Dr. Jeongmin Kim

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jeongmin Kim is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Asian Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba. His academic focus includes Modern Korea, East Asian Gender Studies, and the historical contexts of war and occupation in Cold War Asia. He is currently completing a monograph titled 'Parasite Capitalism: Transpacific Black Markets and Sexual Economies during the Korean War, 1950-53,' which examines the development of military capitalism and sexual black market economies in Japan and Korea during this period. Parts of this project have been published in esteemed journals such as the Radical History Review and the American Historical Review. Kim also teaches various courses related to Korean history, emphasizing the social and labor dimensions of the Cold War and global feminism.

Research Interests

Modern Korea East Asia Gender Sexuality War Occupation Cold War Asia History Capitalism Social Labor History

Experience

Assistant Professor; Program Director, Asian Studies

— Present

University of Manitoba • Winnipeg, MB

Teaching courses on Korea, East Asian history, Cold War, social labor history, global feminism, and war occupation post-1945 Asia.

Awards

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Insight Development Grant

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Judith Lee Ridge Prize

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Global Perspectives Society Teaching Fellowship

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Graduate Prize

Requirements for University of Manitoba

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Baccalaureate degree in nursing or equivalent Professional registration as RN or RPN Research Methods course (min grade C+) Introductory Statistics course (min grade C+)
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