Suk-Young Kim

Suk-Young Kim
SpouseMichael Berry
Children2
Awards
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisSyncretism in Nikolai Gogol's Ukrainian Stories (2001)
Academic work
Sub-disciplineKorean cultural history
Institutions

Suk-Young Kim (Korean: 김숙영) is a South Korean academic based in the United States who specializes in Korean cultural history. She is a professor at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.[1] She won the 2013 James B. Palais Book Prize for her book Illusive Utopia and is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.

Biography

Raised in South Korea, Kim spent some time in Soviet Russia; the then-socialist nature of the country inspired her to study North Korean theatre.[2] After obtaining her BA in Russian language and literature (1993) and MA in Russian literature (1995) from Korea University, she obtained two doctorates: one in Slavic languages and literature from the University of Illinois Chicago (2001) and a second one in interdisciplinary theatre and drama from Northwestern University (2005).[3] Her doctoral dissertations were titled Syncretism in Nikolai Gogol's Ukrainian Stories and Revolutionizing the Family: A Comparative Study on the Filmed Propaganda Performances of the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1966-1976).[3]

Kim spent one year as an assistant professor at Dartmouth College (2004–2005),[3] moving out after one year.[4] She began working at University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005, being promoted to associate professor in 2009 and full professor in 2013,[1][3] She also serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and External Engagement at UCLA, as well as Head of Theater and Performance Studies.[1]

Kim specializes in Korean cultural history, both North and South.[1] She co-created a memoir named Long Road Home with its author Kim Yong, released in 2012.[5] She won the 2013 James B. Palais Book Prize for her 2010 book Illusive Utopia,[6] as well as the 2015 ATHE Outstanding Book award for her book DMZ Crossing.[7] She later authored K-Pop Live (2019), Surviving Squid Game (2023), and Millennial North Korea (2024).[1] In 2025, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies.[8] She is editor of The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop (2023),[9] as well as co-editor for the Critical Voices from East Asia series from Columbia University Press.[1]

Kim is part of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.[1] She was a judge at the 2023 MAMA Awards.[1]

Kim is married to film scholar Michael Berry and they have two children.[10][11] She also has a brother and sister.[10]

Bibliography

  • Illusive Utopia (2010)[a]
  • Long Road Home (2012)[b]
  • DMZ Crossing (2014)[c]
  • K-Pop Live (2018)[d]
  • The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop (2023, as editor)
  • Surviving Squid Game (2023)
  • Millennial North Korea (2024)[e]

Notes

  1. ^ Reviews of this book:[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
  2. ^ Reviews of this book:[19][5]
  3. ^ Reviews of this book:[20][21][22][23][24]
  4. ^ Reviews of this book:[25][26][27][28]
  5. ^ Reviews of this book:[29][30]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Suk-Young Kim". UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ^ "5 Questions with Suk-Young Kim, Professor of Theater Arts - The Bottom Line UCSB". The Bottom Line. University of California, Santa Barbara. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "SUK-YOUNG KIM". University of Bologna. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Influence and Role of Faculty - Sociology 76 (Winter 2023): Race, Power, and Politics". Dartmouth University. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b Suh, Seung Hye (1 February 2012). "Long Road Home. Testimony of a North Korean Camp Survivor". Journal of Asian Studies. 71 (1): 274–276. doi:10.1017/S0021911811002750. ISSN 0021-9118.
  6. ^ "Palais Prize". Association for Asian Studies. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Past Awardees". Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Suk-Young Kim". Guggenheim Fellowships. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  9. ^ Kim, Suk-Young, ed. (2023). The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop. doi:10.1017/9781108938075. ISBN 978-1-108-93807-5. Retrieved 30 August 2025. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  10. ^ a b "K-pop Live: Acknowledgments". Stanford University Press. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  11. ^ Berry, Michael (2022). Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke (PDF). Duke University Press. pp. xiv.
  12. ^ Howard, Keith (2011). "Review of Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 74 (3): 526–527. doi:10.1017/S0041977X11000711. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 41288016.
  13. ^ Kang, David C. (2011). "They Think They're Normal: Enduring Questions and New Research on North Korea? A Review Essay". International Security. 36 (3): 142–171. doi:10.1162/ISEC_a_00068. ISSN 0162-2889. JSTOR 41428112.
  14. ^ Kim, Mikyoung (2011). "Review of The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom; Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea". The Journal of Asian Studies. 70 (2): 595–596. doi:10.1017/S0021911811000593. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 41302362.
  15. ^ Lee, Soo-Jung; Abelmann, Nancy (2014). "The Ethnography of North Korean Texts". The Journal of Korean Studies (1979-). 19 (1): 211–217. doi:10.1353/jks.2014.0002. ISSN 0731-1613. JSTOR 43923164.
  16. ^ Miller, Perry (2011). "Review of ILLUSIVE UTOPIA: THEATER, FILM, AND EVERYDAY PERFORMANCE IN NORTH KOREA". Asian Theatre Journal. 28 (2): 605–609. doi:10.1353/atj.2011.0038. ISSN 0742-5457. JSTOR 41306525.
  17. ^ Myers, B.R. (2012). "Review of Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea". TDR (1988-). 56 (4): 188–190. doi:10.1162/DRAM_r_00227. ISSN 1054-2043. JSTOR 23362785.
  18. ^ Park, Joohee (2011). "Review of ILLUSIVE UTOPIA: THEATER, FILM, AND EVERYDAY PERFORMANCE IN NORTH KOREA". Theatre Journal. 63 (3): 471–473. doi:10.1353/tj.2011.0082. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 41307596.
  19. ^ Kohls, Sarah (2010). "Review of Long Road Home: Testimony of A North Korean Camp Survivor". North Korean Review. 6 (2): 131–132. ISSN 1551-2789. JSTOR 43908824.
  20. ^ Kang, David C. (2015). "Review of DMZ Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border". The Journal of Asian Studies. 74 (2): 496–497. doi:10.1017/S0021911815000352. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 43553621.
  21. ^ Kim, Jae Kyoung (2016). "Review of DMZ CROSSING: PERFORMING EMOTIONAL CITIZENSHIP ALONG THE KOREAN BORDER". Asian Theatre Journal. 33 (1): 254–257. doi:10.1353/atj.2016.0007. ISSN 0742-5457. JSTOR 24737178.
  22. ^ Kim, Suzy (2015). "Review of DMZ Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship along the Korean Border, Kim, Suk-Young". The American Historical Review. 120 (3): 999–1000. doi:10.1093/ahr/120.3.999. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 26577308.
  23. ^ Lee, Esther Kim (2015). "Review of DMZ Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border". TDR (1988-). 59 (4): 192–193. doi:10.1162/DRAM_r_00509. ISSN 1054-2043. JSTOR 24585043.
  24. ^ Park, Terry K. (2016). "Review of DMZ CROSSING: Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border". Pacific Affairs. 89 (1): 196–198. ISSN 0030-851X. JSTOR 24779307.
  25. ^ Howard, Keith (2019). "Review of K-pop Live: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 82 (1): 199–201. doi:10.1017/S0041977X19000211. ISSN 0041-977X. JSTOR 26849784.
  26. ^ Kim, Kyung Hyun (2020). "Review of K-pop Live: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance". Korean Studies. 44: 152–154. ISSN 0145-840X. JSTOR 27100311.
  27. ^ Lee, Nikki J.Y. (2020). "Review of K-POP LIVE: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance". Pacific Affairs. 93 (1): 201–203. ISSN 0030-851X. JSTOR 48587958.
  28. ^ Lee, So-Rim (2019). "Review of K-pop Live: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance". TDR (1988-). 63 (3): 178–179. doi:10.1162/dram_r_00866. ISSN 1054-2043. JSTOR 26814523.
  29. ^ Kim, Esther Eui-Gyeong (30 April 2025). "MILLENNIAL NORTH KOREA: Forbidden Media and Living Creatively with Surveillance | By Suk-Young Kim". Pacific Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  30. ^ Riley, John A (7 January 2025). ""Millennial North Korea: Forbidden Media and Living Creatively with Surveillance" by Suk-Young Kim". Asian Review of Books. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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