Hyunji Kwon
[ hee-ɑn-jee kwan ]
Associate 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 social justice-minded 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.
My research interests include:
Trauma-informed art pedagogy, community-based art education, feminist pedagogy, anti-Asian racism, historical research, and research methodologies
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2023 -
2017 - 2023
University of South Carolina
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
2012 - 2017
The Pennsylvania State University
Graduate Instructor/Teaching Assistant
SP 2011 - 2012
2008 - 2009
Daegu Jangdong Elementary School, 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, Korea
Art Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree
Daegu National University of Education, Korea
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 above 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