Selected highlights
[Interviews]
Interview on <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] by Kim Seul-Ong in OhmyNews, July 8, 2026 (Korean).
Interview on <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in Chosun Ilbo, July 7, 2026 (Korean).
Interview on <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in The Hankyoreh, July 2, 2026 (Korean).
Interview on life in Korea and language learning, Career Day, June 18, 2025 (Korean).
Interview with Tyler Rasch and Nidhi Agrawal on life in Korea and favorite cities in Korea, Awesome Korea, May 31, 2025 (Korean).
Interview with Park Jeong-ho on Korean politics on Park Jeong-ho Hot Spot, OhmyTV, April 10, 2025 (Korean).
Interview on second language learning on Morning Wave in Busan (Busan English Broadcasting), October 9, 2024 (English).
Interview on second language learning in Economy Chosun (behind paywall), July 17, 2024 (Korean).
Interview with Sohn Jie-Ae on hanok and historic preservation on The Globalists, Episode 91, Arirang TV, June 26, 2024 (English).
Interview on experience with Korea since the 1980s on Jisik Inside, June 20, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on language learning and English in Korea on Jisik Inside, June 17, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on urbanism in Korea on Awesome Korea, June 5, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on learning and teaching Korean on Awesome Korea, June 1, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] in Mudeung Ilbo, May 26, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on second language learning in Asahi Shinbun, May 9, 2024 (Japanese).
Interview on <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] and Changbi Busan photo exhibition in Busan Ilbo, January 21, 2024 (Korean).
Interview on <僕はなぜ一生外国語を学ぶのか> [Why Have I Spent My Life Learning Foreign Languages?] in Mainichi Shimbun, January 13, 2024 (Japanese).
Interview on <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] in Munhwa Ilbo, January 12, 2024 (Korean).
Interview/article with Andrew Salmon about Hanok preservation issues in The Washington Times, June 25, 2023 (English).
Interview with David Tizzard on changes in Korean society since the 1980s on Korea Deconstructed podcast, June 18, 2023 (English).
Interview/article with Jon Dunbar about Hanok preservation issues on Korea Here and Now blog, June 27, 2022 (English).
Interview with Kim Eun-hyung on language and culture in The Hankyoreh, June 6, 2022 (Korean).
Interview with Kim Mi-jin on cities in South Korea in Jeonbuk Domin lIbo, May 29, 2022 (Korean).
Interview with Kim So-yeon on <외국어 학습담> [Learning Foreign Languages] in the Hanguk Ibo, September 7, 2021 (Korean).
Interview entitled “The Death and Life of Great Korean Cities” on The Korea File podcast, October 28, 2019 (English).
Interview with Kim Tae-hoon on Kim Tae-hoon Chaek Boda Yeohaeng (김태훈의 책보다여행) podcast, October 14, 2019, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Korean).
Interview with Kim Hana on Chaekilgaut (책읽아웃) podcast, September 19, 2019 (Korean).
Discussion with Kim Shiduck in Pressian, Part 1 (Sept. 13, 2019) and Part 2 (Sept. 15, 2019) (Korean).
Interview on <로버트 파우저의 도시 탐구기> [Exploring Cities with Robert Fouser] in Channel Yes, June 18, 2019 (Korean).
Interview on Heart to Heart, Episode 153, Arirang TV, June 17, 2019 (English).
Interview on <외국어 전파담> [The Spread of Foreign Languages] in Channel Yes, June 8, 2018 (Korean).
Interview on <외국어 전파담> [The Spread of Foreign Languages] in Kyunghyang Shinmun, May 20, 2018 (Korean).
Interview on <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] and related topics in MT The Leader, May 2, 2017 (Korean).
Interview with Colin Marshall in “The Korea Blog,” Los Angeles Review of Books, May 17, 2016 (English).
Interview in on <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] in The Korea Times, April 15, 2016 (English).
Interview on <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] in The Korea Herald, April 8, 2016 (English)
Interview on <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] in The Hankyoreh, April 10, 2016 (Korean).
Interview on <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] in Munhwa Ilbo, April 1, 2016 (Korean).
Interview on Hanok preservation in Munhwa Ilbo, November 11, 2013 (Korean).
Interview on historic preservation in the Seochon area of Seoul in Sin Dong-Ah, September 21, 2012 (Korean).
Interview on historic preservation in the Seochon area of Seoul in Seoul Sinmun, April 26, 2012 (Korean).
[Book Reviews]
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] by Gang Dae-ho in Opinion News (오피니언뉴스), July 11, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in Maeil Business Newspaper, July 10, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in Dong-Ah Ilbo, July 4, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in JoongAng Sunday, July 3, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in Kyunghyang Shinmun, July 3, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <문자 전파담> [The Spread of Writing Systems] in Yonhap News website, July 1, 2026 (Korean).
Review of <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] and <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] by Dennis Kim in Dennis Kim’s Thoughts on Books (Dennis Kim의 책과 생), December 9, 2025 (Korean).
Review of <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] and <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] by Gang Dae-ho in Opinion News, September 7, 2024 (Korean).
Review of <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] and <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] in Asia Economic Daily, January 21, 2024 (Korean).
Review of <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] and <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] in JoongAng Sunday, January 12, 2024 (Korean).
Review of <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] and <도시독법> [How to Read Cities] in Hankyoreh 21, January 12, 2024 (Korean).
Review of <도시는 왜 역사를 보존하는가> [Why Do Cities Preserve History?] in The Hankyoreh, January 12, 2024 (Korean).
Review of <외국어 학습담> [Learning Foreign Languages] in Pressian, September 11, 2021 (Korean).
Review of <외국어 학습담> [Learning Foreign Languages] in The Hankyoreh, September 10, 2021 (Korean).
Review of <로버트 파우저의 도시 탐구기> [Exploring Cities with Robert Fouser] in The Korea Times, June 21, 2019 (English).
Review of <외국어 전파담>[The Spread of Foreign Languages] in The Hankyoreh, May 17, 2018 (Korean).
Review of <외국어 전파담> [The Spread of Foreign Languages] in Kyunghyang Shinmun, May 11, 2018 (Korean).
Review of <외국어 전파담> [The Spread of Foreign Languages] in Munhwa Ilbo, May 11, 2018 (Korean).
Review of <서촌 홀릭> [Seochon-holic] in Dong-Ah Ilbo, April 23, 2016 (Korean).
Review of <미래 시민의 조건> [A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] in Hanguk Gyeongje Sinmun, March 31, 2016 (Korean).
Review of Hanok: The Korean House in Book Dragon (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center), May 28, 2015 (English).
[Press & Blog Mentions]
Mention of my presentation “도널드 트럼프의 언어: 나르시시즘과 타자화의 전략” [Donald Trump’s Language: Strategies of Narcissism and Othering] at the 19th Hankyoreh Language Institute (한겨레말글연구소) Annual Symposium “The Language of the New Right and Democracy” in The Hankyoreh, December 19, 2025.
Mention of book talk (April 12, 2025) at Podo Bookshop in an article about bookstores in The Hankyoreh, April 29, 2025.
Mention on second/foreign language learning in opinion piece by Prof Im Dae-gyun, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, in Money Today (머니투데이), September 3, 2024 (Korean).
Brief interview on urban regeneration in Korea in Episode 3 of KBS News Pusan series on Yeongdo, June 19, 2024 (Korean).
Focus of article “Robert Fouser’s Return to Korea Marks Highlight for Korean Studies Community” in The Korea Times, May 9, 2024 (English).
Mention in article on “Vernissage: K-Heritage Leadership Program.” event sponsored by Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Yonhap News website, November 1, 2023 (Korean).
Mention in article on Hangeul in art in The Korea Herald, July 30, 2023 (English).
Mention in article on a symposium on the future of the Hangang River in Asia Economic Daily (아시아경제), June 29, 2023 (Korean).
Quoted in article on Korean age system on DW website, December 24, 2022 (English).
Mention in article on a symposium on the future of Seochon in Asia Economic Daily, November 16, 2022 (Korean).
Mention in interview on home design in The Hankyoreh, November 25, 2021 (Korean).
Mention in article on bookstore cooperative in Kimpo in The Hankyoreh, November 19, 2021 (Korean).
Mention in article on learning Korean on the BBC website, May 17, 2016 (English).
Mention in interview with Hanok carpenter Hwang In-bum in Munhwa Ilbo, April 25, 2014 (Korean).