Curriculum Vitae
LAST UPDATED: July 14, 2009
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Student Communication, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, 2009 – Present
MA Culture and Gender Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2005
BA Sociology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2002
BA English Literature, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Refereed Articles
Kim, Heewon, Haejoang Cho, Taejin Yoon, Sangmin Whang. 2007. The Internet and Asian Cultural Studies. Yonsei University Press.
Hjorth, Larissa and Heewon Kim. 2005. “Being There and Being Here: Gendered Customizing of Mobile 3G Practices – Through a Case Study in Seoul.” Convergence Journal Vol. 11. No. 2.
Kim, Heewon, Haejong Cho, Hyoung Cho, Hyeran Park. 2003. Who will be my partner: Rewriting Family Stories. Another Culture Press.
Translations
Kim, Heewon and John S. Kim. 2008. Convergence Culture. VizandBiz Press. (Henry Jenkins. 2006.
Convergence Culture. New York University Press.)
Master’s Thesis
Kim, Heewon. 2005. “Individuality and Cyber Community in Network Society – Through a Case
Study on Blogger Community in Korea.” Graduate Program in Culture and Gender Studies. Yonsei University.
Other Publications
Kim, Heewon. 2008. “SNS(Social Network Service) in Transition: Changing Services in the Age of
Emotion.” Microsoftware Monthly. MasoInteractive Press.
___________. 2006. “The Specialists on the Blogosphere: Is the Collaborative Knowledge Network
Possible.” w.e.b. Vol. 74.
___________. 2004. “I Found 'Myself' on the Internet: How Personalization Technology Is Changing
Our Lives.” Microsoftware Monthly. MasoInteractive Press.
___________. 2004. “Looking for the Vision as a Young Female Researcher.” Culture-Technology
Journal. Vol. 41. No. 1.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Kim, Heewon. 2008. “The Emergence of ‘Real-time Intimacy’: The New Mode of Communication
Enabled by Convergence of Web and Mobile Phones (Working Paper).” Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer Camp: Imagining ‘Inter-Asian-ness’ beyond Neo-liberalism, Seoul, Korea.
___________. 2008. “How Korean Youth Interact with Social Software.” LIFT Conference, Geneva,
Switzerland.
___________. 2007. “Can I make money with virtual products? – The irony of UCC (User-Created
Content).” Youth and Imaginative Labor, Temple University, Tokyo, Japan.
___________. 2006. “Constructing a New Time-Space as a Local Community of the Youth: a
Comparative Research on Cyworld Korea and Mixi Japan.” Cultural Typhoon 2006, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, Japan.
___________. 2006. “Constructing a New Time-Space: Young Bloggers and Minihompy Users.”
Tokyo Workshop 2006, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan.
___________. 2005. "The Encounter of Art and Techno-Cultural Characteristics of Blog." Blog+Art
Conference: Blog as Art or Art Action Space, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.
___________. 2005.“Formation of Identity in Network Society: through a Case Study on Blogger
Community in Korea.” HyperNetwork Beppu Bay Conference 2005, Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Beppu, Japan.
___________. 2005.“Formation of Blogger Identity and ‘Distinction’: ‘Politics of Identity’ in
Blogger Community in Korea.” Young People and New Technologies, British Sociological Association, Northampton, UK.
___________. 2005.“Reshaping Online Communities: When Korean Youth Meet Blogs.” The 7th
APNG Camp, Taipei, Taiwan.
___________. 2005.“Full-time Intimacy and Gendered Customization through a Case Study on
(Mobile) Cyworld.” The 7th APNG Camp, Taipei, Taiwan
___________. 2005.“Being There and Being Here: Analysis on Cyworld Users in South Korea.”
Streaming Media, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
___________. 2005.“Making Blogosphere in Korea: the Story of Active Agents.” Wireless Internet,
Boundless Taiwan, TWNIC, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hjorth, Larissa and Heewon Kim. 2004. “Being There: Society of the Phoneur – Gendered
Customizing of Mobile Telephonic Net Practices in Seoul.” International Conference on Mobile Communication and Social Change, The Korean Association of Broadcasting Studies, Seoul, Korea.
Kim, Heewon. 2004. “The Alternative Public Space Constructed by Youth Early Movers.” Internet
Culture Forum, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
___________. 2004. “The Appearance of Network Culture Based on Individuality.” Inter-Asia
Cultural Studies Conference: Cultural Theory for Asia – New Pedagogic Possibilities, Center for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, India.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Yonsei University, 2002.
Great Academic Work Award, Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, 2008. (Kim, Heewon, Haejoang Cho, Taejin Yoon, Sangmin Whang. 2007. The Internet and Asian Cultural Studies. Yonsei University Press.)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Work Experience
Researcher. March 2007 – May 2008. The Learning Ecosystem Project. Center for Youth and
Cultural Studies, Yonsei University.
Strategy Consultant. March 2007 – October 2007. Neowiz Corp.
Web Service Planner. January 2007 – February 2007. TNC Corp.
Research Assistant. April 2006 – July 2006. The Korea Democracy Project. Department of Sociology,
Stanford University. Gi-Wook Shin, Paul Y. Chang, Jung-eun Lee Principal Investigators.
Researcher. May 2004 – December 2004. Think Tank, Daum Communication Corp.
Researcher. March 2003 – December 2003. AlterLife (3D Social Online Game) Project. NCSOFT
Corp.
Conference and Educational Program
Organizer. 2008. Citizen Journalist School for Teenagers, Center for Youth and Cultural Studies at
Yonsei University and OhMyNews Corp (www.ohmynews.com).
Organizer. 2007. Introduction to Media Art for Teenagers and Teachers, Center for Youth and
Cultural Studies at Yonsei University.
Organizer. 2007. Media Art Programming Course for Teenagers and Teachers, Center for Youth and
Cultural Studies at Yonsei University.
Organizer. 2004. The 2nd Next Generation Forum, Blogging Culture in Transition, Yonsei University.
Organizer. 2004. Internet Culture Forum, Yonsei University.
Organizer. 2003. Who Will Make the ‘Global Knowledge,’ Yonsei University.
Organizer. 2002. Finding a Vision for Establishing Yonsei Women’s Studies Program, Yonsei
University.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Member. 2006 – Present. Committee for Media Accountability, SK Communications Corp.
Member. 2004 – Present. Asia Pacific Networking Group (www.apng.org).
Volunteer. 2006 – 2007. Creative Commons Korea (www.creativecommons.or.kr).
Member. 2006 – 2007. Advisory Committee for DARAK Indie-Animation Festival.
Member. 2005. Advisory Committee for Juan Media Festival, Incheon Metropolitan City.
Judge. 2005 – 2007. InfoTrust Awards.
Judge. 2005. Korean Blog Awards.
