imperial frameworks.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In this collective conversation at @sexandsexualities.bsky.social, Jyoti Puri, Sa’ed Atshan, Zine Magubane, and I discussed the intersections of empire, race, sexuality, and gender in history and in the present. doi.org/10.1177/3033...

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Amazing news! Remember I told you the other day that it’s gonna win an award?! Such an important work. Big congratulations! 🎉

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“We strive to cultivate a space rooted in radical trust where our shared knowledge and responsibility foster growth and repair… We are dedicated to deepening this work as we envision Korean studies grounded in justice, equity, and collective liberation.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“We seek to change how Korean studies is practiced: what we study, how we study, and for whom. For us, decolonizing Korean studies is not a metaphor. It is a deliberate and ongoing process that demands structural change, collective care, and new imagination.“

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“As a field largely institutionalized within US academia during the Cold War, Korean studies has long operated as a knowledge project that served the strategic and ideological interests of the US empire. The production of academic knowledge about Korea was never neutral.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“Gwangju is not over. The perpetrators have never been fully held accountable, and South Korea’s official narrative of post-dictatorship democracy has obscured the enduring effects of military rule… Gwangju is not just a traumatic event happened in 1980—it remains deeply embedded in the present.”

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Big congratulations! I’m still waiting for my teaching assignment for Spring 2026, but if I end up teaching a grad seminar, I’ll find a way to assign your book. I’m so excited for you and can’t wait to learn more as I read it.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Amazing news! Big congratulations! They’re so lucky to have snatched you for the West Coast. I have a brilliant Korean colleague who’s a PhD student there, and she’ll benefit greatly from your presence. I’m so happy for you!

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

These denialist movements are globally connected, with far-right protesters heckling mourners, defacing memorials, and denying the existence of Japanese-run comfort stations. This is part of a long-organized international effort, as seen in the controversy over Harvard economist Ramseyer's article.

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The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase

Failing to teach what the wartime state did only emboldens the forces of misogyny and racism.

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