Hong's area of research explicates the political cultures of contemporary Korea. She is particularly interested in the ways in which colonial histories shape political cultures of the postcolonial present. The central theme of her presentation is the exploration of debates surrounding the demolition of the national museum building in 1995, which was used as Japanese colonial headquarters from 1926 to 1945 and the issues concerning the construction of postcolonial identity and national history through the mobilization of colonial memories. The Frick Symposium is only one of a number of opportunities to present research work publicly. Others include graduate symposia at, for example, Cornell and the University of Rochester, and national and regional conferences of the College Art Association.
Students usually submit proposals for such conferences in consultation with their supervisors.
Devices and Delicacies of Film Design Conference at Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, September 1999. Isidore Okpewho, Carole Boyce Davies and Ali Mazrui. Past and Present Conference, New York, March 1999. Returns to History , Tricomi, A., ed., Medieval and Renaissance Texts, Binghamton, NY, 1999. She currently holds the position of Adjunct Lecturer at Ithaca College.