Areum Jeong 정아름
@areum.bsky.social
👩🏻🏫 Korean film, pop culture, theatre & performance @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
📚 Beyond the Sewol (U of Hawaii Press, Sept 2025) & K-Pop Fandom (@uofmpress.bsky.social, Feb 2026)
📧 [email protected]
📚 Beyond the Sewol (U of Hawaii Press, Sept 2025) & K-Pop Fandom (@uofmpress.bsky.social, Feb 2026)
📧 [email protected]
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Areum Jeong 정아름
@areum.bsky.social
· Aug 2
Both my books are available for pre-order now! 📚🎗️💚
uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/beyond...
(All royalties will be donated to Sewol non-profits.)
press.umich.edu/Books/K/K-Po...
(All royalties will be donated to non-profits focused on animal rights, environmental issues, or human rights.)
uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/beyond...
(All royalties will be donated to Sewol non-profits.)
press.umich.edu/Books/K/K-Po...
(All royalties will be donated to non-profits focused on animal rights, environmental issues, or human rights.)
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It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
어머니 아버지 구정 잘 보내고 계십니까
소녀는 섬국에서 아이도루 굿즈를 사느라 좆뺑이치고 있습니다
소녀는 섬국에서 아이도루 굿즈를 사느라 좆뺑이치고 있습니다
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
어머니 아버지 구정 잘 보내고 계십니까
소녀는 섬국에서 아이도루 굿즈를 사느라 좆뺑이치고 있습니다
소녀는 섬국에서 아이도루 굿즈를 사느라 좆뺑이치고 있습니다
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"K-Pop Fandom" by @areum.bsky.social is now available! This autoethnography explores the K-pop fandom and its evolution. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
February 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"K-Pop Fandom" by @areum.bsky.social is now available! This autoethnography explores the K-pop fandom and its evolution. Start reading here: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉📚
K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻
Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)
Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚
K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻
Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)
Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚
February 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! 🎉📚
K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻
Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)
Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚
K-POP FANDOM is officially out! 🙌🏻
Available via print and open access!
(Free for viewing online via www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...)
Many thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social for believing in and supporting this project 💚
Many thanks to Rebekah Buchanan for taking the time to read my K-pop book and interview me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻
The podcast episode is now available via newbooksnetwork.com/k-pop-fandom
The podcast episode is now available via newbooksnetwork.com/k-pop-fandom
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Many thanks to Rebekah Buchanan for taking the time to read my K-pop book and interview me on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻
The podcast episode is now available via newbooksnetwork.com/k-pop-fandom
The podcast episode is now available via newbooksnetwork.com/k-pop-fandom
See you soon! 🙌🏻
I will join the Korean Studies Seminar at Columbia University on February 13, 5:30 pm. If you are in the area, I would love to see you! 🙌🏻
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
See you soon! 🙌🏻
See you soon! 🙌🏻
I will give a hybrid talk on my K-pop book on February 12, 18:30 EST at The Korea Society. Hope to see you there!
For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...
For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...
K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today with Areum Jeong
Promoting understanding & cooperation between the U.S. & Korea, The Korea Society offers programs, events, & resources on Korean culture, policy & education
www.koreasociety.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
See you soon! 🙌🏻
See you soon! 🙌🏻
I will give a talk on my Sewol book at Rutgers University on February 10. Please feel free to drop by if you are in the area!🎗️
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
See you soon! 🙌🏻
Many thanks to Rebekah Buchanan for taking the time to read and respond to my K-pop book on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! The podcast episode will be available soon. 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Many thanks to Rebekah Buchanan for taking the time to read and respond to my K-pop book on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! The podcast episode will be available soon. 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻
I will join the Korean Studies Seminar at Columbia University on February 13, 5:30 pm. If you are in the area, I would love to see you! 🙌🏻
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I will join the Korean Studies Seminar at Columbia University on February 13, 5:30 pm. If you are in the area, I would love to see you! 🙌🏻
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
universityseminars.columbia.edu/seminar/kore...
I will present on K-pop 1st gen fan fiction at the Association for Asian Studies Pre-Conference on Korean Studies on March 11, 2026 -- if you happen to arrive in Vancouver a bit early for the main conference, feel free to drop by and listen to these fascinating talks! 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻@asianstudies.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I will present on K-pop 1st gen fan fiction at the Association for Asian Studies Pre-Conference on Korean Studies on March 11, 2026 -- if you happen to arrive in Vancouver a bit early for the main conference, feel free to drop by and listen to these fascinating talks! 🫶🏻🙌🏻🫰🏻@asianstudies.org
Next week!
I will give a hybrid talk on my K-pop book on February 12, 18:30 EST at The Korea Society. Hope to see you there!
For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...
For more info, please see:
www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture...
K-Pop Fandom: Performing Deokhu from the 1990s to Today with Areum Jeong
Promoting understanding & cooperation between the U.S. & Korea, The Korea Society offers programs, events, & resources on Korean culture, policy & education
www.koreasociety.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Next week!
Next week!
I will give a talk on my Sewol book at Rutgers University on February 10. Please feel free to drop by if you are in the area!🎗️
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Next week!
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for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
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"If the murder of Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings, turning the ultimate moral transgression upside down..." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
The Crime of Witness | Fintan O’Toole
Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
www.nybooks.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"If the murder of Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings, turning the ultimate moral transgression upside down..." www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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12 Feb 6:30 eastern
Dr. #JeongAreum #정아름 is brilliant. This #booktalk discusses #Kpop #fandom and is STRONGLY recommended.
#koreasociety
info and zoom reg: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dr. #JeongAreum #정아름 is brilliant. This #booktalk discusses #Kpop #fandom and is STRONGLY recommended.
#koreasociety
info and zoom reg: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
12 Feb 6:30 eastern
Dr. #JeongAreum #정아름 is brilliant. This #booktalk discusses #Kpop #fandom and is STRONGLY recommended.
#koreasociety
info and zoom reg: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dr. #JeongAreum #정아름 is brilliant. This #booktalk discusses #Kpop #fandom and is STRONGLY recommended.
#koreasociety
info and zoom reg: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Another must read by Fintan O'Toole:
"Watchfulness is the most dangerous form of resistance because it obstructs the Trump regime’s project of habituation...(of) making the threat of arbitrary state violence routine, stitching it into the fabric of daily urban life."
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
"Watchfulness is the most dangerous form of resistance because it obstructs the Trump regime’s project of habituation...(of) making the threat of arbitrary state violence routine, stitching it into the fabric of daily urban life."
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
The Crime of Witness | Fintan O’Toole
Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
www.nybooks.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Another must read by Fintan O'Toole:
"Watchfulness is the most dangerous form of resistance because it obstructs the Trump regime’s project of habituation...(of) making the threat of arbitrary state violence routine, stitching it into the fabric of daily urban life."
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
"Watchfulness is the most dangerous form of resistance because it obstructs the Trump regime’s project of habituation...(of) making the threat of arbitrary state violence routine, stitching it into the fabric of daily urban life."
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
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Many thanks to everyone who attended! And a big thank you to the discussants who took the time to read and respond to my book! 💛
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Many thanks to everyone who attended! And a big thank you to the discussants who took the time to read and respond to my book! 💛
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January 27, 2026 at 11:08 PM
주말에 서울 갔다온 김에 책 두 권 데려옴 📚
문화예술계 블랙리스트 사태의 전말, 한번 물면 살점 떨어질 때까지 / 김미도
그날은 못 갔는데 오늘은 가야겠다 - 엑스 세대와 엑스 쓰는 세대가 함께 쓴 광장 연대기 / 임은경
문화예술계 블랙리스트 사태의 전말, 한번 물면 살점 떨어질 때까지 / 김미도
그날은 못 갔는데 오늘은 가야겠다 - 엑스 세대와 엑스 쓰는 세대가 함께 쓴 광장 연대기 / 임은경
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
주말에 서울 갔다온 김에 책 두 권 데려옴 📚
문화예술계 블랙리스트 사태의 전말, 한번 물면 살점 떨어질 때까지 / 김미도
그날은 못 갔는데 오늘은 가야겠다 - 엑스 세대와 엑스 쓰는 세대가 함께 쓴 광장 연대기 / 임은경
문화예술계 블랙리스트 사태의 전말, 한번 물면 살점 떨어질 때까지 / 김미도
그날은 못 갔는데 오늘은 가야겠다 - 엑스 세대와 엑스 쓰는 세대가 함께 쓴 광장 연대기 / 임은경
In a few hours!🎗️
I will give a talk on my Sewol book on January 27, 21:00 UTC via the Memory Studies Association's online event series. Very grateful to have Dr. Juyeon Bae and Dr. Ksenia Chmutina as the discussants!
For more info, please see: www.memorystudiesassociation.org/event/beyond...
For more info, please see: www.memorystudiesassociation.org/event/beyond...
Beyond the Sewol: Activist Theatre and Performance in South Korea and the Diaspora
On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry capsized off the southwestern coast of South Korea, killing 304 people, including 250 students. The helplessness that many Koreans and others felt at the sinking was...
www.memorystudiesassociation.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
In a few hours!🎗️
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January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM