Heejung KANG (Professor) Director of the Institute for East Asian Studies and Professor of the Graduate Program in Southeast Asian Studies at Sogang University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Art History at Seoul National University. Specialized in the Buddhist Art History of East Asia, she has published several significant books, including Palace of Opium and Tin and Stories of Awkward Oriental Art 1, 2, and 3 as a sole author. The former book was granted the 3rd Lotte Publishing Culture Award. She has successively filled various expert committees in the Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy and the Advisory Council on Science and Technology. Recently she has been a member of the Special Committee of Humanities Policy at The National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences and Chief Editor of The Journal of Association of Asian Art History. E-mail esvara@sogang.ac.kr Office location #328, Dasan Hall

· Art and Visual Culture in Southeast Asia

· Religious and Ritual Functions of Buddhist Art in Asia

· Diverse Perspectives on Art in Asia

· Distribution of Material Culture through the Maritime Silk Route

· Postcolonialism and the Problem of Returning of Asian Cultural Properties

· Director of the Institute for East Asian Studies (2018–Present)

· Professor, SIEAS (2010–Present)

· Research Fellow, Seoul National University Museum (2007–2010)

· Expert Advisor, Cultural Heritage Administration, Cultural Properties Committee, Department of World Heritage (2013–2015)

· Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Chinese Historical Researches (2013–)

· Editorial Board Member, Center of Korean History at Korea University (2013–)

· Member of the Cultural Heritage Committee, Gyeonggi-do Province (2014–)

· Construction Promotion Committee, Municipal Museum of Seongnam-si (2015–)

· Editorial Board Member and Auditor, Korean Association of Art History Education (–2015)

· Evaluation Committee, Korea Creative Content Agency (2016–)

· Expert Advisor, Cultural Heritage Administration, Cultural Properties Committee, Department of Architecture (2017–2019)

· Advisory Committee Member, National Museum of Korea, Department of Asia (2017–)

· Advisory Committee Member, ASEAN Culture House (2017–2019)

· Deliberation Council Member of a Local Subsidy, Seoul Metropolitan Government (2017–2020)

· Trustee of Director, Art History Association of Korea (2018–2019)

· Civilian Committee Member, Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy (2019–2022)

· Special Committee of Humanities Policy, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (2020–2023)

· Expert Committee for Regulation of Policy, Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology (2021–2023)

· Steering Committee Member, National Research Foundation of Korea, Popularization of Humanities (2019)

· Advisory Committee Member, National Research Foundation of Korea, Popularization of Humanities (2020–2022)

· Advisory Committee Member, Gwangju National Museum, Ceramic Advisory Committee (2017–)

· Self Evaluation Committee, National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage (2020–2023)

· Chief Editor, The Journal of Association of Asian Art History (2019–2023)

· Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Korean Association of Buddhist Studies (2019–)

· Editorial Board Member, The Journal of East-West and Cultural Studies Association (2021–)

· Editorial Board Member, The Journal of the Academy of Korean Studies (2015–)

Undergraduate

· History and Appreciation of Korean Art

· Asian Art and Civilization

· Art History of Korea

Postgraduate

· Ancient Times of Southeast Asia

· Art in Southeast Asia

· Korea and Southeast Asia

· Religion and Art in Southeast Asia

· Southeast Asian Art History

· Kang, H. (2010), Defeating Mara and the Enlightenment: The Chinese Understanding of Shakyamuni's Path to Buddhahood in the 5th–6th Centuries, Journal of Art History, Vol. 266

· Kang, H. (2010), On the Avalokitesvara Images in the Unified Silla Period, Journal of Humanities, 63

· Kang, H. (2010), Buddha Images of Sarnath Style from Funan and Shandong in the 6th Century, Journal of Chinese History, No. 67

· Kang, H. (2010), The Investigation and Restoration of Joseon Buddhist Art during the Japanese Occupation Period, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, No. 9

· Kang, H. (2010), Southeast Asian Hindu Art from the 6th to the 7th Centuries, The Southeast Asian Review, Vol. 20, No. 3

· Kang, H. (2010), A Perspective of Yanagi Muneyoshi on the Sokkul-am, Jindanhakbo, No. 110

· Kang, H. (2010), The Formation of the Korean Art History as a Field of Study during the Japanese Occupation Period and the "Re-contextualization" of Sogguram, Prehistory and Ancient Times, No. 33

· Kang, H. (2011), The Merlion and Museums: Nation Building in Singapore, East Asian Studies, 30/1

· Kang, H. (2011), Religious Arts in the Early Classical Period in Southeast Asia, Journal of Humanities, No. 65

· Kang, H. (2011), The Recognition of Southeast Asia during Tang Dynasty through its Art, Journal of Chinese History, No. 72

· Kang, H. (2011), Two Functions of Yojap Circumambulation of the Buddha Image: The Act of Respectful Bowing and the Creation of Good Karma Between the Buddhists and the Buddha, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, No. 10

· Kang, H. (2013), Chinese Migrations to the South Seas (南洋) and Chinese Art in Modern Southeast Asia, Journal of Chinese History, No. 83

· Kang, H. (2013), Opium, Tin, and Rubber: The Formation of Chinese Society in Penang, 1786–1941, East Asian Studies, 23/3

· Kang, H. (2013), The Context and Meaning of the Vairocana Image in the 9th Century, Journal of Early Korean History, No. 13

· Kang, H. (2013), The Birth of a Masterpiece: The Myth of Seokguram in the 20th Century, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, No. 12

· Kang, H. (2013), The Spread of Sarnath-Style Buddha Images in Southeast Asia and Shandong, China, by the Sea Route, KEMANUSIAAN, 20/2

· Kang, H. (2014), Reinvented and Re-Contextualized: Cultural Property in Korea during Japanese Occupation, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 7

· Kang, H. (2014), Sarira Reliquary with "ye-dharma" Inscription from Bowon-sa Site and the Sea-routes, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, Vol. 13

· Kang, H. (2014), A Study of Early Koryŏ Statues of the Great Monk Sengqie Excavated from P'an'gyo-dong, Sŏngnam City, ACTA KOREANA, Vol. 17, No. 1

· Kang, H. (2014), Another Form of Orientalism: Koreans' Consciousness of Southeast Asia during the Japanese Colonial Period, Korea Journal, Vol. 54, No. 2

· Kang, H. (2014), Inside and Outside of Korean Art History – Aspiring for Border-crossing, History and Reality, No. 94

· Kang, H. (2015), Kunlun and Kunlun Slaves as Buddhists in the Eyes of the Tang Chinese, KEMANUSIAAN, Vol. 22, No. 1

· Kang, H. (2015), A Reassessment of Yangji's Origin in Samgukyusa, Sogang Journal of Humanities, 43

· Kang, H. (2015), A Study on Chinese Community and Opium Farms in Penang in the 19th Century, Journal of Modern Education Review, 5/4

· Kang, H. (2015), 阿帕莎拉之路, 飞天文化：通过丝绸之路所看到的8世纪的全球化, 西部邊疆硏究叢書, 2015 特輯號

· Kang, H. (2016), The Origin and Development of the Standing Buddha Images with the Right Shoulder Exposed in the 7th Century, Journal of Silla History, No. 36

· Kang, H. (2016), A Review on the Researches of Korean Art History during 2013–2014, Journal of History, No. 231

· Kang, H. (2016), Implementation of Dharmadhatu: The Ritual of Abdominal Cache inside the Buddha Statue after the 17th Century, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, No. 18

· Kang, H. (2017), Vairocana, Image of Dharmakāya in the late Silla Dynasty, Journal of Korean Art & Archaeology, No. 10

· Kang, H. (2017), Broadening Prospect, Diversified Topics: Asian Art History, 2013–2016, Journal of History, No. 235

· Kang, H. (2017), The Return of the Cultural Properties in Post-colonial Indonesia and the Changing Context in Religious Art — Focusing on the Example of the Statue of Bodhisattva Prajñaparamita, Indonesia, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, Vol. 20

· Kang, H. (2018), The Maritime Trade of Buddhist Materials between Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, East Asian Studies, 37/1

· Kang, H. (2018), Asian Beauty and Korean Beauty through the Buddhist Arts: Focusing on Apsara Figures, Language Society, Vol. 12

· Kang, H. (2018), Expansion of the Field: 10 Years of Research in Southeast Asian Arts, The Southeast Asian Review, 28/3

· Kang, H. (2019), Naga and Dragon: Native Language, Translation, and Visual Representation, Journal of Asian Art History, No. 8

· Kang, H. (2019), The Remains from Ancient Times: Newly Formed Connections with Buddhist Culture Designated as Art or Cultural Asset, Journal of Korean Religions, Vol. 10, No. 1

· Kang, H. (2019), The Sarira Reliquary from Bowon-sa Temple Site and Maritime Trade in the Late Silla Period, Journal of Silla History, Vol. 46

· Kang, H. (2019), Buddhist Art in Pyu, the Ancient Kingdom of Myanmar, and the Influence of India, East Asian Studies, 39/1

· Kang, H. (2020), Ancient Religious Art from the Óc Eo Civilization in Southern Vietnam, Journal of Art History, Vol. 305

· Kang, H. (2020), Making Buddhist Statues Alive: Pokchang as the Buddha-Mother and Maṇḍala in Late Chosŏn Period Korea, CAHIERS D'EXTRÊME-ASIE, Vol. 28

· Kang, H. (2020), The Cultural Inclusion of the Tuoba Xianbei in Northern Wei Buddhist Art, Journal of Central Asian Studies, 25/2

· Kang, H. (2021), A Reassessment of the Esoteric Buddhist Elements in Borobudur, East Asian Studies, 40/1

· Kang, H. (2021), From Dot to Face: The Third Republic and Cultural Heritage of Namsan, Gyeongju, Journal of Korean Culture, Vol. 93

· Kang, H. (2021), On the Buddhist Statues Excavated from Hoeamsa-ji in Yangju, Journal of Art History, Vol. 311

· Kang, H. (2021), The Candi of Central Java in Indonesia during the Hindu-Buddha Period and Devaraja Concept, Journal of Research for Buddhism, Vol. 68

· Kang, H. (2023), A Reassessment of the Construction of Seokguram Grotto and its Statues in the History of Silla Sculpture, Journal of Art History and Visual Culture, Vol. 31

· Kang, H. (2023), New Holy Land for the Gwaneum and the Tradition of the Avalokiteśvara Image of the Sea, Journal of Research for Ancient Korean History, Vol. 44

· External World and Southeast Asia, Imagine, 2011 (co-authored)

· Museum of Southeast Asia, Imagine, 2011 (co-authored)

· The Purification of the Country, Representation of Joseon – Seokguram Theory in Japanese Colonial Era, Sogang University Press, 2012

· South-East Asia: Studies in Art, Cultural Heritage and Artistic Relations with Europe, Polish Institute of World Art Studies & Tako Publication, 2013 (co-authored)

· Japanese Period Cultural Property Damage Data, Social Commentary, 2014 (co-authored)

· Click Asian Art History, Yegyeong, 2015 (co-authored)

· The Heavenly Beauty on Earth, West Sea Literature Collection, 2015

· Japanese Colonial Era Media Distortion of Silla History, Korean Studies Central Research Institute, 2017 (co-authored)

· Exchange of Maritime Silk Road and Civilization, Academy of Social Review, 2019 (co-authored)

· The Palace of Opium and Tin, Blue History, 2019

· Research Dictionary for Silk Road, National Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2019 (co-authored)

· Wide and Deep-view Chinese Art, Tang, Folklore Institute, 2020 (co-authored)

· The Sailor who Became a God, Asian Cultural Center, 2021 (co-authored)

· Sculpture at Hoeam Temple, Yangju City Hoeam Temple Museum, 2021 (co-authored)

· Stories of Awkward Oriental Art 1, 2, 3, Social Review, 2022, 2023

· Viewing Southeast Asian History Through Cities 1, 2, Sau, 2022, 2023 (co-authored)

· Keyword Southeast Asia, Hankyoreh Publishing, 2022 (co-authored)

· Marine and Mega Asia, Jininjin, 2023 (co-authored)

· Art History of Korea from the Perspectives of East Asian Culture, Zhejiang University Press, 2023 (co-authored)

· Kang, H. (2013), Kunlun and Kunlun People as a Stranger Reflected in the Eyes of the Chinese of the Day, POSCO Cheongam Foundation

· Kang, H. (2013), Heavenly Beauty: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva and Bicheon, Amore Pacific Foundation

· Kang, H. (2019), A Plan to Establish a Humanities Foundation for Revitalizing Human Exchanges in the New Southern Policy, Economy, Humanities, and Social Research Council

· Kang, H. (2020), Seeking Humanities Policies for the Success of the Greater ASEAN ODA Project, Economy, Humanities, and Social Research Council

· Kang, H. (2022), Korea-ASEAN Center Digital Kiosk Production and Consultation of ASEAN Cultural Contents, Korea ASEAN Center

· Kang, H. (2022), Policy and Differentiation Study for Strengthening Korea-ASEAN Cultural Heritage Cooperation, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Center