Hello, I am Dongwook Song

I hold a PhD from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. My primary theoretical tools are derived from media and cultural studies. In South Korea, I have conducted research on the uncertain and precarious circumstances faced by Korean young adults, Cheongnyeon [청년], employing various qualitative research methods including ethnographic approaches, media representation, and discourse analysis. My research interests broadly include youth, popular, and digital culture, with specific topics such as the relationship between structure and agency, the rearticulation of cultural studies with political economy, the financialisation of daily life, and the social reproduction crisis in the South Korean context.

My doctoral dissertation examines the emergence and development of stock investor subjectivities among young adults in South Korea during and after the Covid-19 era. It investigates the processes through which financialisation infiltrates the everyday lives of Korean young adults, examining the role of media, including investment apps, alongside their lived experiences and media use in relation to stock investment.

Alongside my research, I currently teach as a lecturer in media and popular culture at Sungshin Women’s University and Soongsil University in Seoul.

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