Won-ho Jang
Professor
Urban Science
University of Seoul
Korea
Biography
Won-ho Jang is a professor of urban sociology at the University of Seoul. He received his B.A in sociology from Seoul National University, and his Ph.D. in sociology from University of Chicago. His teaching and research areas include urban sociology, political sociology, and pop-culture studies. He had researched about urban policies and cultures as a visiting scholar at Keio University, Rikkyo University in Japan and Fudan University in China.
Research Interest
Won-ho Jang has interests in comparative studies of urban cultures as well as transnational cultural communication using hybrid popcultures. In the area of urban culture, he is studying 'urban scene' as a critical place for cultural consumption.
