Projects

Our core research is organized around key thematic clusters and individual projects led by our distinguished faculty and researchers. These projects are often supported by prestigious national and international grants, reflecting the excellence and impact of our scholarly work.

1. Project: The Algorithmic Self: Philosophical Inquiries into AI and Human Identity

Lead Researcher(s): AI Ethics Research Group
Duration: 2024 – 2027
Funding: Future Initiatives Grant
Description: This project addresses one of the most critical questions of our time: What does it mean to be human in the age of artificial intelligence? Our research team brings together philosophy, cognitive science, and media studies to investigate how AI is reshaping our understanding of consciousness, creativity, and identity. We aim to develop a new ethical framework for AI that is deeply rooted in humanistic values.

2. Project: Urban Palimpsests: Memory, Space, and Gentrification in Old Seoul

Lead Researcher(s): Professor ***Lee
Duration: 2023 – 2026
Funding: S**** Metropolitan Government Research Fund
Description: Using the concept of a "palimpsest," this project examines the historical layers of Seoul's oldest neighborhoods. Through a combination of archival research, oral history interviews, and spatial analysis, we document how memory and community identity are being reconfigured—and often erased—by rapid gentrification. The project seeks to provide a critical historical perspective to inform more inclusive and sustainable urban planning.

3. Project: Beyond Borders: The Translation and Global Reception of Modern Korean Literature

Lead Researcher(s): Translation Studies Lab
Duration: 2025 – 2028
Funding: Literature Translation Institute of ******
Description: Riding the wave of global interest in Korean culture, this project analyzes the journey of modern Korean literature into different languages and cultures. We move beyond simple linguistic analysis to explore the complex network of publishers, translators, and critics that shapes a work's international life. The study investigates how cultural nuances are translated and what the global success of K-Literature reveals about contemporary world literature.

4. Project: Reimagining the Silk Road: A History of Cultural Exchange and Hybridity

Lead Researcher(s): Professor ** Park
Duration: 2024 – 2027
Funding: National Research Foundation of *****
Description: This project offers a new history of the Silk Road, shifting the focus from trade and economics to the circulation of ideas, religions, languages, and artistic motifs. By analyzing historical texts and material culture from across Eurasia, we challenge Eurocentric narratives and highlight the dynamic, hybrid nature of pre-modern global connections. Our goal is to illustrate how cultural exchange has historically been a fundamental driver of human civilization.

5. Project: Gender and Power in Contemporary Korean Media

Lead Researcher(s): Dr. ** Choi
Duration: 2025 – 2028
Funding: Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)
Description: This project provides a critical analysis of gender representations in contemporary Korean media, including K-dramas, films, and webtoons that have captured global audiences. We investigate how these media portrayals both challenge and reinforce traditional gender ideologies and power structures. Furthermore, the research examines how international fans from different cultural backgrounds interpret and engage with these representations.