Jung Eun KWON E-mail: jungeun.kwon@pitt.edu | Mobile: 412-773-4844

EDUCATION September 2013-February 2016 March 2009- August 2013

M.A., Anthropology, Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea l Thesis: ““Beyond Being Individuals:” Theater as a Ritual and the Remaking of Self in Theatre

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B.M., Korean Music, Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea l Majored in Korean Music Theory, Summa Cum Laude l Teacher Certification earned from Korean Government

ACADEMIC INTERESTS Social Rendering of Personhood, Therapeutic Governance; Subjectivity, Embodiment; Mental Health, Therapeutic Interventions, Psychotherapy; South Korea, Japan CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS December 2017 November 2016 September 2016

“Negotiating Between Collectivity and Individuality: The Transformation of Self and Personhood in a South Korean Theater Troupe” l 116th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

““Beyond Being Individuals:” Selfhood and Self-Other Dynamics in a Theater Commune in South Korea” l 115th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting

““Beyond Being Individuals:” The Remaking of Self and Personhood in a South Korean Theater Troupe” l Joint East Asian Studies Conference, SOAS, University of London

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS September 2017 February 2016 September 2012- August 2013 March 2009- August 2011

Fulbright Graduate Study Award, Principal Candidate (2018-2020) Award for Excellence in Teaching, Seoul National University • Received official recognition for outstanding performance as a teaching assistant of Introduction

to Anthropology, Fall semester 2015 Merit-Based Full Scholarship (Dean’s List), Seoul National University l Recipient of full scholarship of ₩7,912,000 ($7,000) from the Dean of Seoul National University

Merit-Based Tuition Exemption Scholarship, Seoul National University l Recipient of scholarship of ₩2,189,000 ($2,000)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE March-August 2015 October 2013- March 2014

Independent Master’s Research l Topic: Selfhood and Personhood in a South Korean Theater Troupe

Research Assistant for Professor Hilary Finchum-Sung l Topic: Passing On the Old Songs of Jindo Island, South Korea

OTHER EXPERIENCE February 2016- January 2017 September-December 2015, September-December 2014 March-August 2014 April-May 2013 September-December 2012

Full-Time Administrative Coordinator, Seoul National University l Responsible for school affairs and the graduate program in the Department of Anthropology

Teaching Assistant, Social Science Classics Seminar, Seoul National University l James George Frazer, The Golden Bough l Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, La Mentalité Primitive

Vice President, Graduate Student Association, Anthropology, Seoul National University l Represented graduate student concerns to faculty and coordinated academic events

Full-Time Trainee Teacher, Gugak (Korean Music) National Middle School l Conducted music classes and counseling for students Volunteer Teacher, Danggok Middle School l Conducted English classes for low-income students