The Main Fieldwork Site for My
PhD Dissertation Research
I Spent Over Two Summers “Back-to-Back” in Gangnam-Gu, South Korea (or what Some refer to as “The Heart of Seoul…”)

From May Until August, 2014 I lived in Seoul (this trip fortunate enough to be funded by a grant from the SSRC, DPDF). I then returned again in the beginning of June and stayed until the end of October, 2016. It was this trip where I “officially” conducted my ethnographic research, collecting enough data to keep myself busy next few years… Almost…

    Glimpses of Seoul:  Snapshots from my time in the field: From Summer 2014 & Fall-Spring 2016