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Head, Korean Studies Program
Department of Asian Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Irina (Ira) Lyan

I’m a sociologist interested in South Korea's economic and cultural miracles. I wrote my dissertation on Start-up Nation vs. the Republic of Samsung and published several papers on the fans and fandom of Korean popular culture. At present I’m working on the book project ImagiNation of Korea in the post-miracle era.
Photo: Bruno Charbit
NEWS & EVENTS

New Publication:
Shock and Surprise: Theorizing the Korean Wave through mediatized emotions" in the special issue on "Theorizing the Korean Wave" at International Journal of Communication
January 2023

New Publication:
"Ex-periphery: South Korea in the development discourse" in the edited Routledge volume Korea and the Global Society: Engagement and Reciprocity
February 2023

New Publication:
"Call for Diversity in Work/Leisure Binary: On Fans and Fandoms" ("일과 여가 이분법에서 다양성 추구하기: 팬과 팬덤에 대하여" in Diversitas (다양성 소책자), Korea University booklet
March 2023
Seminar Talk:
"Ex-periphery: The rise of the Korean pop and dreams of alternative globalization" at the Cultural Studies Program's Seminar, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
April 2023
Book Launch Talk:
"Ex-periphery: South Korea in the development discourse" in the edited Routledge volume Korea and the Global Society: Engagement and Reciprocity
May 2023
Panel Presentation:
"ImagiNation: South Korea’s Developmental Miracles, Utopias, and Dreams" at the 15th Conference of Asian Studies in Israel, Tel Aviv University with Anna Jungeun Lee and Nissim Otmazgin
June 2023
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