Hyun Yi Kang
Encyclopedia
Laura Hyun Yi Kang is a Korean-American scholar and writer.
Kang is the Chair of Women's Studies
at School of Humanities
and Associate Professor
in Comparative Literature
and English at University of California
, Irvine. Kang holds a Ph.D.
from UC Santa Cruz.
Kang is the Chair of Women's Studies
Women's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
at School of Humanities
Humanities
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and Associate Professor
Professor
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in Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
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and English at University of California
University of California
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, Irvine. Kang holds a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from UC Santa Cruz.
Selected works
- Writing Self, Writing Nation: A Collection of Essays on Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Third Women Press, 1994 (co-author)
- Compositional Subjects: Enfiguring Asian/American Women, Duke University Press, 2002
- Echoes upon Echoes: New Korean American Writings, Temple Univ Press, 2003 (co-author)
- Conjuring "Comfort Women": Mediated Affiliations and Disciplined Subjects in Korean/American Transnationality, Journal of Asian American Studies - Volume 6, Number 1, February 2003, pp. 25–55
Awards
- Association of Asian American Studies Book Award in Cultural Studies 2003
- UCI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research 1998