AKSA AWARDS
The AKSA Graduate Student Paper Award recognizes outstanding scholarship produced by a graduate student on topics related to Korea and the Korean diaspora.
Eligibility:
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English language sole-authored or first-authored paper by a graduate student, including unpublished manuscripts, published journal articles, or published volume chapters.
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Published articles and chapters must have appeared in print within two years prior to the annual award (e.g. 2023-2024 for the 2025 award).
Submission:
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A .pdf file of the manuscript, article, or chapter.
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A brief description of how the paper meets the eligibility criteria.
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Contact information for the graduate student author.
Submission Deadline: TBD
Please submit all nominations, including self-nominations, to the award committee chair: Jeehye Kang (jkang@odu.edu). ​​​
Award Committee:
Jeehye Kang (Chair)
Jinwon Kim
Stephen Suh​​​
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER
PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
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Chelle Jones (University of Michigan), “Jigsaw Migration: How Mixed Citizenship LGBTQ Families (Re)Assemble their Fragmented Citizenship.”
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Sejin Um (Honorable Mention, New York University), “The Militarized Workplace: How Organizational Culture Perpetuates Gender Inequality in Korea.”