Hyunji Kwon
[ hee-ɑn-jee kwan ]
Assistant Professor of Art Education
Women's & Gender Studies Affiliate
School of Visual Art & Design
University of South Carolina
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Campus Address:
1615 Senate Street #330
Columbia, SC 29208
ABOUT ME
Hello, I am an enthusiastic Art Education researcher and educator.
I am a descendant of North Korean refugees who fled from the Korean War, and was an elementary school teacher in South Korea before coming to the U.S.
Due to my passion for art, education, and family background,
I advocate for social justice via teaching and research regarding:
Critical and feminist pedagogy, anti-Asian racism, Afro-Asian futurism, community-based art education, historical research, ethics of care, trauma, witnessing, embodiment, visual culture, emerging technologies, and performative and mixed methodologies
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2017 - present
University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor
2012 - 2017
The Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant
SP 2011 - 2012
2008 - 2009
Daegu Jangdong Elementary School, South Korea
Teacher
EDUCATION
2012 - 2017
Dual-title Ph.D. Degree
The Pennsylvania State University
Art Education
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2009 - 2012
Master's Degree
Seoul National University
Art Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree
Daegu National University of Education
Elementary Education, Specialized in Art Education
RESEARCH
Please click the images to access my work.
TEACHING
At UofSC, I have developed 1 online art appreciation course and re-designed 4 other courses to be more socially-responsive and student-oriented.
All of my courses have been positively received
by my students (evaluations about 90%, 99% in fall 2018) as well as peer-evaluations.
By reflecting on students' feedback, pedagogy workshops, conferences, and research,
I have constantly updated my lectures, readings, assignments, and technology (i.e., virtual reality).
Graduate Courses
ARTE 701: Research Methodologies in Art Education
ARTE 705 | WGST 796: Community Based Art Education
Undergraduate Courses
ARTE 560/760(P):
Secondary Methods for K-12 Art Certification & Practicum
ARTE 520: Art for Elementary School
ARTE 101: Introduction to Art (online | face-to-face)
ARTE 540/740(P): The School Art Program & Practicum