Manuela Valle
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Biography
Manuela Valle’s research interests include the gendered and sexual narratives of neoliberalism, militarism and imperialism, and the intersections between gender and nationalism. Her research project aims to explore how in Latin American post-dictatorship societies such as the Chilean, the continued legacy of an authoritarian culture limits the exercise of citizenship and rights for women and men and children, arguing that a real democratization in these societies requires the transformation of gender meanings and sexual imaginaries through a repoliticization of the domestic space and gender relations.
Sejin Um
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Supervisors: Dr. Leila Harris/Dr. Gillian Creese
Biography
Sejin Um graduated from the MA program at the Social Justice Institute in May 2019. Sejin is currently a PhD student at the Department of Sociology at New York University. She is interested in gender; work; organizations; family; and social inequality. She holds a BA in International Studies and Law and Public Administration from Korea University (2014).
Prior to joining the MA program, she worked in the private sector for three years, and the work experience there strengthened her passion for feminist research and activism. She has been part of the millennial feminist movement in South Korea since 2015, both online and offline, studying feminist theories and organizing various events, marches and protests with multiple organizations and groups. She continues to be engaged in the women’s movement in South Korea and Canada.
BA (Great Honor), International Studies & Law and Public Administration, Korea University (2014)
Research
At NYU sociology, Sejin continues to study gender; work; organizations; family; and social inequality. Her MA thesis titled “Why Do Young Women Leave Conglomerates? Gender and the Militarized Workplace in South Korea” can be found here: https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0378292
Awards
International Tuition Award (2018)
Faculty of Arts Graduate Award (2018)
International Tuition Award (2017)
Faculty of Arts Graduate Award (2017)