Balancing Practice and Scholarship with Dr. grace shinhae jun

This event is hosted by DSA's grad reps and open to all graduate student members. Not a member? Join today

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025, at 5:00 PM EST/ 2:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM CST/ 6:00 PM ARG / 9:00 PM GHANA / 11:00 PM GERMANY

Register for this event using the link below:
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/SOGoyx22QgqPzGZSQg51Uw.

Dr. grace shinhae jun is a mother, wife, educator, and mover. She is the daughter of a South Korean immigrant and a North Korean refugee, and the founder of bkSOUL performance company. Her research and artistic practices are grounded in Hip Hop culture and cross cultural collaborations that honor her ancestral lineage. Her scholarship includes publications in the Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies and the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Journal. This past year, she co-organized the Show & Prove Hip Hop Studies Conference and the first Asian American Dance Festival in San Diego. grace received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and her PhD in Drama and Theatre from UCSD/UCI. She is an Assistant Professor of Dance at San Diego City College and also teaches with transcenDANCE Youth Arts and UCSD, where she was the recipient of the 2022/2023 Barbara and Paul Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award.

Reach out to DSA's grad reps at [email protected] with questions.