The research field of Dr. Choi is Classical Literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. She is interested in Korean intellectual history and social culture of these periods and in connecting modern and pre-modern times. She has taught Korean Literature in Classical Chinese and Korean Studies at SKKU in Korea. Educating Korean literature and philosophy is necessary for understanding Korean literature. It also expands its educational field to Korean studies for non-Korean students to develop Korean studies and educational competencies.

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Fields of interest

• Korean Classical Literature
• Expertise in premodern Korean literature
• Korean intellectual history and social culture

Research

-    The Intellectual’s Expanding Perceptions of ‘Identity’ and ‘the Other’ at the End of the Joseon Dynasty
-    (Virtual) Space/Epistemology in Literature in the Late Joseon Dynasty
-    A New Trend in Literature in the Late Joseon Period – on the Classification and Arrangement of Knowledge

Currently, she is working with researchers from North American Universities majoring in comparative literature to conduct an academic translation project that translates Korean classics into English.

Curriculum Vitae

Education
Ph.D.   Korean Literature in Classical Chinese (Sungkyunkwan University)
MA      Korean Literature in Classical Chinese (Sungkyunkwan University)
BA       Education in Classical Chinese (Sungkyunkwan University)

Professional Career -Teaching
2018 – 2022   Visiting Professor, Korean Literature in Classical Chinese, College of Liberal Arts, Sungkyunkwan University
2013 – 2018    Adjunct Professor, Education in Classical Chinese, College of Education, SKKU
2008 – 2013   Lecturer, SKKU

Professional Career - Research 
2016 – 2022   Chief Researcher, The Academy of East Asian Studies, SKKU
2010 – 2016   Research Director/Senior Researcher, The Academy of East Asian Studies, SKKU
2011                  Affiliated Fellow, IIAS
2008 – 2010   Researcher, The Academy of East Asian Studies, SKKU