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CedarBough T. Saeji

@thekpopprof.bsky.social
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human- a professor of #Korean and East Asian Studies. Research on performing arts (traditional mask dance dramas, K-pop and hip-hop), media, museums, tourism... #kpop #kdramas 한/영. 합기도, cycling, food, coffee

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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 13m
20 Oct 2:30 pm KOREA Dr. #JamieDoucette #Economic #Democratization #Korea #PostdevelopmentalState #Booktalk #kyujanggak Register to get the zoom link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anth of Asia job for a non-Korean at SNU Anthropology. Check it out. Deadline is normally this short. Poor advertising is normal in Korea. There is no inside candidate, I know this department well, if you have the qualifications you'll have a fair shot. www.anthropology.or.kr/04_notice/no...
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서울대학교 사회과학대학 인류학과
글작성시 입력했던 비밀번호를 입력해주세요.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
29 Sept 12noon EASTERN US Dr. #ChoiYejin #최예진 #HumanCenteredAI #AI and #Ethics zoom / hybrid @koreasociety register koreasociety.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
15 Oct 4pm MELBOURNE Dr. #LeeDongbae #이동배 #DPRK #NorthKorea #textbooks #Korea #education register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
12 Oct 10am KOREA #booktalk by Dr. #OhSemi #오세미, #Seoul #history Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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2026 Kyujanggak Book Talk #3
저 서: City of Sediments: A History of Seoul in the Age of Colonialism 일 시: 2026년 10월 12일(월) 오전 10시 장 소: Zoom 온라인 회의실(전날 이메일로 별도 안내 예정) 언 어: 영어 저 자: 오세미(University of Michigan) 사회자: 최춘웅(...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
12 Oct 10am KOREA #booktalk by Dr. #OhSemi #오세미, #Seoul #history Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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2026 Kyujanggak Book Talk #3
저 서: City of Sediments: A History of Seoul in the Age of Colonialism 일 시: 2026년 10월 12일(월) 오전 10시 장 소: Zoom 온라인 회의실(전날 이메일로 별도 안내 예정) 언 어: 영어 저 자: 오세미(University of Michigan) 사회자: 최춘웅(...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
University of #Copenhagen has a fully funded PhD student position in #KoreanStudies. It's a great school, with faculty able to lead diverse projects. Fully funded means you get living expenses, too. employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
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Fully funded PhD position in Korean Studies at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you're a PhD candidate in or from #SoutheastAsia and doing research on #online communities/ #digitalpublics, this may be the conference for you. Also seems to take early-career PhD researchers.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had a great time at #SevenBridgesTour, much better than last year. Perfect weather, great views. Congrats to the city of #Busan and organizers. #cycling #Korea
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Euronews @euronews.com · 17/09/2026
Researchers said the flood was caused by a "compound crisis" shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instability. A 2015 earthquake is also thought to have played a role. ➡️ l.euronews.com/es7V
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminder because it's coming up: Do NOT refer to Chuseok as Korean Thanksgiving. 1) Thanksgiving has a very nasty US-ian history. Let's not frame Korean culture through the culture of one (young) country.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The press that published my article on rental #hanbok in #Korea just sent me a link for free downloads. Please, take advantage of it! I honestly think this is one of my best ever articles. #한복 scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaf/arti...
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Dressing Up in the Korean Past: An Analysis of Hanbok Wearing as Play Informed by Popular Culture
Abstract. Renting hanbok, Korean traditional clothing, is one of the most accessible forms of cultural participation available to both Korean nationals and international visitors. While briefly rentin...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is amazing. #ChoiSam #KoreanHiphop #Khiphop #hangukhiphop #최삼 Artists like this exist in Korea that no on is paying attention to, and yet everyone should be. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EyL...
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최삼(Choisam) - Unkillable (MV)
YouTube video by 최삼
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My advice for #gradstudents seeking a future in #academia: Stop using your institutional email address for #networking. Did you know your institution in almost all cases will cut your address when you leave? Your list subscriptions, your contacts will all disappear.
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In JAF 139.553, @thekpopprof.bsky.social examines how mediatized images of hanbok—especially in historical dramas & on the bodies of K-pop idols—generate desire and structure expectations, encouraging global fans to engage in what Saeji terms “citational cultural play.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/25/artic...
Cover of Journal of American Folklore, JAF: A Global Quarterly, Vol. 139, No. 553, Summer 2026. Grey background with yellow and purple geometric design.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just in case anyone's interested, Smithsonian Folkways set up this 'learning through music' program for elementary kids and one of them is Music of the Asian Court. You may enjoy the section on Korea. folkways.si.edu/music-pathwa...
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May it Please Your Highness: Music of the Asian Courts | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Travel through Asia learning about traditional instruments and how they're played, who played them, and for whom. Listen to sounds that accompanied rituals and ceremonies. Create music that echoes sou...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Being reminded all day of what an amazing person Dolly Parton was and how much she made the world a better place, it amazes me that people aspire to be like sh**ty humans like Elon Musk and Donald Trump when they could aspire to be like Dolly. Is it just too hard to imagine being that awesome?
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 20/08/2026
Commentary: While adults continue to debate migration in the abstract, migrant children to Japan are living its realities every day.
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Japan’s migrant children: The hidden challenges of belonging
As Japan continues to debate migration, belonging is often framed as something migrants must eventually earn through adaptation and contribution.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Committee on #KoreanStudies #AAS-pre conference, held at Boston University, is closing submissions in about 3 days. If the pre-conference fits your topics, and you plan to go to AAS, please submit your proposal. Details: kstudies.info/events/show_...
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[Call for Papers] CKS AAS Preconference (Mar 17, 2027 @ Boston)
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Catherine Owen @catherineowen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feel so proud to work alongside these amazing, eloquent and inspiring colleagues 😍✊ The closure of the Geography programme is a loss for the whole Penryn campus, and for young people in Cornwall.
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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The 2026 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are faculty in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas please take a second to fill it out: forms.gle/iLheVskd4wcA...
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2026 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
제가 아는 대학원생이 한복, 인플루언서, 한복 체험에 관한 연구를 하고 있어요. 혹시 설문조사에 참여해 주실 수 있을까요? 설문은 한국어로 준비했어요. forms.gle/ayD9JS6bEgMG... If you are still learning Korean, you could try to do it, too, if you have thoughts on #influencers and #hanbok, because surveys have pretty easy and repetitive sentence structure.
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한복 인플루언서 특성이 한복체험 태도 및 행동의도에 미치는 영향에 관한 설문조사
안녕하십니까. 이 연구는 SNS에서 한복 콘텐츠가 한복 체험에 대한 소비자 인식을 조사하기 위한 설문지입니다. 귀하의 경험과 생각을 솔직하게 응답해주시면 연구 발전에 큰 도움이 되겠습니다. 귀하의 경험과 생각을 솔직하게 표현해주시면 감사하겠습니다. 응답 내용은 익명으로 처리되며 학문적 연구 이외의 어떠한 목적으로도 사용되지 않음을 약속드립니다. 바쁘신 시...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There's a campaign to make AP Korean Language and Culture a subject in US schools. If you support it (particularly if you're a US person), please sign -- forms.gle/9Zaq2BKTwH8L...
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
21 years ago at our wedding ceremony. We were so young!!!! #결혼기념
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I strongly support #BTS's decision not to submit their music to the #Grammys. To me, and I could be wrong, the category of #Asian pop exists to sideline artists, not to celebrate diverse music. And the category has limits in how much English can be used.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I love how this makes it seem like they stopped monitoring RFK Jr
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I started watching "Royal Nemesis" and if you don't know, there's a sort of time slip, and a woman from Joseon is suddenly living in modern Korea. She doesn't know a lot of words, like slang and esp. English loan words, and she speaks like a Joseon person, #Kdrama #RoyalNemesis
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
You might not be aware, but currently it is *very* hip to do long bike journeys in Korea. In that people come to Korea from other countries just to ride their bikes here (or they rent bikes locally). GCN is one of the biggest cycling YouTube channels,
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My article on rental #hanbok has finally come out-- you can find it here. #한복 muse.jhu.edu/pub/25/artic...
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Project MUSE -- Verification required!
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
메타 "변태 안경" 한국에서 어떻게 합법인지 정말 이해가 안 돼요. 한국에서는 상대방 허락 없이 사진이나 영상을 촬영하는 것이 불법이에요. 그리고 그 내용을 나중에 공유하면 책임이 더 커져요. 한국에서는 몰래 촬영을 어렵게 하려고 휴대폰 카메라와 동영상 촬영할 때 셔터 소리나 녹화 시작 소리를 의무적으로 나게 하고 있어요. 원칙적으로는 그 소리를 끄면 안 돼요. 물론 끄는 사람도 있어요. 그런데 이제는 메타 안경의 녹화 표시등을 끄는 방법까지 다들 퍼뜨리고 있어요.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
참고문헌, 특히 로마자 표기와 번역을 확인하는 편집위원 일을 하면서 느낀 점이 있어요. 한국 학술지의 공식 영문 제목을 보면, 정말 절반 정도는 문법이 틀린 것 같아요. 어떤 것은 거의 영어 단어를 그냥 이어 붙인 수준도 있어요.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Today is the start of the annual #Korean #ScreenCultures conference, this time at #SofiaUniversity. If anyone is interested you can zoom in. The full schedule is below
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
One of the side benefits (??) of having the students work on google docs so that I can go through their version history to check their process seems organic and not AI, is that I can see the struggle of all night writing sessions. (When I was an undergrad this was me, too, no judgment).
dates and times of saves of a google doc starting just after midnight and extending to almost 6 am
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Same sentiment for LGBTQIA+ or any other minoritized group. Being an ally is great, but literally calling out bullsh*t especially IN PERSON in your OWN COMMUNITY is where we will see more change. Please never let anyone get away with racism/transphobia/homophobia/misogyny within your hearing
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Damn. Knocking it out of the park
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
People don't support "artists" that make this sort of orientalist ick. Get official merch. Get merch that is made by an artist that is Korean. Don't buy AI designed pan-Asian schlock.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The recent issue with Korea Observer has exposed another issue in academia that definitely needs to be addressed. Publications ABSOLUTELY must include bibliographies that make it possible to find the sources.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It's like if you have a troublesome group of #kpop fans, it's almost always the same fandom. I really like the members or I would have been long gone...
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alexandra20-03.bsky.social @alexandra20-03.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I read an article about body image pressures in #Korea, especially among young people, and it made me think about how beauty standards are not only personal preferences but socially framed. www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2026...
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When thin is not thin enough: Body image pressures among adolescents - The Korea Times
What do you say when your underweight friend tells you she wants to lose even more weight? What if her goal is to become so thin that her leggings...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Really thoughtful thread of beauty culture and #cosmeticsurgery in #Korea
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
26 June, 9am KOREA #Conference "Echoes and Shadows: The Transpacific Korean War" #KoreanWar #KoreanHistory Zoom information is on the poster below
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you feel like learning more about #LGBTQ+ in the context of #Korea, here's a video lecture by Dr #JuHuiJudyHan, "Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and Korean Diaspora." It's a #booktalk based on Dr. Han's new book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORbK...
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Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and Korean Diaspora | Ju Hui Han, UCLA
YouTube video by USC KSI
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Huge congratulations to #DemiVollering, one of the toughest women and best climbers in the world of #cycling. www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
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Women's Giro d'Italia 2026: Demi Vollering snatches win on final stage to complete Grand Tour trilogy
Dutch rider Demi Vollering wins her first Giro d'Italia after usurping race leader Anna van der Breggen during a thrilling final stage on Sunday.
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
If you are both #ARMY and have traveled to #Korea because of your fandom, would you mind doing this survey for a student who is researching just that? Thank you so much! #BTS docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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BTS TOURISM
I’m an undergraduate student at Pusan National University. This survey is being conducted for my final research paper, which explores the relationship between BTS, nation branding, and participatory t...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Heading to #Seoul on the KTX to give a special lecture to a travel study group from a university in the USA. They just arrived yesterday, so I hope I can overcome their jetlag, but on the plus side I am presenting on #kpop and
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Well, I am sure this is an open access article, but it's not on the journal's website yet (despite publishing over a week ago). If you're interested, send me a PM. Korea, Tourism, K-pop, BTS at Gwanghwamun, Blackpink in the National Museum,etc. www-kci-go-kr.lproxy.pusan.ac.kr/kciportal/ci...
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CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
So, if the #starbucks #korea disaster was caused by #AI, as Michael Breen and Raphael Rashid have said in the Korea Times and the Guardian, then this is yet again another example of how HUMANS need to get a decent education and DOUBT and DOUBLE CHECK anything from AI.
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