Drawing from a variety of academic disciplines and subject-matter specializations, the Next Generation Scholarship in Korean Studies Conference serves as an opportunity for undergraduate students across the United States to present their original research in Korean Studies. GWIKS selected 21 students to present their research papers at a two-day conference hosted at George Washington University. Students presented their work in six sessions divided into two general categories: humanities and social sciences. A panel of judges selected the top three winners in each category at the end of the conference.
Winners of the 2022 Conference
Social Science Category
First Place
Chris Park, Johns Hopkins University
Anticipating a US-South Korea Semiconductor Alliance: Delineation of Threat Perception Differences in a Bilateral Cooperation Framework
Second Place
Angela Liu, University of Southern California
Buying Glass Floors and Social Ladders: The Effect of the Parental Income-Education Link on Migrant Generational Economic Mobility in Asia
Third Place
Yoon Kim, University of Michigan
Parallels of State Violence: Korea Camptowns and the US Massage Parlors
Humanities Category
First Place
Riley Seow, Stanford University
Sinking Ships: Yi Seungjun’s In the Absence and Opposing Temporalities
Second Place
Alissa Banfield, University of Albany
An Analysis of Life in South Korea as a LGBTQ+ Individual
Third Place
Haley Stanks, George Washington University
Female Beauty Standards on the Korean Peninsula: Women as Tools of Propaganda and Targets of State Economic Gain
