SeungGyeong Ji

Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

425 Ford Hall

224 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

SeungGyeong Ji is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her dissertation work is about the abortion politics in South Korea during the Cold War.

Educational Background

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Educational Background

M.A.: Women’s Studies , Ewha Women's University, 2012 -

Publications

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Publications

“Establishing Sexual Violence Prevention Policy; the Necessity and Methods: PhD. Hae-Jung Byen (PI), Ji, SeungGyeong, Gender Equality Committee of National Assembly, 2009.
The Co-relationship between Domestic Welfare and Official Development Assistant; Comparative Study between US and Sweden, Distinguished Thesis Award Collection. Korea International Cooperation Agency, Hanul Publishing Company, Ji, SeungGyeong, 2010.
Once Again, the Global Gag Rule Increases Maternal Deaths: CENTER ON WOMEN, GENDER, AND PUBLIC POLICY, Ji, SeungGyeong.

Activities

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Activities

Outreach

“South Korean Abortion War Won,” Transnational Reproductive Justice Scholars and Activists Roundtable, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Colloquium: Main convener and presenter. October 2019 -
Indigenous Women & Women of Color Student Summit: Igniting Leadership, Confidence, and Cultural Strength: “Sitting in Circle: Graduate Student Affinity Group for Indigenous and Women of Color, Caitlin Gunn, SeungGyeong Ji, Beaudelaine Pierre, Naimah Petigny. March 5, 2016 -
Guest Speaker at Open Speaking Out: “Good body, Bad body and Odd body?” held by the Network for the Women's Rights for the Pregnancy and Childbirth and Korea Women Link. November 20, 2012 -
Panel Discussant: “Basic Income and Gender Equality; A Critique From a Feminist Viewpoint” held by Socialist Party, Special Conference for the International Women's Day. March 8, 2010 -
Panel discussant: Documentary premiere, “Let’s Dance; Several Stories about the Abortions” produced by Feminist Movie Production group “YA”. September 27, 2013 -
Panel Discussant for Book Publishing: “Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale by Maria Mies”, Galmuri Publishing Co.. February, 2014 -

Research

Conference Presentation: Conference on Religion, Gender and Body Politics, Utrecht University (the Netherlands).. February 12, 2015 - February 14, 2015
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop August 10, 2018 - August 13, 2018
Conference Presentation : McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference in History: Violence and the Mind, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.. March 2, 2018 - March 3, 2018

Awards

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Awards

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota, September 1, 2020 - May 30, 2021
University of Minnesota Graduate School, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, September 1, 2020 - May 30, 2021
Gender Policy Report Fellowship, The Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2019
Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC) Pre-Dissertation Fellowship, May 2016 - August 2016
3rd Award at Graduate Thesis Contest on Development Cooperation, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), 2009
Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Conference Travel Grant, March 2017
Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, May 2015 - August 2015
Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC) Fellow, January 2018 - December 2018
Dean's List, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 2005

Courses

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Courses

Gender, Power, and Everyday Life (Spring 2020) Graduate Instructor
Feminist Disability Studies (Spring 2019) Graduate Instructor
Blood, Bodies, and Science, TA (Spring 2015)
Blood, Bodies, and Science, TA (Fall 2015)
Science, Bodies & Technologies (Fall 2019) Graduate Instructor
Skin, Sex, and Genes (Fall 2017) Lead Discussion Sections 002, 003
Pop Culture Women, TA (Spring 2017)