Dal Yong Jin

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Dal Yong Jin
Born Suwon, South Korea
Education Yonsei University
University of Texas
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Occupation Professor, School of Communication at Simon Fraser University
Employer Simon Fraser University
Korean name
Hangul 진달용
Revised Romanization Jin Dalyong
McCune–Reischauer Chin Talyong

Dal Yong Jin is a media studies scholar. He is a professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada[1] where his research explores platform technologies and ICTs, digital games, media history, political economy of communication, globalization and trans-nationalization, and science journalism. He has published 10 books and penned more than 100 articles and chapters. Jin has delivered numerous conference presentations, invited lectures, and media interviews on subjects such as digital platforms, video games, globalization, transnational culture, and the Korean Wave.

Background and education

Jin was born in Suwon, South Korea. He attended Yonsei University. After working as a newspaper reporter for many years, he resumed his academic journey. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2005 he received his Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Communications Research from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Academic career

Scholarship

Jin has developed several significant theories and conceptual frameworks, such as platform imperialism, de-convergence, and new Korean wave, as well as e-Sports. His works have been received well in several fields, including political economy of communication, globalization, digital games, and Asian media studies. In particular, as Vincent Mosco indicates in his book titled Political Economy of Communication (2009).,[2] Jin has been known as a leading political economist. He has also been known as a cultural economist among some scholars, including Japanese media scholars, as indicated in Mechademia 1: Emerging Worlds of Anime and Manga[3] Jin's research has received a number of awards and grants from national and international associations, including the International Communication Association, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the National Research Foundation of Korea, as well as the Academy of Korean Studies. He was also nominated for Young Scholar Award at the International Communication Association. His book titled Korea's Online Game Empire [4] was nominated as the Book of the Year at the International Communication Association. Jin is founding editor of a book series entitled Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia.[5]

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Books

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Recent journal articles

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